Canada-Ontario Job Grant

The Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG) provides an opportunity for employers to advance the skills of their new employees or current workforce.

• Employers can get up to $10,000 per employee for training costs to fill skills gaps in the workplace or up to $15,000 for training and hiring unemployed job seekers.
• Employers choose the trainees, the training courses, the course length and delivery method, and any eligible third-party trainer course or program.

Visit the Fleming Employment Hub for more information and to start the application process with your nearest employment service provider.

Work Integrated Learning Digital Program

Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Digital Program is an innovative initiative funded by the Government of Canada’s Student Work Placement Program (SWPP). It helps employers grow their businesses by providing financial assistance for hiring post-secondary students. The program offers wage subsidies to support meaningful work placements within the digital economy.  Download Employer Brochure

Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) Career Awareness Initiatives

GEARING UP
Gearing Up’s objective is to drive systemic change by aligning post-secondary student skills training with industry requirements through mining employer delivery of work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities.  Find more information here about how the program is creating over 2,000 new WIL opportunities, with wage subsidies up to $7,000 available to employers who offer work experience, co-op placements, internships, field placements or applied projects.  Download the Gearing Up Brochure

GREEN JOBS
Green Jobs Program helps job-ready youth gain relevant and meaningful work experience in mining through paid placements or training opportunities that focus on clean technology and innovation, and ultimately provide an environmental benefit to Canada. Placements are delivered through MiHR-approved hiring organizations whose work processes affect positive environmental outcomes.

Find more information here about what the Green Jobs program will achieve and eligibility criteria.

Magnet Student Work Placement Program

Offers employers up to $7,000 in funding to hire students for eligible work placements. For a full eligibility criterion, click here.

Ontario Co-operative Education Tax Credit

The Co-operative Education Tax Credit is a refundable tax credit. It is available to Ontario employers who hire students enrolled in a co-operative education program at an Ontario university or college.

The tax credit is based on salaries and wages paid to a student in a co-operative education work placement. Corporations can claim 25% of eligible expenditures (30% for small businesses). The maximum credit for each work placement is $3,000. Most work placements are for a minimum employment period of 10 weeks up to a maximum of four months.

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Eco Canada

Co-op Student Placement funding for up to 50% of a student’s wages to a maximum of $5,000 to hire students working in an environmental field.

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Business Advisory Centre at Community Futures Peterborough

Designed to become the leading resource for entrepreneurs and small businesses in our region, the Centre now offers even more comprehensive support, mentorship, and guidance.

• Access to grants and microloans
• Complimentary top-tier business advisory services from industry experts
• Specialized programs for business growth, scaling, and selling.

Learn more about Business Advisory Centre (BAC) services.

Muskoka-Kawarthas Employment Services

Free, locally responsive employment programs and services for job seekers and employers, with a goal to remove systemic barriers for clients and improve overall job retention for employment services in the Muskoka-Kawarthas economic region.  Resources support leadership skill development that will enhance the workplace. Muskoka-Kawarthas Employment Services (MKES) is a division of Fleming College and funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.

More Information about free employer services