From the Tools to the Board Room Table – A Side Skilling Program

The Canada-Ontario Job Grant provides an opportunity for employers to invest in their workforce with help from the government. The job grant will provide direct financial support to individual employers who wish to purchase training for their employees. It will be available to small, medium and large business with a plan to deliver short-term training to existing and new employees. This grant:

Provides up to $10,000 in government support per person for training costs.
Requires employers to contribute one-third of total costs. There will be additional flexibility for small businesses to provide an in-kind contribution towards their share of the costs.
Requires training to be delivered by an eligible, third-party trainer.

This course is reimbursable up to 83% from the Canada Ontario Job Grant. For an employer hiring an unemployed individual, reimbursement is up to 100%.  More information is available at http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/eopg/cojg/cojg-qs-as.html#display