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Northern Ontario Grants
Open, continuous intake

Ontario Job Grant

by Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development

Also known as: Canada-Ontario Job Grant · COJG · OJG

The Ontario Job Grant, the renamed Canada-Ontario Job Grant, pays up to $10,000 per trainee for third-party training of your own staff or new hires. Employers under 100 employees cover at least one-sixth of costs; training a previously unemployed new hire can be fully funded, up to $15,000. Applications are accepted year-round and assessed as they arrive, but the budget is fixed.

Amount
Up to $10,000 Up to $10,000 per trainee. Employers with fewer than 100 employees pay at least one-sixth of training costs; employers with 100 or more pay half. Previously unemployed new hires: up to $15,000 per trainee with no minimum employer contribution. This award range, $10,000, against every tracked amount from $1,000 to $10,000,000, on a logarithmic scale.

Against all tracked amounts, $1,000 to $10,000,000, logarithmic.

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The Ontario Job Grant supports eligible training costs up to a maximum of $10,000 per trainee, with additional flexibility for small employers.

Instrument
Grant (non-repayable)
Status
Open, continuous intake no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle
Your share
Under 100 employees: employer pays at least one-sixth. 100 or more employees: employer pays half. Training previously unemployed new hires can be funded at 100%.

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Who qualifies
Businesses Nonprofits and charities
  • business
  • nonprofit
  • Physical location in Ontario, carrying out business there for at least one year
  • Training must be delivered in Ontario by an eligible third-party provider (college, university, Indigenous Institute, school board, registered career college, union training centre, sector council or industry association) and finish within 52 weeks
  • Trainees are the employer's own employees or new hires with a job offer; not owners, related persons, contractors or temporary residents
  • Not eligible: government, designated broader public sector organizations, Employment Ontario service providers
  • Individual employers: applications for 25 or fewer participants

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Employers must have a physical location in Ontario and have been carrying out business at that location for at least one year.

Where
Algoma District · Cochrane District · Greater Sudbury (single-tier census division) · Kenora District · Manitoulin District · District Municipality of Muskoka · Nipissing District · Parry Sound District · Rainy River District · Sudbury District (excl. Greater Sudbury) · Thunder Bay District · Timiskaming District11 of 11 Northern Ontario districts are eligible for this program.Algoma District: eligibleCochrane District: eligibleGreater Sudbury (single-tier census division): eligibleKenora District: eligibleManitoulin District: eligibleNipissing District: eligibleParry Sound District: eligibleRainy River District: eligibleSudbury District (excl. Greater Sudbury): eligibleThunder Bay District: eligibleTimiskaming District: eligible

11 of 11 Northern Ontario districts are eligible for this program. A filled dot is eligible, an outline is not.

Built for
Small business, expansion Nonprofits & charities

How do you apply?

  1. Pick an eligible third-party training provider
  2. Apply online (one application at a time)
  3. Ministry assesses value for money and priorities; an Employment and Training Consultant is assigned
  4. Training delivered within 52 weeks; eligible costs reimbursed

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Ontario Job Grant accepts application year-round. Applications will be assessed on an ongoing basis.

Common questions

Is the Canada-Ontario Job Grant still running?

Yes, under a new name. Ontario now calls it the Ontario Job Grant (OJG), and its official page says it accepts applications year-round.

How much does a small employer pay?

Employers with fewer than 100 employees pay at least one-sixth of each trainee's training costs. If the trainee is a previously unemployed new hire, the grant can cover 100%, up to $15,000.

Can I train myself or deliver the training in-house?

No. Business owners and related persons are not eligible trainees, and training must be delivered by an eligible third-party provider with a physical presence in Ontario.

Where else could this money come from?

Chosen by what these programs have in common with this one, not by hand. The reason is shown for each, so you can judge whether it holds.

Notes on this record

Renamed from the Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG); the ontario.ca page keeps the old COJG address. Contact: OntarioJobGrant@ontario.ca.

Apply

Apply on the funder’s site and confirm current terms there:

www.ontario.ca