Receive $10K Towards Workforce Training via the Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG)
The Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG) is a small business grant that provides businesses with funding for training their employees. Businesses can obtain up to $10,000 per employee to cover 66.67% of training costs. Businesses can apply for funding for existing employees as well as new hires. The Canada-Ontario Job Grant is a training grant program, offered Province-wide and can be utilized to support a wide array of training needs. Each province has a variant of the Canada-Ontario Job Grant, all issued under the Canada Job Grant initiative (ie. Canada-Alberta Job Grant).
Eligible Training Under the Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG)
The Canada-Ontario Job Grant was created to support businesses’ investment in their workforce. The Government of Ontario will support employee training initiatives for businesses who wish to upgrade their existing employees’ skillset or train new hires. Businesses can apply for a variety of training initiatives that provide the employee and employer with clear benefits. Examples of training include:
- College/University courses;
- 3rd party training (products, software, soft skills); and
- Product vendor training.
How much training grant funding is available via COJG?
The Province and Federal Government have committed $192 million toward this program from 2014 to 2020. Small businesses can receive up to $10,000 per employee per initiative to cover 66.67% of training costs. Smaller businesses with less than 50 full time employees can include a portion of their trainees’ wage as company contributions, further improving the program’s funding percentage. Businesses are able to receiving funding for expenses directly related to the training initiative such as:
- 3rd party trainer costs;
- Course registration fees;
- Examination expenses;
- Textbooks, course materials; and
- Training related software.
Learn More about How the Canada Job Grant Can Help Your Business
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