Canada Ontario Job Grant (COJG)

Through employer-led skills training, the grant also provides individuals with the skills

necessary to maintain employment and advance their careers.

Skills training is intended for employed individuals acquiring new skills for their current

job or in preparation for another job with the same employer and unemployed

individuals starting a new job.

Building on the overall objective of the grant, the province also has the following

strategic priorities for how the Grant is utilized with employers and individuals.

• Supporting Unemployed Individuals: Employers willing to hire and train unemployed individuals to fill their job vacancies.
• Supporting Job Creation: Employers use the grant to support expansion of their workforces
• Increased Job Quality: The grant supports permanent, sustainable full-time jobs
• Job Advancement: The grant enables incumbent workers to remain in their current position or for incumbent workers to take a new position, within the business, that offer greater responsibilities and/or rates of pay