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Work Ability

by Maurice | February 14, 2022

  • This program is currently closed.

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Wage Subsidy


Description:

The Work Ability Program provides work experience opportunities to unemployed individuals who require a job placement to overcome a barrier as identified through their employment action plan and financial support to their employers by reimbursing part of the wage and the employer’s share of benefits for the duration of the placement. 

Comments on Funding:

The reimbursement rate is minimum wage plus the employer’s share of benefits (CPP, EI, and vacation pay).
The wage reimbursement is up to a maximum of 40 hours per week.
The placement can be for a minimum of 3 weeks up to a maximum of 12 weeks in duration.


When It Ends:

Closed

Deadline:

Rolling Deadline

Eligibility:

The employer must:

  • be a non-profit organization, municipality, provincial government department/agency, private sector business or First Nation,
  • complete a client evaluation at the end of the job placement.

The individual must:

  • be a resident of New Brunswick,
  • be legally entitled to work in Canada,
  • have an employment action plan and be referred by an employment counsellor / case manager,
  • not be an immediate family member of the employer (spouse, children, parents, brother, sister), nor can they be an officer or director of the organization or a member of their immediate families,
  • be 18 years of age or over and out of an educational institution (high school or post-secondary institution) for at least six months.

Application Steps:

1

Employers interested in participating in the Work Ability Program can submit an Inventory Registration Application to the appropriate PETL regional office. A Program Officer will contact them when an individual requiring their type of job placement is referred by an Employment Counsellor/Case Manager.

Other Things to Note:

Please note that applications for this program have now closed, and the Work Ability Program has been replaced with other services.

Program Contact:

​Work Ability

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Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Atlantic Canada to identify and maximize government grants to grow their business. Click here to learn more about Moe’s background and how he can help your business.

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