Atlantic Canada Business Grants

Band/tribal councils

Workplace Skills Training

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

Workplace Skills Training supports employers to train new or existing employees to develop their skills and align with needs of the business. Training must be short term and meet job-specific and incremental industry requirements of the organization.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is up to 50% of the direct training costs.
The applicant will be required to contribute the remaining 50%. 

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling deadline

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

  • registered private sector businesses,
  • organization acting on behalf of a group of employers (e.g. employer consortia, industry associations and sector council businesses),
  • band/tribal councils.

Application Steps:

1

complete the Workplace Skills Training employer application form and submit it to their local SkillsPEI office,

2

start the training activities after they receive confirmation that their application has been approved for the Workplace Skills Training program.

Documentation Needed: 

The applicant must submit:

  • the completed Workplace Skills Training Employer application form,
  • a brief outline of the company’s products or services and the plan, if any, for future growth,
  • a detailed proposal outlining the training objectives, activities, duration and expected results,
  • a detailed project budget which demonstrates your financial contribution,
  • name and details of the proposed training provider,
  • additional information upon request.

Program Contact:

Workplace Skills Training

Graduate mentorship – For Employers

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Wage Subsidy

Description:

The Graduate Mentorship Program is an employment program developed to help employers create long term employment opportunities for unemployed recent post-secondary graduates in their field of study.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is a subsidy of up to 50% of the wages, up to a maximum contribution of $10/hour for 52 weeks. 

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling deadline

Eligibility:

The applicant/employer must be:

  • a registered private sector business,
  • an organization, 
  • a municipality,
  • a band/tribal council,
  • a public health or educational institution,
  • hiring a recent post-secondary graduate who lacks the work experience necessary for the position,
  • paying a minimum wage rate of $15/hour.

The employee must be:

  • an unemployed, recent post-secondary graduate within the last five years and looking for full time employment, 
  • legally authorized to work in Canada (Canadian citizen or permanent resident). 

Application Steps:

The applicant/employer must:

1

interview and select a candidate for the position,

2

submit their application package and receive confirmation from SkillsPEI that they have been approved for the program before they start their new job.

Documentation Needed: 

The applicant must submit:

  • the completed application form,
  • a detailed job description,
  • the contact details for the new employee,
  • a sustainability plan to maintain the new employee following the subsidy period.
  • a detailed mentorship plan,
  • the description of the business or company profile and the location of the activity.

Program Contact:

Graduate Mentorship Program - For Employers

Employ PEI – For Employers

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Wage Subsidy

Description:

Employ PEI is an employment program to help job seekers develop new skills and gain work experience through on-the-job training. By providing a temporary wage subsidy to an employer, it helps create long term employment opportunities and assists the employer with the cost of hiring and training a new employee.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is a subsidy of 50% of the wages, up to a maximum contribution of $12.50/hour to a maximum of 20 weeks. 

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling Deadline

Eligibility:

The employer must be:

  • a registered private sector business,
  • an organization, 
  • a municipality,
  • a band/tribal council,
  • a public health or educational institution,
  • paying a minimum wage rate of $13/hour.

The employee must be: 

  • unemployed and looking for full-time work,
  • legally authorized to work in Canada (Canadian citizen or permanent resident),
  • out of high school for at least 2 years.

Application Steps:

1

The applicant/employer must submit their application package and receive confirmation from SkillsPEI that they have been approved for the program before they start their new job, 

Documentation Needed: 

The applicant must submit:

  • the completed application form,
  • a detailed job description,
  • the contact details for the new employee,
  • a sustainability plan to maintain the new employee following the subsidy period.

Program Contact:

​Employ PEI - For Employers

EMPLOY PEI Application for Organizations

Self-Employment Assistance Coordinator Program

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

The Self-employment Assistance Coordinator program is designed to provide funding to organizations to assist Employment Insurance (EI) eligible unemployed clients with starting their own business. Self-employment Assistance Coordinators provide entrepreneurial support in the form of technical and consultative expertise to help participants assess their suitability for Self Employment Assistance and their business opportunities, develop a business plan, and implement their business.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling deadline

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

  • be businesses, organizations, municipalities, band/tribal councils, public health, educational institutions, federal crown corporations and comparable provincial/territorial crown corporations, individuals, 
  • provide entrepreneurial support to Employment Insurance (EI) eligible unemployed clients with starting their own business

Application Steps:

1

register and create an account in the Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labor’ LaMPSS payment system to apply on-line,

2

submit an online application.

Documentation Needed: 

The applicant must submit:

  • an online application form,
  • a detailed project description,
  • an itemized budget breakdown.

All not-for-profit organizations that apply for funding shall have Director’s Liability Insurance.
Activity and Financial reports for Self-employment Assistance Coordinator should be completed online using LaMPSS Self-serve functionality.

Program Contact:

​Self-Employment Assistance

​Self-employment Assistance Coordinator Program Guidelines​​​

Job Creation Partnerships

  • This program is currently closed.

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

The Job Creation Partnerships (JCP) program is designed to support community-based, not-for-profit projects. These projects will provide EI-eligible participants with opportunities to gain work experience to improve their employment prospects. Project activities should benefit both the participant and the community.
Financial support may be provided to both sponsors and participants.

Comments on Funding:

Supports to participants are determined based on the skill/supervisory level of the position and prevailing wage rates.

Project sponsors may receive financial assistance for overhead costs - up to a maximum of 40% of the approved participant costs for construction projects and 30% for non-construction projects. 

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

July 31, 2020

Eligibility:

Eligibility Criteria for Organizations:

  • Project activities must be community-based and not-for-profit
  • The project may be sponsored by a business, a federal crown corporation or comparable provincial/territorial crown corporation, an organization, an individual, a municipal government, a band/tribal council, a public health institution, or an educational institution
  • The project sponsor must:
  • be incorporated or a sole proprietor,
  • have a Canada Revenue Agency business number,
  • be in good standing with Registry of Companies and Deeds,
  • have an office location/base in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The participants must:

  • be residents of the province
  • be Canadian citizens or permanent residents
  • be legally entitled to work in Canada
  • be Eligible
  • have an employment plan that identifies that the JCP work experience being considered supports a reasonable occupational goal.

Application Steps:

1

register and create an account in the Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labor’ LaMPSS payment system to apply on-line

2

complete and submit an online application along with a detailed project description, budget template and supporting information

​Applicants are notified by email after a decision is made on the application – within 25 business days of receipt of a complete application. When approval is granted, projects must commence within 45 business days.

Documentation Needed: 

​Applicant must submit:

  • an online application form
  • a job description
  • a copy of the minutes of their latest Annual General Meeting (AGM) together with the financial report tabled at that meeting
  • Letters of Support from Contributing Partners, if the case
  • an itemized budget template

​All not-for-profit organizations that apply for funding should have Director’s Liability Insurance.

Other Things to Note:

The application deadline was August 26, 2021

Program Contact:

​Job Creation Partnerships

Job Creation Partnerships Fact Sheet

Job Creation Partnerships Program Guidelines