Atlantic Canada Business Grants

Department of Post-Secondary Education

Youth Employment Fund

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  • This program is currently closed.

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Wage Subsidy

Description:

The Youth Employment Fund (YEF) provides funding to create an entry point to long-term employment for unemployed individuals between 18 and 29 years of age who require a work experience opportunity as identified through their employment action plan. The program provides a job placement for up to eighteen weeks with a New Brunswick employer.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is 100% of the minimum wage for 30 hours a week, subsidized for up to 18 weeks. It includes the following Mandatory Employment Related Costs (MERCs): Employment Insurance (EI), Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) and Vacation Pay for each approved position. The Employer is responsible for the Workplace, Health, Safety and Compensation Commission premiums.
Employers may, and are encouraged to, increase the hours per week and duration of the placement to reflect employment duration for the sector.  

When It Ends:

Closed

Deadline:

Rolling deadline

Eligibility:

​Applicants/employers must:

  • be private sector businesses (they are the priority),
  • be non-profit organizations,
  • be municipalities;
  • be provincial government departments/agencies only,
  • First Nations,
  • be located in New Brunswick,
  • provide a quality (i.e. orientation, coaching and mentoring) work experience opportunity,
  • have demonstrated commitment and positive experience in previous placements, if applicable. Priority will be given to employers who express an intent to retain the participant after the placement period.
  • pay youth based on an hourly wage.

Youth employees must:

  • be legally entitled to work in Canada,
  • be unemployed, underemployed or working less than 15 hours per week,
  • be a resident of New Brunswick,
  • have an employment action plan and be referred by an employment counsellor / case manager from one of the following: Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, Social Development, Employment Assistance Services organizations, Aboriginal organizations, Public Safety, Office of Human Resources (Equal Opportunity Program),
  • be between 18-29 (at least 18 years old but less than 30 years old at the time of application). Youth do not need to have graduated from high school in order to participate in the program (i.e. there is no minimum education requirement
  • not be a full-time student (Youths aged 18-years-old, who will be graduating in June that are not planning to attend full-time post-secondary education and are planning to enter the labour force immediately after high school may apply to the program after May 1st for placements starting after obtaining their diploma),
  • have a resume before being placed with an employer,
  • have not previously participated in a YEF placement,
  • 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.

Application Steps:

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Applicants must submit their information online on https://www.nbjobs.ca/ and a staff member from their local Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour office will contact them to assist with the application process and determine eligibility.

Other Things to Note:

"Please note that applications for this program have now closed, and the Youth Employment Fund Program has been replaced with other services."

Program Contact:

Youth Employment Fund

Youth Employment Fund Guidelines

Youth Employment Fund - For Employers


Work Ability

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  • 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:

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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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