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Job Creation Partnerships

Amount:No Fixed Amount Type of Program:Grants Description:The Job Creation Partnerships (JCP) is a program designed to support projects that will provide Labour Market Development Agreement (LMDA) eligible participants with meaningful work experience that will improve their employment prospects. Financial assistance is available for income support and/or Employment Insurance Benefits for those participants who are active…

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Workplace Education Initiative (WEI)

Amount:No Fixed Amount Type of Program:Grants Description:The Workplace Education Initiative (WEI) provides business skills training to business owners and their employees. WEI training enhances individual workplace skills and supports businesses and organizations to be more successful, open to change and ready for growth. Programs offered include leadership and communication skills, sales and marketing, financial management,…

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Options Youth

Amount: $6,300.00  Type of Program:Subsidy Description:Options Youth is an employment wage subsidy program funded by Service Canada and facilitated by the Saint Mary’s University Entrepreneurship Centre and Enactus Saint Mary’s. The program consist of personalized skill training and paid work placements to help Nova Scotian youth overcome barriers to enter the workforce.Comments on Funding:Funding is a…

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Wage Support Program for Early Childhood Educators (WSP-ECE)

Amount:No Fixed Amount Type of Program:Subsidy Description:The Wage Support Program for Early Childhood Educators (WSP-ECE) is a wage enhancement program administered by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development to support Operators of Early Learning and Childcare facilities with the recruitment and retention of trained educators. Comments on Funding:There are two levels of funding, depending…

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Community Futures

Amount:No Fixed Amount Type of Program:Loan & Loan Guarantee & Investment Description:The Community Futures program helps to create jobs in rural areas. This is done with the help of more than 40 Community Business Development Corporations (CBDCs) throughout Atlantic Canada.Comments on Funding:The financial help will take the form of loans, loan guarantees and equity financing. …