Atlantic Canada Business Grants

Municipalities

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

Affordable Housing Development Program

Amount:

$55,000

Type of Program:

Loan

Description:

The Affordable Housing Development Program (AHDP) supports the construction of affordable residential units to increase the availability of rental units for those in core housing need.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is in the form of forgivable loans of $55,000 per unit.
Loan forgiveness period will be negotiated upon approval of the project but will range from 10-25 years.

Forgivable loans for projects led by private entrepreneurs will be limited to a maximum of 50% of the units in their project.

Municipalities, development corporations and non-profit groups may be eligible for forgivable loans for 100% of the units in their project.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling Deadline

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

  • be non-profit corporations, 
  • be private entrepreneurs, 
  • be development corporations,
  • be housing cooperatives,
  • be municipalities,
  • build affordable housing units in Prince Edward Island, 
  • design at least 20% of the units receiving a forgivable loan using accessibility guidelines within the National Building Code (section 3.8),
  • have projects with a minimum of four units. 

Application Steps:

Applicant must submit:

1

the Affordable Housing Development Program Application Form,

2

a proposal that must achieve a minimum score of 70 points out of 100 to be considered for project funding.

Documentation Needed: 

​Applicants must submit together with the application form a proposal including:

  • project description on the proposed property, zoning, number of units, location and nearby amenities, design work, and timeline for completion,
  • copies of the floor plan and building elevations,
  • a description of how project achieves Net Zero Readiness,
  • applicant background (contact information, experience with housing developments),
  • intended target market for the affordable units,
  • comprehensive capital cost estimates for the entire project including clearly identifying the funding sources, including applicant contributions, conventional financing, other grants and/or donations,
  • pro forma financial statements with estimates for the entire building, not just the units that would be funded through this program.

Other Things to Note:

For more information applicants must contact Cody Clinton, Department of Social Development and Housing, 902-218-6643.

Program Contact:

​Affordable Housing Development Program

​Affordable Housing Development Program June 18.docx​​​

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​​​

Vehicle Retrofit Program (Persons with Disabilities)

Amount:

$8,000.00

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

This Vehicle Retrofit Program is designed to increase the mobility of persons with a disability residing in the province of New Brunswick by providing financial assistance towards the cost of supplying and installing eligible retrofitting and accessibility features for vehicles. Eligible applicants include individual residents, organizations, municipalities or private companies providing transportation services to persons with a disability. 

Comments on Funding:

Funding is 80% of the cost of eligible accessibility features for a new or existing vehicle to a maximum total grant of $8,000.00.
Taxes are the responsibility of the applicant.
Sales tax on some accessibility features may be rebated by the Department of Finance, Province of New Brunswick.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling Deadline

Eligibility:

Applicants must be:

  • individual residents, 
  • organizations, 
  • municipalities,
  • private companies,
  • be providing transportation services to persons with a disability,
  • be residents or be based within the province of New Brunswick.

To be eligible for a grant the vehicle must have a valid Safety Inspection Sticker.

Application Steps:

Applicants must:

1

submit a completed application form and the supporting documents to Ability NB, 440 Wilsey Road, Suite 102, Fredericton, NB E3B 7G5,

2

use the grant within 6 months from the date on the letter of approval or to request an additional 6 month extension. Otherwise, the grant will expire and a new application will be required.

Documentation Needed: 

Applicants must submit a completed grant application form and the following documents:

  • a photocopy of the Driver’s License and of the Vehicle Registration,
  • a photocopy of the Safety Inspection Form,
  • original cost estimates from two vendors.

Other Things to Note:

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure is partnering with Ability New Brunswick on a pilot project that will see the non-profit organization administer the province’s vehicle retrofit program.

Program Contact:

​Vehicle Retrofit Program (Persons with Disabilities)

​APPLICATION FOR CAPITAL ASSISTANCE​​​