ONTARIO JOB CREATION PARTNERSHIPS

Ontario Job Creation Partnerships is an employment program that provides work experience to unemployed job seekers within projects that benefit the community or local economy.  At the end of their participation, participants in the program will have recent work experience adn additional skills to add to their resumes, increasing their chances of successfully finding long-term employment.

WHO CAN APPLY?  Job seekers who are unemployed can apply to participate if they meet one of the following conditions:   • established a claim for Employment Insurance benefits or Employment Insurance benefit period ended within the past three years.  • established a claim for Employment Insurance maternity or parental benefits and were paid benefits withing the past five years, and are re-entering the labour force after having left it to care for newborn or newly adopted children.

WHO ARE ELIGIBLE SPONSORS?  The follownig organizations are elgiible to provide work experience through this program:• businesses    • non-profit organizations    • Crown Corporations    • municipalities or provincial/territorial governments    • First Nations councils    • pulbic health and educational insititutions

WHAT TYPE OF PROJECTS ARE ELIGIBLE?: • Should be finite in nature and incremental to the sponsors normal activities     • Should provide a benefit to the community or the local economy   • Should provide participants with a meaningful work experience.   •Within their ability to do so, sponsors should share in the cost of the project

HOW CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION IN THE CHATHAM-KENT AREA?: Contact the Goodwill Employment Action Centre to see what JCP postions are posted, to discuss your eligiblity with an employment counsellor and to make your application.     • 155 King St. W.  Chatham, ON.      • 939 Dufferin Ave. Wallaceburg, ON.   •519 354 4400

CURRENT JCP OPENINGS:  None available at this time.