PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Are you underemployed or unemployed? Ontario's new Better Jobs Ontario program may help you retrain for a new in-demand career.
Better Jobs Ontario has replaced Ontario's Second Career program, and now offers increased eligibility for the unemployed and underemployed as well as those on social assistance, gig workers, youth and newcomers to Ontario.
The Ministry of Labour, Trades and Skills Development (MLTSD) will grant each student up to a maximum of $28,000 to cover tuition, books, transportation and living expenses for up to one year. Students are also expected to make a financial contribution towards their training. Better Jobs Ontario focuses on training programs that take 52 weeks or less to complete, including micro-credentials - the objective being to have you return to the workforce as quickly as possible.
REGISTRATION DETAILS
Interested in applying for Better Jobs Ontario, but don't know where to start? Register for Better Jobs Ontario information session here.
Better Jobs Ontario information session in George Brown College will cover topics like Better Jobs Ontario eligibility, meeting Better Jobs Ontario admissions requirements, and Better Jobs Ontario application procedures.
Ready to apply?
You'll work with an Employment Ontario agency that will help determine if this is the right program for you.
Employment Ontario staff can also help you with the following:
- Answer any questions you may have about Better Jobs Ontario
- Help you complete your funding application
Find an Employment Ontario Agency here.
How to Apply
Follow this link How to Apply for Better Jobs Ontario Funding? for a step-by-step guide to learn more about program eligibility and application steps.
Alternatively, you can download the 10 steps on How to Apply for Better Jobs Ontario at George Brown College PDF document.
*Please be advised that George Brown College cannot guarantee the Better Jobs Ontario eligibility of programs at the College. When researching programs, the following MLTSD guidelines provide some general eligibility criteria:
- The program must be no more than one year in length and should lead to a specified career path
- One year of academic upgrading permitted (if required)
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
If you were laid off after 2004, you may qualify for skills training in demand occupations in Ontario – even if you’ve received Employment Insurance (EI). Eligible training helps Better Jobs Ontario participants move up to better jobs than they could get without the training. This is a very specific government program, so some of these conditions need to be defined.
For detailed information, including defined conditions for who may qualify for this program, visit How to Qualify for Better Jobs Ontario?.
PRIMARY CONTACT
Community Partnerships Office
Kevin Ferrie
Better Jobs Ontario Student Specialist
t 416-415-5000 ext. 3714
e kferrie@georgebrown.ca
Jonida Chaka
Sponsored Initiatives Coordinator
t 416-415-5000 ext. 6995
e jonida.chaka@georgebrown.ca