Better Jobs Ontario

Better Jobs Ontario provides unemployed individuals with skills training and financial support to help them find employment in high-demand occupations in Ontario (please see program eligibility below). The goal of this program, is to help individuals find suitable training opportunities and get started in a new field of work. Our role at VPI is to help job seekers understand and navigate the application process through information sessions.

To find out if the Better Jobs Ontario program can help you get back to work, register for one of our upcoming Better Jobs Ontario events. For more information on the Better Jobs Ontario program, fill out the information request form or contact: 1-888-336-9500.

Program Benefits

Up to $28,000 to support tuition for training programs of one year or less, along with books, living expenses, transportation, and other associated training costs
Up to $35,000 to support tuition for training programs between one and two years in duration, along with books, living expenses, transportation, and other associated training costs
Additional support may be available to accommodate dependent care, costs of living away from home and academic upgrading

Applications

Applicants must be both approved by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) for Better Jobs Ontario and accepted by an independent training program before funded training can commence.

Training Programs

Applicants must research and select their own training programs. Suitable training programs are considered to be ones that help applicants enter into high-demand industries.

Better Jobs Ontario Eligibility

Who qualifies for Better Jobs Ontario?

You may be eligible if you are looking to train for high-demand occupations and either:

Have been laid-off and have not been working or are working but underemployed
Have not been laid-off, but have been unemployed for 12 weeks or longer and are part of a low-income household

You can apply even if you:

Are self-employed and your business is now closed for 6 months or more, and you are now unemployed or underemployed
Were dismissed or quit a Teer 5 (occupations that usually need short-term work demonstration and no formal education) position, such as cashier, cleaner, general labourer, etc. and do not have a lay off in the last 10 years
Are looking to return to work after maternity leave or left previous employment for medical reasons

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