Ontario Electrical Apprenticeship
Employer/Contractor Reference

MODULE: B Financial Support

The following programs can help employers cover the cost of training an apprentice.

Financial Support
Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit
Canada-Ontario Job Grant
  • Provides direct financial support to individual employers or employer consortia who wish to purchase training for their employees. It is available to small, medium and large businesses with a plan to deliver short-term training to existing and new employees.
  • For more information, please visit:
    www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/eopg/cojg/
Co-operative Education Tax Credit Available to employers who hire students enrolled in a co-operative education program at an Ontario university or college.
Employment Ontario Achievement Incentive (AI) Program Supports employers, including those in group sponsor arrangements, by providing a financial incentive when apprentices meet specific training and certification milestones.

The Achievement Incentive program will offer up to $4,000 to eligible sponsors for each new/existing apprentice, which includes:

  • $1,000 milestone payments for each level of in-class training successfully completed by the apprentice, up to a maximum of three levels, which includes those who are exempt as part of the ministry’s Prior Learning and Assessment Recognition (PLAR) policy.
  • Additional $1,000 payments once the apprentice obtains the highest attainable certification in their respective trade (i.e., Certificate of Qualification [C of Q])
  • For more information, please visit:
    www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/eopg/programs/aip.html
Skills Development Fund*

*The Increasing Employer Engagement in Apprentice Training Project is open to electrical and mechanical contractors across Ontario. You do not need to be a member of the Ontario Electrical League to join it.  In order to enhance participation as much as possible and benefit the contractor community, the OEL wants to make sure that all participants understand that OEL membership is not required to join the project and enjoy the benefits, including the apprentice wage subsidy and health and safety training subsidy.