We are returning to “net new” criteria. To show the impact of this funding program, EHRC is required to track the number of students an employer hired in the past, before they receive EHRC Empowering Futures funding.
Approval will be granted for positions that are deemed greater in number than the fiscal year (April to March) before a given employer entered the program for the first time. This will be defined as the baseline number of students hired and only students hired in greater numbers will be eligible for funding. If an employer hired fewer students in one of the years from April 2020 to March 2022 – that will instead be used as the baseline number.
To receive a financial incentive for hiring a first-year apprentice in a construction or manufacturing Red Seal trade, the employer must be a Small or Medium Enterprise (SME) – a business establishment with 499 employees or less at the time that it receives funding.
Each SME may receive funding for hiring a maximum of 2 new first-year apprentices per fiscal year.
Eligible construction/manufacturing Red Seal trades are:
- Construction
- Boilermaker
- Welder
- Steamfitter/Pipefitter
- Construction Electrician
- Sprinkler Fitter
- Gasfitter A
- Gasfitter B
- HEO Dozer
- HEO Excavator
- HEO TLB
- Mobile Crane Operator
- Construction Craft Worker
- Tower Crane Operator
- Powerline Technician
- Ironworker Generalist
- Ironworker Reinforcing
- Ironworker S/O
- Manufacturing
- Boilermaker
- Welder
- Steamfitter/Pipefitter
- Machinist
- Tool and Die Maker
- Metal Fabricator (Fitter)
- Industrial Electrician
- Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)
- Instrumentation and Control Technician
Subsidy Reimbursement for Students:
- The standard subsidy reimbursement is 50% of the student’s gross paystubs, up to a maximum of $5,000.00 per placement
- The increased subsidy reimbursement is 70% of the student’s gross paystubs, up to a maximum of $7,000.00 per placement
Those eligible for increased subsidies are:
- First year students
- Women in STEM
- Newcomers to Canada
- Persons with Disabilities
- Indigenous Peoples
- Those who identify as a member of a visible minority group
Financial Incentives for new first-year apprentices in one of the construction or manufacturing Red Seal Trades:
- The standard financial incentive is $5,000.00 per placement
- The increased financial incentive is $10,000.00 per placement
Those eligible for increased subsidies are:
- Women
- Indigenous People
- Newcomers to Canada
- Persons with Disabilities
- Visible Minorities
- LGBTQ2+
Post-Secondary institutions are no longer eligible to receive funding.
Contact Us
If you have additional questions about Empowering Futures, you can contact us at the following:
Yoana Turnin, Project Manager
t 613.235.5540 ext. 243
turnin@electricityhr.ca