Training
Job Start/Future Skills
- Work-based Training for the Unemployed—provides funding to employers to deliver on-the-job training for unemployed Saskatchewan residents that leads to permanent employment.
- Work-based Training for the Employed—provides funding to Saskatchewan employers in the manufacturing, processing and agri-value sectors to retraining employees facing permanent layoff or employees moving from part-time to permanent full-time employment.
- Institutional Quick Response Training—for unemployed Saskatchewan residents who are at least 18 years old or who have been out of school for one year. Training is delivered through recognized public training institutions.
- Bridging Program—provides funding to eligible applicants to deliver programs that will link individuals to employment, including assessment, career counseling, job readiness skills, academic upgrading, entry level skills, work experience, and employment related supports.
- Community Works Program—provides funding assistance to community based organizations, municipalities, Indian Bands, tribal councils and Métis Nations of Saskatchewan to hire eligible employees in job creation projects.
- Updating Courses—provides cost-shared updating courses for designated trades or sub-trades.
- Self-employment Program—assists recipients of Employment Insurance or social assistance to establish their own businesses by providing funds of up to $5,000 per participant for training.
Aboriginal Employment and Training Programs
- Aboriginal Workforce Participation Initiative Employer Toolkit—is designed to provide quick access to information geared to Aboriginal employment.
- Building Environmental Aboriginal Human Resources—matches Canadian employers in the environment sector with Aboriginal graduates. Qualified employers can access qualified candidates and wage subsidies of up to $8,000.
- First Nations and Inuit Youth Work Experience Program— First Nation and Inuit governments and organizations may submit project proposals to provide employment experience for Aboriginal youths in private and non-profit sector organizations.
- First Nations and Inuit Student Summer Employment Opportunities Program—provides wage subsidies for short term work experience for First Nations and Inuit secondary and post-secondary students. The non-profit sector can receive a contribution of up to 100% of the applicable wage plus mandatory employment related costs, while the private sector can receive up to 50% of the applicable wage only.
Youth Employment Strategy
- Career Focus Program—offers funding to Canadian employers to provide career-related work experience for eligible youth. Employer receive a wage subsidy of $15 000 maximum per participant.
- Skills Link Program—provides financing for a wide range of activities which can be tailored to meet individual employment needs and career goal.
- Canada Summer Jobs—provides funding for small businesses with 50 or fewer employees, public-sector employers, and not-for-profit organizations for eligible youths.
- Agri-Value Marketing Internship Program— funding to hire marketing interns for agri-value Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). The program is designed to place students into agri-value companies in Saskatchewan on a cost-shared basis. Funding is 50 % of the intern's monthly salary up to $1,500 per month.
- Environmental Youth Corp.—designed to create a six to twelve month national or international environmental internship for post-secondary graduates. Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) Canada supplies a wage subsidy of up to $12,000.
- Internship Program with Innovative Small and Medium Enterprises—provides financial assistance to Canadian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for hiring post-secondary graduates to work on technical or technology related projects.
- NRCan Science and Technology Internship Program—helps employers hire recent graduates in science and engineering by partially funding salaries. Conditions apply.
- Science Horizons Youth Internship Program—offers young scientists and post-secondary graduates hands-on experience working on environmental projects under mentorship of experienced scientists.
- Young Canada Works—provides wage subsidies to help secondary and post-secondary students access summer work experiences, and to provide internships for college and university graduates who need some assistance to enhance their skills and career prospects.
Programs to Assist People with Disabilities
- Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities/Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities— both provide funding to assist adults with disabilities to prepare for, secure and maintain employment. Various supports are offered, including training-on-the-job, vocational and work assessments, and psycho-educational assessments.
