Resources & Contacts for Local Businesses
- Targeted Wage Subsidies
- A targeted wage subsidy is available to individuals who are having difficulties
finding work. Workers living with a disability or young people with little work experience may benefit
from a targeted wage subsidy. Local HRCC offices can offer temporary wage subsidies tp employers as an
incentive to hire individuals that probably would not hire otherwise. To qualify, a client must be EI eligible.
A targeted wage subsidy normally lasts from 26 to 30 weeks, but can be used for up to 18 months. For more
information contact the Human Resources Centre of Canada nearest to you.
- Job Creation Partnerships
- A JCP will bring together local partners to promote long-term employment development by
linking the needs of unemployed workers with local economic development. Proposals are submitted by the sponsoring partner and
accessed by a joint committee. Terms of the project are negotiated and may be approved for up to a maximum of 52 weeks. To qualify,
a client must be EI eligible. The income for the participant is taxable, but is non-insurable. For more information
regarding the JCP program contact your local Human Resource Centre of Canada.
- Employment Generation Program
- This program is designed to provide individuals with skills to inprove job performance and
enhance prospects for long-term employment. To qualify a participant must:
- * Be unemployed or under-employed and actively seeking employment
- * Not be an immediate family member of the employer
- * Be Non EI eligible
The employer must provide 60 continuous weeks of employment. Depending on the business, the
program can provide between 50% and 100% of the hourly wage, up to a maximum set rate. The subsidy occurs during the
first 20 and final 20 weeks of a 60 week program. Applications must originate from employers; however, students may use the
Employment Generation Program application in their job search. Applications may also be obtained from any office of
the Department of HR&E. For more information, contact your local Department of HR&E at (709) 466-4046 or you can
contact 1-800-563-6600 or visit http://www.gov.nf.ca/nlwin.
- Seasonal Employment Generation Program
- This program is designed to provide individuals with skills to inprove job performance and
enhance prospects for long-term employment. This program provides 50% of hourly wages to a maximum of $3.00 per hour for a
minimum of eight weeks and a maximum of 15 weeks. The program provides seasonal employers the opportunity to assist in
expanding their seasonal operations and create full-time seasonal employment. Participants of the program must:
- * Be currently Unemployed or under-employed
- * Not be in receipt of federal or provincial pension income, or workers' compensation benefits
- * Not be an immediate family member of the employer
- * Be Non EI eligible
Applications must originate from employers; however, students may use the
Employment Generation Program application in their job search. Applications may also be obtained from
any office of the Department of HR&E. For more information, contact your local Department of HR&E at
(709) 466-4046 or you can contact 1-800-563-6600 or visit http://www.gov.nf.ca/nlwin.
- Student Work and Services Program (SWASP) Paid Employment Component
- This program is funded by the Department of Youth Services and Post Secondary Education
(YSPSE) and is jointly managed by YSPSE and the Department of Human Resources and Employment.
It is designed to assist individuals in attending or returning to a post secondary institution.
Employers will receive $2.50 per hour towards the student's salary for a minimum of 5 weeks to a maximum of 14 weeks.
Students will also receive a $50.00 per week tuition voucher for every week worked under
the program. Applications must originate from employers; however, students may use the Student Work and
Service Program application in their job search. Applications may also be obtained from any office of the Department of HR&E.
For more information contact your local Department of HR&E at (709) 466-4046 or you can contact 1-800-563-6600 or visit
http://www.gov.nf.ca/nlwin.
- Graduate Employment Program
- This program is funded by the Department of Youth Services and Post Secondary Education
(YSPSE) and is jointly managed by YSPSE and the Department of Human Resources and Employment. This
program is designed to help recent post secondary graduated secure valuable work experience in their field of study.
Eligible graduates can use this wage subsidy program to market themselves to employers. To qualify the student must have
successfully completed a post secondary program; minimum duration of one year. The student must be currently unemployed or
under-employed (working less thatn 20 hours per week or working in an area not related to their field of study).
The student must not be an immediate family member of the employer. The student must be Non E.I. eligible. This program will provide 60%
of the starting salary of the approved position, to a maximum of $10,000. The subsidy will cover a period of 52 weeks. These positions
will not result in the displacement of existing employees who are on lay-off, recall or absent becasue of work stoppage or labour /
management dispute. The employee should develop and undertake activities that will provide work experience pertaining to the graduate's field of study.
Applications must originate from employers; however, students may use the Student Work and
Service Program application in their job search. Applications may also be obtained from any office of the Department of HR&E.
For more information contact your local Department of HR&E at (709) 466-4046 or you can contact 1-800-563-6600 or visit
http://www.gov.nf.ca/nlwin.
- Linkages Program
- Linkage clients are youth ages 18 to 24 who have not completed post secondary training and have not made successful
transition to the labour force. Clients must also be Non EI eligible. The linkages program provides 26 weeks of career related employment, the
opportunity to participate in career planing workshops, and to earn a completion bonus of up to $470 towards the cost of post-secondary education.
Job placements may be with private or non-profit employers. Employers hosting a job placement are provided a wage subsidy of up to $5.00 per hour to
a maximum of $4,680 per position. Community based agencies responsible for monitoring, administering, and providing the required employment support
to clients are eligible for a 15% administrative fee(of wages plus bonus).For more information contact your local Department of HR&E at (709) 466-4046
or you can contact 1-800-563-6600 or visit http://www.gov.nf.ca/nlwin.
- Contacts
- For more information regarding one of the above listed programs or on any other program; please contact your
Employment Services Chapel Arm at (709)592-2774. We are here to assist you!
- Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE)
- The Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) is an electronic employment service that matches work to people and people to work. This
service is offered by Human Resources Development Canada.
http://ele-spe.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/index.html
- Employers Online
- Employers online is an information source for small-to medium-sized businesses and human resource workers. This site has
information on human resource management, recruitment, occupational health and safety, labour laws, training skills development, pay and benefits,
the labour market, entrepreneurship, sector information and much more. http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/sz00296e.html
- Invest in Canada
- Invest in Canada provides reports and links to provincial, territorial, and municipal sources of information for anyone wishing to do
business in Canada.http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/sz00205e.html
