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Training grantOntario program
Ontario Job Grant
The Ontario Job Grant pays part of the cost of third-party training for your current employees or for new hires with a job offer. It's open to private and non-profit employers with an Ontario location. You pick the training, and it has to come from an eligible training provider.
- Amount
- Up to $10,000 per trainee. Employers with under 100 staff can get up to $15,000 per trainee for a new hire who was unemployed.
- Status
- Year-roundApplications are taken year-round and assessed as they come in. The budget is fixed, so meeting the rules doesn't guarantee funding.
- Type
- Training cost share
- Run by
- Government of Ontario (Employment Ontario)
- Where
- All of Ontario
- Checked on
- Nov 13, 2026
Who it's for
- Private and non-profit employers with a physical location in Ontario
- In business at that location for at least 1 year
- WSIB or private disability insurance, plus general liability insurance
- Trainees who are current employees, or new hires with a signed job offer
- Trainees must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons living in Ontario
Not for
- Training for the business owner, including people who control the corporation
- Relatives of the employer, contractors, volunteers and temporary foreign workers
- Training the law already requires you to provide
- A vendor's training on its own product
- MBA, CFA and test-prep courses, conferences and business consulting
- Apprentice training, or training longer than 1 year
- Governments, Employment Ontario providers and other public sector bodies
What it covers
- Training costs for existing employees or new hires, delivered by an eligible provider
- Eligible providers include public colleges and universities, school boards, registered career colleges, union training centres, sector councils and industry associations
How to apply
- Check that you, your trainees and the training meet the rules in the program guidelines.
- Find an eligible training provider. This is your job, not the program's.
- Apply online through the Employment Ontario OJG Online portal.
- Once your application is received, you're assigned an Employment and Training Consultant who handles questions after that.
Good to know
- Employers with 100 or more staff pay half the training cost.
- Employers with under 100 staff pay at least one sixth of each trainee's cost. For a new hire who was unemployed, there's no minimum employer share.
- The page says the ministry is currently taking applications that involve 25 or fewer trainees.
- Only one application at a time. Training must finish within 52 weeks of its start date.
- Priority goes to training that leads to a new or better job, and to employers who haven't had this grant in the past 6 months.
- The page doesn't say whether the $10,000 limit is the total training cost or the government's share for larger employers.
Questions
Can I use it to train myself as the owner?
No. The official page lists training for business owners, including people who control the corporation, as not eligible. Self-employed people can't be trainees either.
Is there a deadline?
No deadline is stated. Applications are accepted year-round, but the total budget is fixed, so funding isn't guaranteed even if you meet the rules.
Can I use any training company?
No. The provider needs a physical presence in Ontario, at least 2 years delivering that training, and has to be one of the listed types, such as a public college, a registered career college or an industry association.