Financial Incentives

Financial Incentives for Employer Sponsors

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Achievement Incentive Grant (AI)

The Achievement Incentive (AI) program supports employers by providing a financial incentive when apprentices meet specific training and certification milestones. Employers may be eligible for up to $11,000 in grants per apprentice.

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Ontario

Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit (AJCTC)

A non-refundable tax credit equal to 10% of the eligible salaries and wages payable to eligible apprentices in respect of employment after May 1, 2006. The maximum credit an employer can claim is $2,000 per year for each eligible apprentice.

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Canada

NEW FUNDING AVAILABLE: CAS GRANT

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Landscape Ontario is pleased to partner with ApprenticeSearch.com to offer its employers up to $20,000 in grants for hiring and training first-year Horticultural Technician/Landscape Horticulturist Apprentices!

Financial incentives as part of this program include:

  • $5,000 per apprentice per year for a max of two Level 1 apprentices per employer; or
  • $10,000 per apprentice per year for a max of two Level 1 apprentices if the apprentice identifies as being from an under-represented group

 

Landscape Ontario will walk you through the application process (required items noted below). oth trainer(s) and apprentice(s) are required to complete a mandatory online training session (2-3 hour time commitment). 

We will submit the following items to ApprenticeSearch on your behalf:

  • Signed Sub Agreement
  • Completed RTA
  • Apprentice equity-deserving identifier google form (for those with apprentices who identify from underrepresented groups)
  • Name and email of employer, journeyperson/trainer, and apprentice.

The trainer(s) and the apprentice(s) will receive an email with a unique PIN to complete the course. ApprenticeSearch will follow up with participants to ensure completion.

Once the training module is completed by both the trainer(s) and apprentice(s), the employer will receive payment into their account from the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum.

 
READY TO ACCESS THIS SUBSIDY?
Contact Cassandra Garrard to Get Started
1-800-265-5656 ext. 2397
info@horticulturetechnician.ca

 

This Canadian Apprenticeship Service Grant is being delivered through a unique partnership of the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum, Aboriginal Apprenticeship Board of Ontario, Canadian Construction Association, BuildForce Canada, SkillPlan and ApprenticesSearch.com