ESDC | WORBE: Workplace opportunities - Removing barriers to equity funding

Workplace Opportunities: Removing Barriers to Equity (WORBE) is a grants and contributions program. WORBE is designed to support employers subject to the Employment Equity Act (the Act) in their efforts to improve designated group representation in areas of low representation through partnerships and industry-tailored strategies.

Through a competitive call for concepts process, WORBE will provide funding through grants or contributions to eligible recipients to develop tailored solutions to support the four (4) designated groups under the Act (women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities).

This Call for Concepts (CFC) is the first step of a 2-step intake process for the funding of WORBE projects. The second step is a targeted Call for Proposals, the Department will ask organizations that submitted successful project concepts to provide a detailed project proposal for further consideration for funding.

Funding of up to a total of $3 million per year is available to distribute to eligible organizations. Eligible organizations can apply for up to $500,000 per year. Eligible projects must be completed within 36 months of the project’s start date. The maximum total funding that can be provided for a project is $1.5 million.

• Improved representation of one (1) or more of the four (4) designated groups within workplaces, occupational groups or sectors with low representation
• Improved understanding among stakeholders of industry-specific barriers to inclusion and effective human resources practices to address them
• Development of new inclusion tools and guides tailored to industry specific needs

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