Group Sponsorship Grant
“Ontario. Colleges and Universities”
The funder does not disclose this information
Maximum Eligible Amount
Government Grant
Fund Type
The Group Sponsorship Grant gives up to $1,000,000 annually to encourage employers to come together using a group sponsorship arrangement to hire and train apprentices.
The objectives of the GSG is to: increase the supply of skilled workers in the apprenticeship system with additional apprentices and journeypersons, including participation from underrepresented groups such as women in non-traditional trades, Indigenous populations, newcomers, and persons with disabilities; encourage and expand the group sponsorship apprentice training model among employer-based consortia; better engage employers in apprenticeship by lowering administrative and/or training expenditures for small-to-medium sized employers, expanding access to readily available talent in the skilled trades, and reducing non-financial employer engagement barriers; improve the quality of training to apprentices by providing wrap-around, multi-faceted supports for apprentices through employability services, comprehensive on-the-job mentorship, and end of training support (e.g. pre-trade exam help provided by the sponsor); support group sponsor activities aimed at revitalizing small-to-medium sized business and apprenticeship training participation impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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