Job Creation Partnerships

Program Objectives

The Job Creation Partnerships (JCP) employment benefit is a program designed to support projects developed by sponsors that create jobs that will provide insured participants with opportunities to gain meaningful work experience. At the end of their participation, clients will have recent work experience to add to their resumes and this, together with the networking which participants are able to do while on a project, increases their chances of successfully finding long-term employment.

Duration

Financial Parameters

Funding may be provided to sponsors / employers to cover such overhead costs as wages and employment related costs and eligible expenses negotiated with program officials;
Funding may be provided for capital costs to a maximum of $1 million per year where such costs are essential to the achievement of objectives;
Assistance provided for capital costs must be on a cost shared basis.

Support to Eligible Participants

Individuals currently on an Employment Insurance claim continue receiving their regular Employment Insurance benefits until the end of their benefit periods, and these benefits may be enhanced up to the maximum Insurance Benefit rate;
Employment Insurance eligible participants who are no longer receiving Employment Insurance benefits may negotiate financial income supports with program officials;
Employment Insurance eligible participants may also be eligible for personal supports such as dependent care, transportation, and assistance for disabilities.

Eligible Participants

Unemployed Individuals:
Who have established a claim for Employment Insurance benefits, or
Whose Employment Insurance benefit period ended within the last three (3) years, or
Who established and was paid a claim for Employment Insurance maternity or parental benefits within the past five (5) years and are re-entering the labour force after having left it to care for newborn or newly adopted children.

Eligible Sponsors

* Please refer to Schedule II of the Financial Administration Act for a list of qualifying Crown corporations

Eligible Activities

Proposed activities will be considered eligible if they, in particular:

support the objective of the JCP;
are finite in nature; that is they have a defined start and finish date;
are incremental and discrete and are not part of the sponsor’s day to day operations.

Eligible individuals can apply to participate in Job Creation Partnership through their Service Canada Centres. Individuals may also complete the application form (EMP5335) prior to visiting the local office.
Employers must submit an application to their Service Canada Centres. Employers may also complete the application form (EMP5209) prior to visiting the local office.

Labour Market Development Agreements

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) has entered into agreements with most provinces and territories to define how the Benefits and Measures would be delivered in each region.
As a result, in New Brunswick , Quebec , Manitoba , Saskatchewan , Alberta , the Northwest Territories and Nunavut , programs similar to the Employment Benefits and Support Measures are delivered by the provincial or territorial government pursuant to agreements under Section 63 of the Employment Insurance Act.
Service Canada (SC) delivers the Employment Benefits and Support Measures in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Ontario, British Columbia, and the Yukon. Contact the Service Canada Centres nearest you.

To obtain further information about Service Canada and its programs, please contact your Service Canada Centres.

You may read the detailed Terms and Conditions for this program.