The Ontario Government is providing $77 million to help people who were laid off due to the impact of COVID-19 find in-demand jobs in their local communities.
The new funding is being provided through the re-designed Second Career grant program which will help more than 2,750 job seekers with up to $28,000 for tuition, training materials and living expenses.
The updated initiative will help job seekers train for careers in sectors including:
- advanced manufacturing
- life sciences
- information and communications, and
- supportive health services.
Enhancements will focus on training initiatives with a duration of 52 weeks or less, helping more people get trained quicker and get back to work faster. These changes will also remove existing caps on the funding amount available to cover tuition at a wider range of institutions.
As a start, you qualify for Second Career if:
- you have been laid off and have not been working
- you have been laid off and are working a temporary job just to cover costs.
If you’re receiving Employment Insurance (EI), or have in the past, you can still apply.
