Do I qualify for funding?
The Ontario Government offers two different types of funding for retraining - Second Career and Ontario Skills Development. The funding is virtually the same, but with some minor differences. Read below to learn more about each type of funding:
Second Career is an Ontario government program created to help people who have:
Second Career can help an applicant with the costs of tuition, books, living expenses and other costs associated with the training for up to $28,000. In some cases, Second Career can provide additional funding for disability accommodation, dependent care, relocation expenses, and academic upgrading.
Other Employment Ontario programs like Ontario Skills Development also provide support for training.
Ontario Skills Development program provides support to unemployed people who are or have recently been eligible for Employment Insurance and need marketable skills in order to re-enter the labour market.
The program provides financial assistance to help people with some of the costs associated with the training, such as tuition and books.
Unemployed job seekers can apply:
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Second Career Strategy |
Second Career is an Ontario government program created to help people who have:
- Been laid off at any point after January 1, 2005 and are currently unemployed or working less than 20 hours a week.
- Taken an interim job to make ends meet after their initial layoff whether you are now unemployed or still working in such a job.
- In addition, non-EI-eligible clients are eligible for Second Career support to take training less than 6 months in length.
Second Career can help an applicant with the costs of tuition, books, living expenses and other costs associated with the training for up to $28,000. In some cases, Second Career can provide additional funding for disability accommodation, dependent care, relocation expenses, and academic upgrading.
Other Employment Ontario programs like Ontario Skills Development also provide support for training.
| Ontario Skills Development |
Ontario Skills Development program provides support to unemployed people who are or have recently been eligible for Employment Insurance and need marketable skills in order to re-enter the labour market.
The program provides financial assistance to help people with some of the costs associated with the training, such as tuition and books.
Unemployed job seekers can apply:
- If they established a claim for Employment Insurance benefits or their Employment Insurance benefit period ended within the past three years.
- If they established a claim for Employment Insurance maternity or parental benefits and were paid benefits within the past five years, and are re-entering the labour force after having left it to care for newborn or newly adopted children.
