Employment Insurance Programs:

General Eligibility:  Trainees must either be:

1.      An active EI claimant (receiving EI benefits) or

2.      An EI ‘reachback” – received EI benefits within the last 36 months, or in the last 60 months in the case of a maternity claim.

Program

Allowance

MERC

Training Cost

Overhead

Job Creation

Partnerships

Allowances up to

$413 per week for

Active & reach back clients.

Claimants will continue to receive EI benefits

N/A

 

Non-insurable

 

May be negotiated

 

May be negotiated

Training

Purchases

EI benefits only.  No top ups

N/A

Yes

May be negotiated

Targeted Wage

Subsidy

Wage subsidy up to $8 per hour

 Yes

 

Insurable earnings

As appropriate

As appropriate

 

Notes:

Job Creation Partnerships:

To provide work experience which leads to ongoing employment.  Trainees receive an EI allowance and not a wage.  Active claimants continue with their benefits, and if the benefit is less than $413 per week, they may receive a top-up to that amount.  Reachback clients may receive up to $413 per week.

Examples: Carpentry training, Community hall construction

 

Targeted Wage Subsidies:

To encourage employers to hire individuals who they would not normally hire without a wage subsidy.  Subsidy should not exceed 60%.  Trainees cannot receive both EI benefits and a wage.

Examples:  filling a vacant or new position in both the private sector and public sector.

Training Purchases

To support purchases of institutional training – course or seat purchase.  Allowances are not available for reachback clients.  Active claimants receive EI benefits only.

Examples:  Purchase of Web site design course for 1 individual, purchase of a course from a college for 20 students.

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