Ontario Job Creation Partnerships is an employment program that provides work experience to unemployed job seekers within projects that benefit the community or local economy. At the end of their participation, participants in the program will have recent work experience and additional skills to add to their resumes, increasing their chances of successfully finding long-term employment.

Who can apply?

 Job seekers who are unemployed can apply to participate if they meet one of the following conditions:

• They established a claim for Employment Insurance benefits or their Employment Insurance benefit period ended with the past three years.
• 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.