Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG)
Program Overview
Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG) provides opportunities for employers, individually or in groups, to invest in their workforce, with help from the government.
The Canada-Ontario Job Grant provides direct financial support to individual employers or employer consortia who wish to purchase training for their employees. It is available to small, medium and large businesses with a plan to deliver short-term training to existing and new employees.
- How employers apply to COJG
- Key changes to 2019-2020 Employment Ontario transfer payment agreements
- New reporting requirements for Labour Market Transfer Agreement-funded Employment Ontario programs
- Guidelines and Forms
- Business Planning and Program Monitoring
- Reports
- Tools and Resources
- Training
- Communications
How employers apply to COJG
Employers that wish to apply for COJG funding must complete an online COJG Employer/Consortium Application.
If you need help completing your COJG Application, please contact the Employment Ontario Contact Centre. Call toll-free (no charge): 1-800-387-5656 or through the TTY number: 1-866-533-6339.
Application Resources and Tools
- COJG Employer and Training Provider Information Sheet (posted on August 12, 2019) (PDF, 118 KB)
- Questions and Answers for Employers
- Employer Overview Presentation 2019-2020 Guidelines (posted on August 12, 2019) (PDF, 698 KB)
- Training Provider Attestation Form (posted on August 12, 2019) (PDF, 1,416 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
- Employer Attestation Form (posted on August 12, 2019) (PDF, 1.407 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
Key changes to 2019-2020 Employment Ontario transfer payment agreements
- Memo: Key changes to 2019-2020 Employment Ontario transfer payment agreements (posted on March 29, 2019) (PDF, 174 KB)
- Questions and Answers for Service Providers (posted on April 25, 2019) (PDF, 213 KB)
New reporting requirements for Labour Market Transfer Agreement-funded Employment Ontario programs
- Memo: New reporting requirements for Labour Market Transfer Agreement-funded Employment Ontario programs (posted on March 29, 2019) (PDF, 103 KB)
- Questions and Answers for Service Providers (posted on April 25, 2019) (PDF, 213 KB)
Guidelines and Forms
Guidelines
- Memo: 2019-2020 COJG Guidelines (posted on August 12, 2019) (PDF, 88 KB)
- 2019-2020 Guidelines (posted on August 12, 2019) (PDF, 453 KB)
- Questions and Answers for Service Providers (posted on August 12, 2019) (PDF, 221 KB)
- Updated: COJG 2017/2018 Guidelines (posted June 2017) (PDF, 242 KB)
- COJG Program Guidelines Changes
- Memo: 2017-2018 COJG Guideline Changes (posted on March 10, 2017) (PDF, 229 KB)
- COJG 2017/2018 Guidelines (posted on March 10, 2017) (PDF, 233 KB)
Forms
- COJG Statement of Revenue and Expenditure Repot (SRER) (posted on April 15, 2019) (PDF, 49 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
- Training Outcome Report (posted on May 11, 2018) (PDF, 2,505 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
- Service Provider Memo on Updated Training Agreement Form (posted August 2016) (PDF, 145 KB)
- Updated Training Agreement Form (posted August 2016)
- Training Outcome Report (posted May 2016) (PDF, 531 KB)
- Updated COJG Employer Application Form Qs and As (posted February 2015) (PDF, 153 KB)
- Memo: Additional COJG Forms (posted December 2014) (PDF, 94 KB)
- Memo - Canada-Ontario Job Grant Forms (posted November 2014) (PDF, 38 KB)
- COJG Section 25 Forms (posted November 2014)
- Section 25 Request Form (posted November 2014) (PDF, 42 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
- Section 25 Withdrawal Request Form (posted November 2014) (PDF, 42 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
Business Planning and Program Monitoring
- Memo: 2021-2022 Business Plan Templates (posted on December 10, 2020) (PDF, 172 KB)
- Memo: 2020-2021 Business Plan Templates (posted on November 22, 2019) (PDF, 135 KB)
- Memo: 2019-2020 Business Planning (posted on November 28, 2018) (PDF, 95 KB)
- Memo to EO Network – QSAR Automation (posted on June 19, 2017) (PDF, 32 KB)
- 2015-16 Business Planning for the COJG (posted March 2015) (PDF, 100 KB)
Reports
- Employment Status Questionnaire Guide (posted on April 6, 2022) (PDF, 402 KB)
Tools and Resources
Assessment Tool
- COJG Reasonability Checklist (posted on June 21, 2017) (PDF, 509 KB)
- Memo: Updated COJG Assessment Tool (posted May 2016) (PDF, 104 KB)
- COJG Assessment Tool (posted May 2016) (PDF, 792 KB)
- Questions and Answers about the COJG Assessment Tool (Updated 1 June, 2016) (PDF, 126 KB)
Attestation Process
- COJG Employer and Training Provider Information Sheet (posted on August 12, 2019) (PDF, 118 KB)
- Training Provider Attestation Form (posted on August 12, 2019) (PDF, 1,416 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
- Employer Attestation Form (posted on August 12, 2019) (PDF, 1,407 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
Training Provider Monitoring
- Memo – Updated COJG Training Form (posted October 2015) (PDF, 98 KB)
- Updated Training Site Visit Form (posted July 2015) (PDF, 44 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
- Memo to COJG Service Providers - Revised Training Provider Monitoring Requirements (posted June 2015) (PDF, 25 KB)
- Extract from COJG Service Provider Amended Agreement (posted June 2015) (PDF, 34 KB)
EOIS-CaMS and System Updates
- Memo: COJG Follow-Ups (posted May 2016) (PDF, 108 KB)
- Bulletin - COJG Interim Report Back (posted November 2014) (PDF, 305 KB)
- COJG Interim Report Back (posted November 2014) (PDF, 582 KB)
Training
- COJG Product Vendor and Business Consulting Examples (posted on August 30, 2019)(PDF, 311 KB)
- Employer Overview Presentation (posted on August 12, 2019) (PDF, 698 KB)
- Questions and Answers for Employers (posted on June 31, 2017)
- COJG Technical Training Deck for 2017-2018 (posted April 4 2017) (PDF, 109 KB)
- Questions and Answers for Service Providers about the COJG (posted October 2016) (PDF, 264 KB)
- COJG Technical Training Presentation (posted November 2014)
- COJG Employer Training Presentation (posted November 2014) (PDF, 232 KB)
- COJG Service Provider Section 25 Presentation (posted November 2014) (PDF, 166 KB)
- COJG Service Provider Monitoring Presentation (posted November 2014) (PDF, 105 KB)
- Key Concepts from Technical Q’s and A’s Presentation (posted November 2014) (PDF, 91 KB)
- COJG Service Provider Technology Infrastructure Presentation (posted November 2014) (PDF, 1,662 KB)
- COJG Service Provider Training Agreement Presentation (posted November 2014) (PDF, 249 KB)
Communications
- Memo: Wrongdoing Expectations in Ontario Transfer Payment Agreements (posted on April 14, 2022) (PDF, 102 KB)
- Memo: Purchasing Gift Cards with Government of Ontario Funding (posted on April 12, 2022) (PDF, 98 KB)
- Memo: Employment Ontario Supports for People Affected by the Conflict in Ukraine (posted on April 11, 2022) (PDF, 120 KB)
- Memo: Access to Employment Ontario Programs for Individuals with 900-Series Social Insurance Numbers, including Ukrainian and other visitors under Emergency Travel measures (posted on April 11, 2022) (PDF, 120 KB)
- Memo: Employment Status Questionnaire Guide (posted on April 6, 2022) (PDF, 228 KB)
- Memo: Business Day Definition and Public Holidays (posted on March 29, 2022) (PDF, 123 KB)
- ADM Memo: Allocations for Fiscal Year 2022-2023: Canada-Ontario Job Grant (posted on March 16, 2022) (PDF, 121 KB)
- Memo: New Transfer Payment Requirement -Tax Compliance Verification and Attestation of Compliance with Labour and Environment Laws (posted on February 10, 2022) (PDF, 169 KB)
- ADM Memo: 2022-2023 Employment Ontario Transfer Payment Agreements (posted on February 8, 2022) (PDF, 193 KB)
- Memo: 2022-23 Employment Ontario Business Plan Template Release in EOIS-SP Connect (posted on December 1, 2021) (PDF, 135 KB)
- Memo: Incorporation of Employment Status Questionnaire in EOIS-CaMS for Clients' Outcome Data Collection (posted on October 4, 2021) (PDF, 160 KB)
- Memo: 2021-2022 Monitoring of Employment Ontario Transfer Payment Agreements (posted on June 21, 2021) (PDF, 170 KB)
- Memo: Access to Employment Ontario Programs for Individuals with 900-Series Social Insurance Numbers (posted on June 18, 2021) (PDF, 110 KB)
- Memo: Ongoing Availability of Emergency Response Funding in 2021-2022 (posted on May 28, 2021) (PDF, 105 KB)
- Memo: 2020-2021 Year-End Financial Reporting Requirements (posted on May 19, 2021) (PDF, 114 KB)
- Memo: Submitting a Certificate of Insurance or Other Similar Proof to the Ministry (posted on April 29, 2021) (PDF, 117 KB)
- Memo: 2021-2022 Employment Ontario Transfer Payment Agreements (posted on March 30, 2021) (PDF, 111 KB)
- Memo: 2021-2022 Transfer Payment Agreement Errors in Report Due Dates (posted on March 30, 2021) (PDF, 182 KB)
- Memo: EO Transfer Payment Use of Funds (posted on February 2, 2021) (PDF, 108 KB)
- Memo: 2020-2021 Monitoring of Employment Ontario Transfer Payment Agreements (posted on November 10, 2020) (PDF, 167 KB)
- Memo: 2019-2020 Audited Financial Statements (posted on July 28, 2020) (PDF, 170 KB)
- ADM Memo to the EO Network: Update on Employment Ontario Allocations for 2020-2021 (posted on March 20, 2020) (PDF, 86 KB)
- Memo: Announcement of a Third-Party Evaluation of the Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG) Program (posted on February 24, 2020) (PDF, 180 KB)
- Questions and Answers: Evaluation of the Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG) Program (posted on February 24, 2020) (PDF, 82 KB)
- Memo: 2019-2020 Employment Ontario Transfer Payment Agreements: Audited Financial Statements Submission Instructions (posted on September 18, 2019) (PDF, 82 KB)
- Memo – COJG Document (posted on January 21, 2019) (PDF, 203 KB)
- Memo - COJG Under 25 Acceptance Letter Changes (posted on May 11, 2018) (PDF, 72 KB)
- ADM Memo to EO Service Providers: COJG Program Changes (posted on March 5, 2018) (PDF, 171 KB)
- General Questions and Answers: COJG Program Changes (posted on March 7, 2018) (PDF, 203 KB)
- Employer Memo template (posted on March 5, 2018) (PDF, 120 KB)
- Memo 2017 COJG Training and Travel Expenses Process for Service Providers (posted on August 18, 2017) (PDF, 263 KB)
- Memo to COJG Service Providers: New and Revised COJG Documents (posted on June 21, 2017) (PDF, 32 KB)
- COJG Program Update Qs and As (posted on June 21, 2017) (PDF, 166 KB)
- Memo: COJG Program Changes (posted May 2017) (PDF, 40 KB)
- Memo: COJG Changes for 2017-2018 (posted April 4 2017) (PDF, 191 KB)
- Memo to COJG Service Providers: 2016-2017 Operational Funding Changes (posted August 2016) (PDF 118 KB)
- Memo to COJG Service Providers - Changes Related to the Job Fund Agreement Reporting Requirements (posted April 2016)
- COJG 2016–17 Budget Allocation Changes (posted February 2016)
- Questions and Answers for Service Providers (posted on April 25, 2019) (PDF, 213 KB)
- Questions and Answers for Service Providers (posted on April 25, 2019) (PDF, 213 KB)
- 2019-2020 Guidelines (posted on August 12, 2019) (PDF, 453 KB)
- Questions and Answers for Service Providers (posted on August 12, 2019) (PDF, 221 KB)
- Memo: 2017-2018 COJG Guideline Changes (posted on March 10, 2017) (PDF, 229 KB)
- COJG 2017/2018 Guidelines (posted on March 10, 2017) (PDF, 233 KB)
- Updated Training Agreement Form (posted August 2016)
- Section 25 Request Form (posted November 2014) (PDF, 42 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
- Section 25 Withdrawal Request Form (posted November 2014) (PDF, 42 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
- Extract from COJG Service Provider Amended Agreement (posted June 2015) (PDF, 34 KB)
- COJG Interim Report Back (posted November 2014) (PDF, 582 KB)
- COJG Employer Training Presentation (posted November 2014) (PDF, 232 KB)
- COJG Service Provider Section 25 Presentation (posted November 2014) (PDF, 166 KB)
- COJG Service Provider Monitoring Presentation (posted November 2014) (PDF, 105 KB)
- Key Concepts from Technical Q’s and A’s Presentation (posted November 2014) (PDF, 91 KB)
- COJG Service Provider Technology Infrastructure Presentation (posted November 2014) (PDF, 1,662 KB)
- COJG Service Provider Training Agreement Presentation (posted November 2014) (PDF, 249 KB)
- Questions and Answers: Evaluation of the Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG) Program (posted on February 24, 2020) (PDF, 82 KB)
- General Questions and Answers: COJG Program Changes (posted on March 7, 2018) (PDF, 203 KB)
- Employer Memo template (posted on March 5, 2018) (PDF, 120 KB)
The Canada-Ontario Job Grant acceptance letters for employers are now available on the Employment Ontario Partners’ Gateway. Please use this business process and the acceptance letters as of today.
The business process for using the letter is as follows:
- Enter the following information in the designated fields: application ID, date application was submitted, amount approved, contact name and address.
- Distribute this letter, along with the employer agreement, to the employer.
Please send this letter to all employers who have been approved for a Canada-Ontario Job Grant.
- Acceptance Letter for 25 and Under Trainees Stream (posted on May 11, 2018) (PDF, 50 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
- Memo - COJG Application: Business Number (BN) vs Business Identification Number (BIN) (posted December 2014) (PDF, 103 KB)