Ontario Job Creation Partnerships (OJCP)
Program Overview
The Ontario Job Creation Partnerships (OJCP) program provides funding to eligible employers (also known as sponsors) that support projects while creating opportunities to eligible job seekers (also known as participants) to gain meaningful work experiences.
The primary objective of OJCP is to provide valuable recent work experience to participants. As a result of their involvement on an OJCP project, participants will have recent work experience to add to their resumes. OJCP participants will develop and/or enhance their employability skills through this work experience opportunity. This experience, together with the networking which participants do while on a project, may increase their chances of successfully finding long-term employment.
Project Requirements
Employers can sponsor a project that meets the following requirements:
- Participants must gain meaningful work experience that will increase the chances of finding long term, sustainable employment.
- Projects must not be longer than 52 weeks.
- The project activities must be distinct and not part of the organization’s normal day-to-day operations.
- Activities must have a defined start and end date.
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
How employers apply
Employers that wish to apply for funding under OJCP must complete an online Sponsor Application.
If you need help completing your Sponsor 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.
How job seekers become a project participant
Job seekers interested in becoming a project participant should visit the Ontario OJCP website.
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)
- 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: 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: 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: Ontario Job Creation Partnerships Program Updates (posted on October 19, 2020) (PDF, 161 KB)
- Memo to Service Providers: Ontario Job Creation Partnerships Program Update (posted on October 11, 2019) (PDF, 103 KB)
- Ontario Job Creation Partnership (OJCP) Memo: Participant Information Qs and As (posted on June 26, 2017) (PDF, 26 KB)
- Ontario Job Creation Partnership (OJCP) Participant Information – Qs and As (posted on June 26, 2017) (PDF, 669 KB)
- Employment Ontario JCP Overview
New reporting requirements for Labour Market Transfer Agreement-funded Employment Ontario programs
Reports
- Employment Status Questionnaire Guide (posted on April 6, 2022) (PDF, 402 KB)
- Assets Report (posted on May 12, 2021) (PDF, 40 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
- Estimate of Expenditure Report (posted on May 5, 2021) (PDF, 1,198 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
- Interim Report (posted on March 12, 2021) (PDF, 1,191 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
- Final Report (posted on March 12, 2021) (PDF, 1,603 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
- Statement of Revenue and Expenditure Report (SRER) (posted on July 24, 2020) (PDF, 1,201 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
- Supplier Registration and Application for Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer (posted on October 30, 2020)
- Questions and Answers for Participants (posted on October 19, 2020) (PDF, 161 KB)
- Questions and Answers for Employment Service Providers and Service System Managers (posted on October 19, 2020) (PDF, 173 KB)
- Budget Sheet Template (posted on October 19, 2020) (PDF, 33 KB)
- Fact Sheet (posted on October 19, 2020) (PDF, 339 KB)
- For forms, please visit the forms page on this site.