SkillsAdvance Ontario Pilot
The SkillsAdvance Ontario (SAO) pilot project is intended to support workforce development in identified key growth sectors.
It funds partnerships that connect employers with the employment and training services required to recruit and advance workers with the right essential, technical, and employability skills. It also supports jobseekers to obtain employment by providing them with sector-specific employment and training services, and connecting them to the right employers.
SkillsAdvance Ontario embodies a sector-focused strategy that takes into consideration the dynamic nature of regional economies and labour markets, as well as the evolving requirements of different industrial sectors. SkillsAdvance Ontario projects provide the ministry the opportunity to test the effectiveness and efficiencies of sector-focused, partnership-based programming.
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)
Communications
- ADM Memo: SkillsAdvance Ontario (SAO) Phase 1 Evaluation Report (posted on August 24, 2020) (PDF, 120 KB)
- Final Evaluation Report (posted on August 24, 2020) (PDF, 2,218 KB)
- Memo: Announcement of a Third-Party Program Evaluation of SkillsAdvance Ontario (SAO) Phase Two (posted on February 24, 2020) (PDF, 179 KB)
- Questions and Answers: SkillsAdvance Ontario (SAO) Phase Two Evaluation (posted on February 24, 2020) (PDF, 173 KB)
- Memo: SkillsAdvance Ontario Phase 2 (posted on May 11, 2018) (PDF, 182 KB)
- ADM Letter to EO Network (posted December 2016) (PDF, 225 KB)
Questions and Answers
- Service Provider Questions and Answers (posted December 2016) (PDF, 101 KB)
Program Monitoring
- SkillsAdvance Ontario Quarterly Status and Adjustment Report (posted on July 6, 2020) (PDF, 52 KB)
- SkillsAdvance Ontario Statement of Revenue and Expenditure Report (posted on September 23, 2020) (PDF, 43 KB)
- SkillsAdvance Ontario Estimate of Expenditure Report (posted on September 23, 2020) (PDF, 1,133 KB)
- Pilot Start-up Progress Report (PSPR) & Compliance Questionnaire (posted on July 17, 2020) (PDF, 57 KB)
Forms
PDF forms can only be opened in Internet Explorer. If you are using Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or any other browser, please download the PDF document to access the file.
Process:
- Right click on the form that you want to download
- Select “Save Link As”, or the similar wording
- Choose the desired destination to save the form
If you are a member of the public seeking general information on Employment Ontario programs and services, please visit the Employment Ontario website.
- SAO Participant Registration (posted on September 15, 2017)
- SAO Employer Registration (posted on September 15, 2017)
- 3035 – SAO Placement Agreement (posted on September 15, 2017)