Skills Development Fund
The Skills Development Fund will support projects that will help relieve pandemic-induced barriers to hiring, training and retaining workers.
The ministry is seeking projects that will enable market-driven solutions and unlock the economic potential of skilled trades and broader workforce development initiatives to facilitate the province’s economic recovery.
Communications
- Approved 2021-2022 Skills Development Fund Round 2 Project Organizations (posted on May 2, 2022) (PDF, 184 KB)
- Memo: Wrongdoing Expectations in Ontario Transfer Payment Agreements (posted on April 14, 2022) (PDF, 102 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)
- ADM Memo: Skills Development Fund (Round 2) – Application Closing Date (posted on January 31, 2022) (PDF, 138 KB)
- ADM Memo: Skills Development Fund (Round 2) – Open Application (posted on September 29, 2021) (PDF, 132 KB)
- Ministry News Release
- Memo: 2021-2022 Monitoring of Employment Ontario Transfer Payment Agreements (posted on June 21, 2021) (PDF, 170 KB)
- Memo: 2020-2021 Year-End Financial Reporting Requirements (posted on May 19, 2021) (PDF, 114 KB)
Application Materials
- Application Guidelines (posted on February 4, 2022) (PDF, 785 KB)
- Prospective applicants should apply through Transfer Payment Ontario.
Forms
- Participant Registration Form (posted on April 20, 2022) (PDF, 201 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
- Employer Registration Form (posted on April 20, 2022) (PDF, 60 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
- Training Placement Agreement Round 2 (posted on April 20, 2022) (PDF, 66 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)