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: 2025-2026 Employment Ontario Transfer Payment Agreements (posted on January 27, 2025) (PDF, 540 KB)
- Memo: 2024-2025 Monitoring of EO Transfer Payment Agreements (posted on September 4, 2024) (PDF, 95 KB)
- Memo: Updates to Guide for Employment Status Questionnaire (posted on July 15, 2024)
- Memo: Ontario Job Creation Partnerships (OJCP) Participant Application Updates (posted on April 19, 2024) (PDF, 180 KB)
- Memo: Ontario Job Creation Partnerships Program Updates (posted on April 19, 2024) (PDF, 179 KB)
- Memo: 2024-2025 Employment Ontario Transfer Payment Agreements (posted on January 29, 2024) (PDF, 130 KB)
- Memo: Support for Asylum Seekers (posted on November 27, 2023) (PDF, 105 KB)
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Memo: 2023-2024 Employment Ontario Transfer Payment Agreements
(posted on January 27, 2023) (PDF, 161 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
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Memo: Revisions to Submitting a Certificate of Insurance (COI) or Other Similar Proof to the Ministry
(posted on December 7, 2022) (PDF, 125 KB)
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ADM Memo: Reminder about External Communications Activities
(posted on September 8, 2022) (PDF, 169 KB)
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ADM Memo: Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development Name Update
(posted on September 9, 2022) (PDF, 125 KB)
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Memo to the EO Network - Purchasing Gift Cards with Government of Ontario Funding
(posted on May 10, 2022) (PDF, 145 KB)
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Questions and Answers - Purchasing Gift Cards with Government of Ontario Funding
(posted on May 4, 2022) (PDF, 128 KB)
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Memo: Wrongdoing Expectations in Ontario Transfer Payment Agreements
(posted on April 14, 2022) (PDF, 102 KB)
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Memo: Purchasing Gift Cards with Government of Ontario Funding
(posted on April 12, 2022) (PDF, 98 KB)
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Memo: Employment Ontario Supports for People Affected by the Conflict in Ukraine
(posted on April 11, 2022) (PDF, 120 KB)
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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)
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Memo: Employment Status Questionnaire Guide
(posted on April 6, 2022) (PDF, 228 KB)
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Memo: Business Day Definition and Public Holidays
(posted on March 29, 2022) (PDF, 123 KB)
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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)
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ADM Memo: 2022-2023 Employment Ontario Transfer Payment Agreements
(posted on February 8, 2022) (PDF, 193 KB)
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Memo: Incorporation of Employment Status Questionnaire in EOIS-CaMS for Clients' Outcome Data Collection
(posted on October 4, 2021) (PDF, 160 KB)
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Memo: Submitting a Certificate of Insurance or Other Similar Proof to the Ministry
(posted on April 29, 2021) (PDF, 117 KB)
Reports
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Employment Status Questionnaire Guide
(posted on September 10, 2024) (PDF, 392 KB)
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Assets Report
(posted on December 4, 2023) (PDF, 50 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
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Estimate of Expenditure Report
(posted on October 19, 2023) (PDF, 1170 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
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Activity Report 1
(posted on October 19, 2023) (PDF, 1170 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
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Activity Report 2
(posted on October 19, 2023) (PDF, 1570 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
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Statement of Revenue and Expenditure Report (SRER)
(posted on October 19, 2023) (PDF, 1250 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)