Ontario Bridge Training Program (OBTP)
The Ontario Bridge Training program (OBTP) helps internationally trained skilled immigrants overcome foreign qualification recognition barriers through specialized occupation-specific training programs and licensure supports designed to help them find employment commensurate with their international qualifications. The program targets regulated and non-regulated high-skill occupations. OBTP projects deliver targeted training to help participants meet requirements for licensure and employment in regulated professions, and employer needs in non-regulated, high-skill occupations.
Call for Proposals 2024
Thank you for your interest in the 2024 Call for Proposals for the Ontario Bridge Training Program. The Call for Proposals is now closed.
Questions regarding the CFP may be submitted via email to SettlementAndIntegrationPrograms@ontario.ca. Please use the subject heading 'OBTP CFP'.
Business Planning
- Memo - Business planning for the six-month contract extension for eligible Ontario Bridge Training Program (OBTP) projects (posted on February 8, 2021) (PDF, 127 KB)
- Business Plan for April to September 2021 (posted on February 19, 2021) (PDF, 46 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
Communications
- Memo: Support for Asylum Seekers (posted on November 27, 2023) (PDF, 105 KB)
- Memo: 2024-2025 Monitoring of EO Transfer Payment Agreements (posted on September 4, 2024) (PDF, 95 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: Concurrent Service Plans in Effect for Ontario Bridge Training Program Participants (posted on March 11, 2024) (PDF, 151 KB)
- Memo: Concurrent Service Plans for Ontario Bridge Training Program participants (posted on February 7, 2024) (PDF, 214 KB)
- Memo: 2024-2025 Employment Ontario Transfer Payment Agreements (posted on January 29, 2024) (PDF, 130 KB)
- Memo: Six Month Extension for 2021-2024 Ontario Bridge Training Program (OBTP) Transfer Payment Agreements (TPAs) (posted on December 8, 2023) (PDF, 180 KB)
- Memo: Administration of OBTP and OBPAP 2023-2024 Additional In-Year Funding (posted on November 17, 2023) (PDF, 142 KB)
- Memo: OBTP and OBPAP 2023-2024 Additional In-Year Funding (posted on August 10, 2023)
- Memo: 2023-2024 Employment Ontario Transfer Payment Agreements (posted on January 27, 2023) (PDF, 161 KB) (Download and open with Adobe Reader. See instructions.)
- Memo: Revisions to Submitting a Certificate of Insurance (COI) or Other Similar Proof to the Ministry (posted on December 7, 2022) (PDF, 125 KB)
- ADM Memo: Service Provider Survey
on Administrative Costs Spending (posted on September 15, 2022)
(PDF, 153 KB)
- Questions and Answers: Administrative Costs Survey (posted on September 15, 2022) (PDF, 395 KB)
- ADM Memo: Reminder about External Communications Activities (posted on September 8, 2022) (PDF, 169 KB)
- ADM Memo: Ministry of Labour,
Immigration, Training and Skills Development Name Update
(posted on September 9, 2022) (PDF, 125 KB)
- Questions and Answers: Ministry Name Change (posted on September 9, 2022) (PDF, 108 KB)
- Memo: External Project Evaluation Guidelines (posted on August 4, 2022) (PDF, 125 KB)
- Memo: Monitoring Questionnaire for Ontario Bridge Training Program (OBTP) (posted on July 19, 2022) (PDF, 121 KB)
- Memo to the EO Network - Purchasing Gift Cards with Government of Ontario Funding (posted on May 10, 2022) (PDF, 145 KB)
- Questions and Answers - Purchasing Gift Cards with Government of Ontario Funding (posted on May 4, 2022) (PDF, 128 KB)
- 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 December 28, 2022) (PDF, 194 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 to the EO Network: Participant and Employer forms for the Ontario Bridge Training Program (posted on November 29, 2021) (PDF, 298 KB)
- Memo: Ontario Bridge Training Program - New Program Guidelines (posted on November 24, 2021) (PDF, 132 KB)
- ADM Memo: Ontario Bridge Training Program - New Transfer Payment Agreements (October 2021 - September 30, 2024) (posted on October 1, 2021) (PDF, 122 KB)
- Memo: 2021-2022 Monitoring of Employment Ontario Transfer Payment Agreements (posted on June 21, 2021) (PDF, 170 KB)
- Memo: Submitting a Certificate of Insurance or Other Similar Proof to the Ministry (posted on April 29, 2021) (PDF, 117 KB)
Reports
- External Project Evaluation Guidelines (posted on August 4, 2022) (PDF, 118 KB)
- Assets Report (posted on December 4, 2023) (PDF, 50 KB)
- Employment Status Questionnaire Guide (posted on September 10, 2024) (PDF, 392 KB)