Apprenticeship Scholarship
and Signing Bonus

The provincial government is committed to increasing the number of apprenticeships in Ontario, helping to ensure that the province has skilled workers in the skilled trades. Through this initiative the government is supporting apprenticeship training and employment for youth who have left school and require upgrading to meet the registration standards for apprenticeship training. YES Employment Services delivers these scholarships to eligible participants and employers. For more information, please contact YES.

Incentives

  • A $1,000 scholarship for a young person who returns to and completes academic upgrading and becomes registered as an apprentice.
  • A $2,000 per newly registered apprentice signing bonus for the employer who supports the participant's apprenticeship registration and provides apprenticeship training.

Eligibility for an Apprenticeship Scholarship and Signing Bonus

The Participant Must:

  • Be under 25 years of age.
  • Have left school before completing the necessary academic requirements for registering in a trade.
  • Be committed to achieving the necessary academic requirements for entry to an apprenticeship trade within one year.
  • Demonstrate interest in the skilled trades.

The Employer or Sponsor Must:

  • Be legally entitled to operate in Ontario.
  • Provide employment in Ontario.
  • Be approved by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to provide apprenticeship training.
  • Hire, train and register a scholarship candidate as an apprentice.

Job Connect Services

    Job Connect links individuals to employment and training opportunities and serves as a pathway to apprenticeship.

    For more information on how to register an apprentice in Thunder Bay, contact Training Consultant Diane Corner.

    Other good sources of local apprenticeship information include:
    The North Superior Training Board
    and Passport to Prosperity

    For information on the apprenticeship program in ontario visit the Employment Ontario website.

    This Employment Ontario Program is funded by the Ontario government

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