Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG)
Application Assessment Considerations Tool
The Application Assessment Considerations Tool is for use by both Ministry and COJG Service
Provider staff.
Background
The Canada-Ontario Job Grant guidelines outline the following strategic priorities:
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Supporting Unemployed Individuals: Employers are committed to the hiring and
training of unemployed individuals to fill their job vacancies.
Supporting Job Creation: Employers use the Grant to support expansion of their
workforces.
Increased Job Quality: The Grant supports permanent, sustainable full-time jobs
Job Advancement: The Grant enables incumbent workers to remain in their current
positions, or for incumbent workers to take new positions within the business that offer
greater responsibilities and/or rates of pay.
Assessment of Applicant’s Training Request Against Strategic Priorities
The following are some questions for consideration when trying to assess how the information
provided by employers on the COJG application addresses the program’s strategic priorities:
Supporting Unemployed Individuals:
- New Hires (position title, salary and number of hours)
 position title
 salary
 number of hours (can determine part-time and full time)
- Will new hires be paid during training?
Supporting Job Creation:
- How many new staff will be hired upon completion of training?
- How many positions will increase from part-time to full time as a result of the training?
- Will this training respond to the Labour Market needs of the community?
Increased Job Quality:
- How many layoffs will be avoided with this training?
- Will incumbent staff be paid during training?
- How many positions are seasonal?
Job Advancement:
- How many employees will be in a more advanced occupation, as a result of the training?
- How many employees will see an increase in wages, as a result of the training?
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Each application received for funding under the Canada-Ontario Job Grant must first be
assessed to determine eligibility. Each application must meet all the eligibility requirements to
be considered for funding.
Employer Name
Training Institution
Number of Trainees
Amount of COJG Request
Name of Reviewer
Date of Review
*Employer is Eligible
Yes
**Training Institution is Eligible Yes
***Funding Request is Eligible Yes
No
No
No
*To ensure consistent assessment of employer eligibility criteria, please refer to Section 2.4.1
Employer Eligibility of the COJG Guidelines
**To ensure consistent assessment of training institution eligibility criteria please refer to
Section 2.3.1 – Skills Training of the COJG Guidelines
***To ensure the consistent assessment of funding eligibility criteria please refer to Section
2.6.2 – Training of the COJG Guidelines
It is important to note that meeting all eligibility requirements does not necessarily
guarantee funding of the application.
In situations, where there are budget pressures that limit the number of proposals that may
be supported for funding, the Ministry and the COJG Service Providers may use the following
Funding Decision Considerations to assist in determining priority for funding.
Funding Decision Considerations
Yes No
First time applicant
Incumbents are new trainees, not repeat trainees
Training supports the creation of sustainable long-term employment
Creates new job(s) as a result of training
The employer’s contribution towards the total Eligible Training Costs exceeds the
minimum 1/3 requirement of the Grant
Training supports the creation of more year round employment vs. seasonal
employment
Training results in job(s) moving from part-time to full time
Training results in a more advanced occupation and/or an increase in wages
The training responds to Labour Market needs of the community
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Priority
Low
Medium
High
#of Yesses
1–2
3–6
7-9
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