OBJECTIVES

The overall objective is to support long-term employment development at the local/community level. The goal is to provide unemployed workers the chance to gain work experience in emerging local labour market segments.

ELIGIBLE CLIENTS

Métis in the Region who are on an active EI claim, who are EI eligible, or who are EI reachback clients (claim within the last three (3) years, or last five (5) years for pregnancy/parental claims), and who have barriers to finding and keeping employment.

ELIGIBLE EMPLOYERS

Métis community organizations, non-profit organizations, businesses, and/or unions. Client or prospective employer could initiate the request, however the program must remain client-based.

CRITERIA

Client participant support is based on the prevailing wage rate. For active EI clients, the client continues to receive EI benefits, but may be topped up by the employer to the maximum allowable EI benefits or Regional HRCC rates, if their EI benefits are below the prevailing wage rate for the job that is created. In the case of non-profit organizations, the RETC may provide the amounts needed to top up the client. Example: Wage is $10/hour x 40 hours EI rate for client is Our top up rate is $400.00 $225.00 $175.00 For clients whose EI benefits end during the period of the program, the client may continue to receive the previous amounts received during the program. For Reachback EI clients, the client receives the prevailing wage rate for the job that is created. Additional living expense allowances are not permitted under this program. A T4 is issued to the client by the business/employer. The "Nepotism" clause, as it appears in the MNBC-MHRDA, and in the Regional Sub-Agreements, must be adhered to for all JCP in terms of employer/client selection.

DURATION

Program length is normally six (6) to twelve (12) months in duration, but cannot be less than two (2) months.