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Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Apprenticeship Grants
Fort Frances
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Office: 1-800-622-6232
301 Scott St
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 1H1
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 1H1
Short Description
- Provides the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG), a taxable cash grant of $1,000 per year/level, up to a maximum of $2,000 per person, available to registered apprentices once they have successfully finished their first or second year/level (or equivalent) of an apprenticeship program in one of the Red Seal trades
- Provides the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women (AIG-W), a taxable cash grant of $3,000 per year/level, up to a maximum amount of $6,000 per person, to support women in entering, progressing and completing their training in Red Seal trades where women are underrepresented (*Baker, Cook, Hairstylist, Landscape-Horticulturist, Partsperson not eligible trades)
- Provides the Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG), a taxable cash grant of $2,000 to registered apprentices who have completed their training to help them become certified journeypersons in designated Red Seal Trades, which include:
- Agricultural Equipment Technician
- Appliance Service Technician
- Auto Body and Collision Technician
- Automotive Refinishing Technician
- Automotive Service Technician
- Baker (not eligible for AIG-W)
- Boilermaker
- Bricklayer
- Cabinetmaker
- Carpenter
- Concrete Finisher
- Construction Craft Worker
- Construction Electrician
- Cook (not eligible for AIG-W)
- Drywall Finisher and Plasterer
- Electric Motor System Technician
- Floorcovering Installer
- Gasfitter - Class A
- Gasfitter - Class B
- Glazier
- Hairstylist (not eligible for AIG-W)
- Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
- Heavy Equipment Operator (Dozer)
- Heavy Equipment Operator (Excavator)
- Heavy Equipment Operator (Tractor-Loader-Backhoe)
- Industrial Electrician
- Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)
- Instrumentation and Control Technician
- Insulator (Heat and Frost)
- Ironworker (Generalist)
- Ironworker (Reinforcing)
- Ironworker (Structural / Ornamental)
- Landscape Horticulturist (not eligible for AIG-W)
- Lather (Interior Systems Mechanic)
- Machinist
- Metal Fabricator (Fitter)
- Mobile Crane Operator
- Motorcycle Technician
- Oil Heat System Technician
- Painter and Decorator
- Parts Technician (not eligible for AIG-W)
- Plumber
- Powerline Technician
- Recreation Vehicle Service Technician
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic
- Rig Technician
- Roofer
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Sprinkler Fitter
- Steamfitter / Pipefitter
- Tilesetter
- Tool and Die Maker
- Tower Crane Operator
- Transport Trailer Technician
- Truck and Transport Mechanic
- Welder
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Employment and Training
Fort Frances
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Office: 807-274-1386
426 Victoria Ave
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 2C3
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 2C3
Short Description
Operates as a program under the Education and Training Branch
Provides a range of culturally appropriate programs and services for Métis people to enhance employability and related skills including:
Provides a range of culturally appropriate programs and services for Métis people to enhance employability and related skills including:
- Apprenticeship support (financial and training assistance)
- Career counselling
- Employment readiness support and training
- Financial support/wage subsidies and opportunity through a number of programs which may vary by office locations; programs are listed on website
- Mobility assistance
- Self-employment coaching assistance such as business plan and accounting information and access to computers, photocopiers and other equipment
- Services for clients with disabilities
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Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program
Fort Frances
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Office: 807-274-9855 ext 5011
522 Second St E
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 1N4
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 1N4
Short Description
School-to-work transition program offered through Ontario secondary schools
- Students earn cooperative education credits through cooperative education work placements in skilled trades
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Ontario Employment Services
Fort Frances
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Office: 807-274-2282
300/304 Scott St
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 1G9
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 1G9
Short Description
- Provides comprehensive employment and job search services
- Offers assessment of skills, interests and experience
- Provides job search strategies, including resumé preparation
- Offers information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment and training opportunities
- Coordinates on-the-job training, work experience
- Offers help in maintaining employment
- Provides information and referral to other employment and community services
Skills training and financial support for laid off workers
- training program must demonstrate good job prospects
- financial support based on need, may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance
- Offers help in identifying human resource skills requirements
- Provides matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
- Provides support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention
- Provides financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
- Assistance available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees
- Offers paid pre-employment services, job matching, paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
- Also provides mentorship and education and work transitions supports
- Provides summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year
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