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Job Development (JD)

Assessment Time Frame:  Minimum of four (4) weeks. 

Objectives:
  • Designed to provide training/work experience opportunities that lead to continuing or future employment.
  • Designed to meet community needs, to provide job creation opportunities for a project that will have a direct benefit for community.
  • Program funds may not be used to fund jobs which replace existing jobs or would have been created without the help of this program.
  • To assist participants develop knowledge, skills and attitudes when combined with the training and work experience to assist them to find full-time employment.
  • To provide a wage subsidy and related training costs for an unemployed participant.
Eligible Employers:
Aboriginal Bands/Tribal Councils;

Not-for-profit employers; (less than 100 employees)

    * Aboriginal & non-aboriginal companies (sole proprietors, partnerships);
    * Aboriginal & non-aboriginal corporations without share capital;
    * Churches and religious organizations;
    * Community groups, charitable and voluntary organizations;
    * Associations of workers and employers, professional and industrial organizations;
    * Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce;
    * Ad hoc groups;
    * Public health and public educational institutions;
    * Municipal governments;

For-profit employers; (less than 100 employees)

    * Aboriginal companies & non-aboriginal (sole proprietors, partnerships);
    * Aboriginal & non-aboriginal corporations with share capital;
    * Self-employed aboriginal persons;
    * Federal corporations;
    * Provincial corporations;
    * Cooperatives;
    * Private health and private education institutions.
ALL BUSINESSES/ORGANIZATIONS MUST BE IN EXISTENCE FOR A PERIOD OF 1 YEAR OR MORE
Eligible Participants:
  • Must be aboriginal;
  • Must be working age;
  • Must be long term unemployed (3 months or more);
  • No longer required by law to attend school;
  • People who require new skills or upgrading of existing skills to enhance employability.
Activities, Duration, & Cost Activities: 
  • Training and work experience designed to meet individual or community needs;
  • Activities should prepare participants for entry into labour market;
  • May include short certificate training (i.e. first aid.)

Duration:   Negotiable.  Maximum under 52 weeks.
 
Eligible Costs:  the following are eligible costs , subject to negotiation.

  • Wages for project manager;
  • Wages for participants (maximum $8.00/hr);
  • Mandatory Employment Related Costs (MERCs) for non-profit organizations (ie: Canada Pension Plan, Employment Insurance, Workers’ Compensation Board rate, holiday pay);
  • Overhead is negotiable.
  • Training costs are negotiable;
  • Special Costs are negotiable (i.e. equipment rental)
Approval and Application Process:

Approval Process:
 
Program Officer reviews proposal content and poses questions to Sponsor.
Projects under $50,000 are reviewed and approved internally.
Projects $50,000 and over are reviewed internally and then approved by FVAHRD Steering Committee who meet on a quarterly basis.

Application Process:
 
It takes a minimum of four (4) weeks to assess a proposal, depending on complexity and Program Officer workload.
The following documents are required:

  1. Cover letter;
  2. Completed and signed original JD application;
  3. Band Council Resolution (BCR) or board motion decision sheet;
  4. Job titles and detailed job descriptions for Project Manager and participants
  5. Detailed training plan (include dates, time frames, number of hours, activities, and objectives);
  6. Course outlines and locations for any off-site training;
  7. Copy of instructors/trainers resumes.
  8. Specify or outline Sponsor/Partner contributions.

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ImportantTo fill out a form on your computer, click on the .doc Application Form and then choose 'Open'. Once you've filled in the form, you can then print it off and mail it into the SNHRD office. Be sure to include the documents required (see Approval and Application Process below).

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Important Note:

All businesses / organizations must be in existence for a period of 1 year or more.

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