Ontario has taken the first step in acting on your feedback by proposing a new grant for employers, to support the goal of improving apprenticeship completion rates and increasing the participation of traditionally underrepresented groups. As you may have seen in the Fall Economic Statement, the Ontario government is proposing to replace the Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit with a new Graduated Apprenticeship Grant for Employers (GAGE). The government is also introducing changes to the Employer Completion Bonus.
Click here to read the letter from Deb Matthews, Deputy Premier, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development.