JobsNL Wage Subsidy

Overview of the JobsNL Wage Subsidy program:

The JobsNL Wage Subsidy program is designed to connect employers and employees by providing funding to employers to create sustainable long-term employment or seasonal/short term employment. The subsidy is intended to offset salary costs to create new positions.

Benefits of the JobsNL Wage Subsidy program:

• There are three JobsNL Wage Subsidy options:
• JobsNL 42
• Provides a wage subsidy for 28 weeks of a minimum 42-week period of employment. The subsidy is as follows:
• First 14 weeks: 60 percent subsidy, to a maximum of $12 towards the hourly wage rate;
• Second 14 weeks: 0 percent subsidy towards wages; and
• Third 14 weeks: 80 percent subsidy, to a maximum of $12 towards the hourly wage rate.
• Ukrainian Wage Subsidy
• For employers who identify Ukrainian participants, subsidies will be available for a maximum of a 42-week period of employment. Only full-time (30 or more hours per week), year-round employment will be eligible for this subsidy in order to promote connections to immigration pathways. The subsidy is as follows:
• First 14 weeks: 70 percent, to a maximum of $12 towards the hourly wage rate;
• Second 14 weeks: 60 percent, to a maximum of $12 towards the hourly wage rate; and
• Third 14 weeks: 80 percent, to a maximum of $12 towards the hourly wage rate
• JobsNL- 28:
• Provides a wage subsidy for a period of 10 28 weeks; this duration allows funding for seasonal/short-term employment. The subsidy is as follows:
• Sixty percent subsidy, to a maximum of $12 towards the hourly wage rate.

Eligibility criteria of the JobsNL Wage Subsidy program:

• ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EMPLOYERS
• Private or not-for-profit sector employers that are incorporated or sole proprietorships;
• Have a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) business number;
• Be in good standing with the Registry of Companies and Deeds;
• Have an office location/base in Newfoundland and Labrador;
• Additional eligibility requirements can be reviewed in the Program Guidelines; Opens in a new window
• Employers are required to adhere to the Terms and Conditions of the JobsNL program;Opens in a new window
• Federal and provincial government departments, crown agencies and corporations, boards and commissions, municipalities, and political parties are not eligible for funding; and
• Those who are hiring Ukrainian participants should contact their local Immigration, Population Growth, and Skills office to discuss employer eligibility requirements.
• ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA PARTICIPANTS
• All participants must reside in Newfoundland and Labrador;
• Unemployed or underemployed (underemployed being someone who has been employed on average less than 20 hours per week or in a field not related to their training);
• A Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, who is a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador. Temporary residents of the province with a 900 series SIN may be eligible under the following circumstances:
• International graduates of Memorial University of Newfoundland, or College of the North Atlantic with a Post-graduate Work Permit; or
• Individuals with an Open Work Permit who are residents of the province.
• Recent post-secondary graduates who have not obtained employment in their field of study;
• Not receiving a federal or provincial pension, Workplace NL benefits, or another benefit; and
• An individual hired prior to the date an application is submitted is not eligible for funding.