Ontario Labour Market Partnerships (OLMP)

Who can apply

1. Local communities, sector groups, employee/employer associations, and employers
2. The following organizations are eligible to be a Project Recipient or Partner:  Non-profit organizations or social agencies;  Industry Associations/Employer Organizations;  Employee Organizations;  Health and education providers (public and private);  Local planning groups/Community action groups;  Charitable Foundations;  First Nations organizations;  Métis organizations;  Other governments (municipal); and,  For-profit businesses
3. The following organizations are not eligible to be a Project Recipient, but are eligible as a Partner: 1. Private consultants 2. Other Provincial government Ministries 3. Federal government departments or agencies; Any other organizations that are not directly impacted by a labour market; issue
4. Project Recipients must be organizations and/or individuals who represent organizations that are impacted by the labour market issue that the OLMP project is meant to address
5. In general, OLMP Projects do not support activities of an individual employer or business to reduce any possible claim of unfair competitive advantage. Exceptions may, however, be considered provided there is evidence that the proposed OLMP Project will address a larger identified labour market issue
6. OLMP does not provide direct financial assistance to the expansion/development of a private enterprise or enterprises
7. Each project must include two or more partners (funding recipient and at least one more partner), contributing financial or in-kind resources
8. OLMP projects are cost-shared in which all partners are expected to demonstrate contributions to the project costs
9. Project activities funded under the OLMP program must meet the following criteria: Be finite and project specific; Reflect regional and/or local priorities; Involve partnership
10. Address a labour market issue, under one or a combination of the three categories: local economic development; human resource planning; labour force adjustment
11. OLMP can support projects focused on local economic development, if the following conditions exist:  OLMP activities relate directly to identifying new, untapped employment; opportunities that may be needed in the community;  Projects are in response to anticipated economic, technological, demographic and/or structural changes in the community;  Partners include key local stakeholders with a commitment for support and contributions; and,  An assessment is done, demonstrating that the community will have the capacity to implement the strategy(s) that will be produced by the proposed OLMP project
12. Proposed OLMP projects must include activities that focus on an identified labour market issue and be assessed as likely to have a positive impact on the labour market
13. Individual projects must have defined start and finish dates, and not be part of an applicant’s day-to-day operations
14. When OLMP funding supports local economic development activities, the proposal must demonstrate that capacity exists for implementation of the resulting strategy
15. The maximum duration of an OLMP Project is three years
16. Union concurrence must be obtained in writing if the proposed activities will take place in a workplace that has a collective agreement in effect
17. OLMP Recipients must not subcontract to themselves
18. Applicants must submit a concept paper (between 3 to 5 pages), as a pre-proposal step
19. If the Project is approved and there is an agreement in place, no expenditures can be incurred outside the funding period