Employ PEI – For Employers
Employ PEI is an employment program developed to help employers create long term employment opportunities for job seekers. An employer receives a temporary wage subsidy to provide on-the-job training for a new full-time employee. If you are hiring a new employee who lacks the work experience necessary for the position, we can subsidize up to 50% of the wages to a maximum of 20 weeks.
Offered by SkillsPEI
Amount
Wage subsidy of up to 50% of the new employee's wages, to a maximum contribution of $12.50 per hour, for a maximum of 20 weeks
Quick eligibility check
Who can apply
Eligible employers include:
- Registered private sector businesses;
- Organizations;
- Municipalities;
- Band/tribal councils.
Eligible employees must be:
- unemployed and looking for full-time work;
- legally authorized to work in Canada (Canadian citizen or permanent resident);
- Other criteria may apply.
To be eligible for funding, you must wait for this approval before your new employee begins working.
The wage rate paid to the participant must be within the wage range for the targeted occupation.
About the funding
An employer receives a temporary wage subsidy to provide on-the-job training for a new full-time employee. If you are hiring a new employee who lacks the work experience necessary for the position, we can subsidize up to 50% of the wages to a maximum of 20 weeks.
SkillsPEI can subsidize up to 50% of the wages by making a maximum contribution of $12.50 per hour for the new employee's wages during the training period.
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