WILWorks program — Skilled Trades in Advanced Manufacturing

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Can you get this?

✓Employer must be registered Canadian manufacturing business

✓Participants must be aged 15–29

✓Participants legally entitled to work in Canada

✕Participants not registered as apprentice or licensed in trade are not eligible

✓Employer receives up to $5,000 wage subsidy

What it takes

Participants not yet in manufacturing apply online and upload their resume to be shared with interested employers.

Participants already in manufacturing share program details with their employer, who then applies on their behalf.

Employers apply online through EMC's secure servers to participate and access funding.

Participants complete a training period of 8 or more weeks combining online self-directed learning and hands-on workplace training.8 or more weeks

Worth knowing

Employers receive a wage subsidy of 50% of the participant's wages up to a maximum of $5,000. Candidate selection is made by the employer and placements are not guaranteed.

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