Better Jobs Ontario

Start a successful new career in a high-demand field with paid retraining.

Get back to work in a new occupation.

Better Jobs Ontario (previously known as Second Career) provides laid-off, unemployed individuals with financial support and skills training to find employment in high-demand occupations.

Program features:

Application process assistance for eligible individuals
Labour market considerations
Career and educational opportunities
Eligibility and suitability assessments

Eligibility

Laid-off
Unemployed
Resident of Ontario
Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident or Convention Refugee claimant
Demonstrate occupational demand for the skills training request with evidence of good employment prospects locally or within Ontario

NOTE: Participants must also undergo a suitability assessment to determine if eligible individuals meet the recommended need/priority threshold.

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