Better Jobs Ontario

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

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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

• 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.