Notice to Applicants
Community and Employer Partnerships (CEP) is ensuring funding is accessible and equitably distributed throughout the province and prioritizing applications that:
- Create work experience and training opportunities to prepare job seekers for occupations that have a strong labour market outlook
- Support an inclusive economic recovery in B.C. communities
If you have submitted an application the ministry will contact you within 6-8 weeks.
All project activities must adhere to current WorkSafeBC guidelines.
Enquiries can be sent to: CEPTeam@gov.bc.ca
Please click on the link below to begin your Self-Assessment Questionnaire now:
Self Assessment Questionnaire
- Are you applying for funding as a member of one of the following organizations:
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Crown Corporations
- Municipalities or Agencies
- Band/Tribal Councils/First Nations Governments
- Public Health or Educational Institutions
- Businesses *
* Note: Private sector organizations are eligible for Community and Employer Partnerships funding consideration under certain conditions. Funding cannot be used to improve any business’ position in the competitive marketplace.
Please answer this question.
- Does your project address a labour market issue?
Please answer this question.
- Is your project incremental to the services already provided or mandated by your organization?
Please answer this question.
Sorry, you are ineligible for CEP funding.
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Based on the information provided, the project you propose may be eligible under the following WorkBC Community and Employer Partnership funding streams. Only one application can be submitted at a time.
Thank you for your interest in the WorkBC Community and Employer Partnerships programs and funding. The information you provided in the self-assessment program suggest that your project concept might meet the criteria of the following funding stream:
Job Creation Partnerships:
Provides funding to organizations to assist with local projects that provide community benefit and that normally would not take place without project funding, while creating jobs that provide unemployed eligible EI Clients with Opportunities to gain meaningful work experience. Projects benefit the job seeker, community and the local economy; however, the primary focus must be on helping the job seeker. Click here to submit your online application.
Labour Market Partnerships:
Provides funding to organizations to encourage, support and facilitate addressing labour force issues (imbalances) and human resource planning activities which are in the public interest. LMP also includes the Employer Sponsored Training (EST) program that provides eligible employers with financial assistance to support training activities for employees who would otherwise lose their jobs. Click here to submit your online application.
Project Based Labour Market Training:
Provides funding to organizations to support projects that provide both benefits to the community and to individuals by providing a combination of on and off the job training delivered under a project based training model to assist eligible individuals obtain the skills they need for employment. Projects enhance participant’s employability skills by providing training and other supports in a supportive, group environment. Training is supported by a range of activities which may include counselling, vocational and/or learning assessments, work experience, job search skills, mentorship, referral to community resources and post-project follow up. Click here to submit your online application.
Research and Innovation:
Provides funding to community organizations and partners to undertake research or develop and implement innovative projects (e.g. pilots), processes or practices that strengthen the understanding of the labour market and helps move more Clients into sustainable jobs. R and I uses progressive research and leading edge innovation to discover better ways to help unemployed British Columbian’s join the labour force as quickly as possible. It is designed to fund untried and untested solutions to labour market problems with the goal of creating employment services of the future. Click here to submit your online application.
Please Note: This is not a contracting process and neither the proponent nor the Province is legally bound as a result of this process.
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