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Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities
Supports employers hiring immigrants and visible minorities
Offered by
Funding available
Up to 60% of project cost
Deadline
Open continuously
Location
Quebec, Canada
Who can apply
Private businesses, including self-employed workers treated as private businesses
See full eligibility
Overview
Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities helps eligible employers in Quebec hire immigrants or visible minorities for a first significant North American job in their field, with salary support of up to 70% of gross wages. It can also cover accompaniment, supplementary training, or HR integration tools.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Attract or retain talent
- Develop workforce skills
Eligible Funding
- Up to 60% of project cost
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Quebec
Legal structures
- Non-profit
- Public or Parapublic institution
- For-profit business
- Sole proprietorship
- Social economy enterprise
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- All industries
Target groups
- All the groups
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- All dimensions
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Hiring and integrating an immigrant or visible minority candidate into a first significant North American job in their field of competence
- Providing workplace accompaniment to support onboarding and integration
- Adapting or implementing human resources management practices and tools to reflect another work culture
- Providing supplementary training to acquire or update job-required skills or adapt competencies to the North American work context
Documents Needed
- Demande de subvention salariale - Entreprise privée
- Demande de subvention salariale - OSBL
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Private businesses, including self-employed workers treated as private businesses
- Employee and employer associations, professional groups, cooperatives, and social economy enterprises
- Educational institutions, including school service centres, vocational training centres, CEGEPs, and universities
- Municipal administrations, including cities and MRCs, and band councils
- Non-profit organizations, including early childhood centres, and community organizations active in communities
Who is not eligible
- Political parties or political associations
- Québec government ministries and bodies whose staff are appointed and paid under the Loi sur la fonction publique du Québec (L.R.Q., C.F31), and federal government departments and agencies
- Organizations listed in the Registraire des entreprises non admissibles aux contrats publics (RENA), organizations still repaying a debt to the Ministère unless they comply with a written repayment agreement, and applicants that failed to meet obligations related to a previous subsidy after formal notice
- Organizations whose activities are controversial or interrupted because of a strike or lockout, staffing agencies, and employers receiving the Soutien travailleur autonome (STA) measure
- Employers that are immediate family of the candidate, or where the candidate or an immediate family member sits on the board, unless the Ministry is satisfied there was no favouritism; organizations funded by the Ministry under Projets de préparation à l’emploi (PPE), Services d’aide à l’emploi (SAE), or Mesure de formation de la main-d’œuvre (MFOR) are generally not eligible when the job is tied to that funding
Eligible expenses
- Gross wages of the hired worker, within program limits
- Salary or professional fees of a support person providing accompaniment
- Direct training costs, including training purchase costs, educational materials, and wages of trainers who are not part of the employer’s regular staff
- Direct costs to adapt or implement human resources management practices and tools
- General overhead costs for a participant with a disability
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Training activities that result from a legal or regulatory obligation
- The participant’s salary under supplementary training, other than the salary support provided in the agreement, if applicable
- Equipment or materials normally required to perform the job, such as boots, tools, or specific clothing
- Salary of a regular employee of the business who provides training to the participant
- Jobs obtained through a staffing agency, paid solely on commission, intended to provide personal services to the employer, or intended to spread a religious, sexual, or political doctrine
Eligible geographic areas
- Quebec, including all administrative regions
Selection criteria
- The participant’s profile, including employment barriers, work experience, and professional training
- The regional labour market situation
- The complexity of the tasks and the quality of the proposed job
- The employer’s capacity to welcome, supervise, and train the worker, including its management history and retention record
- The likelihood that the worker will be retained by the same employer after the subsidy ends
How to apply
- Optionally complete the salary subsidy eligibility verification tool to check the pre-eligibility of your business and the job offered.
- Complete the Demande de subvention salariale - Entreprise privée form or the Demande de subvention salariale - OSBL form, as applicable.
- Submit or mail the form to your Services Québec office.
- You can also contact a Services Québec office to make an appointment with a business services officer.
Processing and Agreement
- A Services Québec business services officer evaluates the employer’s eligibility, the subsidy duration, and the subsidy rate based on the job offer and program factors.
- The subsidy is authorized only after assessing the likelihood that the worker will be retained by the same employer after the subsidy ends.
- If accompaniment is approved, the agreement records the support person’s name, the subsidy calculation, and an accompaniment plan describing the planned activities.
- If supplementary training is approved, the agreement records the type of training, its duration, the training provider, the covered costs, and any training certificate to be issued.
- If participation is interrupted because of a strike, disaster, illness, work accident, or parental leave, the Ministry postpones the subsidy end date to grant the number of weeks provided in the agreement.
Additional information
- If a decision or service is unsatisfactory, a complaint can be filed with the Direction de l’amélioration de la qualité des services à la clientèle.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities Program
What is the Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities?
Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities helps eligible employers in Quebec hire immigrants or visible minorities for a first significant North American job in their field, with salary support of up to 70% of gross wages. It can also cover accompaniment, supplementary training, or HR integration tools.
How much funding can be received?
Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities Funds up to 60% of admissible expenses.
Who is eligible for the Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities program?
To be eligible for the Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities program, you must:
The employer must offer jobs in Quebec, have a bureau or establishment registered with the Registraire des entreprises du Québec, and comply with applicable legislation.
The employer must offer a vacant, additional, or recurring seasonal job with good retention prospects beyond the subsidy and provide supervision and follow-up.
The hire must involve an eligible immigrant or visible minority candidate in their field of competence who holds a valid PRIIME salary subsidy eligibility letter.
What expenses are eligible under Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities?
Hiring and integrating an immigrant or visible minority candidate into a first significant North American job in their field of competence
Providing workplace accompaniment to support onboarding and integration
Adapting or implementing human resources management practices and tools to reflect another work culture
Providing supplementary training to acquire or update job-required skills or adapt competencies to the North American work context
Where is the Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities available?
The Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities program is available the province of Quebec.
Is the Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities is a Grant and Funding
Who are the financial supporters of the Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities?
Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities is funded by Government of Québec, Services Québec