Extend the employment periods of your staff — Workforce Partnership
Overview
The Employment Stabilization Program provides financial aid to extend employment periods for workers in seasonally or cyclically affected sectors by supporting projects aimed at product or service diversification or workforce sharing. While the grant's exact amount depends on project specifics and regional priorities, it can cover expenses like extended employment salaries, project coordination, and consultancy fees.
At a glance
Funding available
- Reduce environmental footprint
- Launch or market a product/service
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
Eligible candidates
- All industries
- Quebec
- Financial cooperative
- Non-financial cooperative
- For-profit business
- Sole proprietorship
- Non-profit
- All revenue ranges
- All organization sizes
- All groups
- Employment and Training
- Business Associations
- Professional Associations
- Unions
- Business owners / entrepreneurs
- Nonprofits / charities
- All structures
- Regional
- Provincial
Next Steps
Activities funded
The grant is designed to support projects that extend employment periods for precarious and seasonal workers. Eligible activities include enhancing product or service offerings and facilitating workforce matchmaking initiatives.
- Implementing projects that diversify products or services to extend employment periods for seasonal and precarious workers.
- Developing workforce sharing projects involving three or more employers to extend employment opportunities.
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
Eligible organizations include private enterprises, workers' or employers' associations, professional associations, non-profit organizations, cooperatives, and self-employed individuals. Specifically, businesses in sectors subject to significant seasonal fluctuations are particularly targeted.Who is not eligible
There are specific types of companies that are not eligible for this grant.
- Agencies of placement
Eligible expenses
This grant supports initiatives that help extend the employment periods of workers in sectors subject to seasonal or cyclical fluctuations. Eligible projects focus on diversifying products or services and facilitating workforce sharing among employers.
- Projects aimed at diversifying products or services to extend employment periods for seasonal and precarious workers.
- Projects that enable workforce sharing between three or more employers to extend employment periods for precarious workers.
Eligible geographic areas
This grant is aimed at companies within jurisdictions overseen by the Government of Québec, as indicated by the involvement of Québec's regional Services offices.
- Businesses located within the province of Québec.
Selection criteria
Evaluation and selection criteria focus on the project's ability to extend employment periods through product or service diversification, or by sharing workforce among multiple employers. The decision also considers the nature of the project, the company's needs, budget availability, sector, and regional and provincial priorities.
- Project aims to extend employment periods through product/service diversification or adding tasks
- Project involves workforce sharing between three or more employers
- Nature of the project
- Company needs
- Budget availability
- Activity sector
- Regional priorities
- Provincial priorities
How to apply
Here are the steps to submit an application for this grant:
- Step 1: Initial Contact
- Communicate with a business advisor at your local Services Québec office.
- Discuss your specific business needs to receive tailored advice.
- Step 2: Needs Analysis
- Engage in an analysis of your enterprise’s needs with the advisor.
- Explore and evaluate potential solutions together with the advisor.
- Step 3: Project Development
- Develop a project that aims to extend employment periods for seasonal or precarious workers.
- Consider implementing projects that diversify products/services or promote workforce sharing among businesses.
- Step 4: Application Submission
- Prepare the detailed application documents as guided by the advisor.
- Submit the completed application to the Services Québec office in your region.
- Step 5: Await Decision
- Wait for the business advisor to analyze your application and determine eligibility.
- Receive a decision on the funding by considering the project’s nature, your business needs, and regional priorities.
Additional information
The grant provides financial support for extending employment periods of seasonal and precarious workers. There are two main activities under this program: Prolongation of Seasonal Employment and Partnership and Workforce Matching.
- The financial support can cover salary, project coordinator salary, and consultancy fees.
- Eligible organizations include private companies, worker or employer associations, professional associations, non-profit organizations, and cooperatives.
- The grant can cover up to 40% of eligible expenses, including wages up to a specified maximum.
- Individual projects can be supported for up to 12 months, with the possibility of extension to a maximum of 3 years based on project needs and outcomes.
- Each project must aim to extend employment periods through product/service diversification or workforce sharing between at least three employers.
- Companies must demonstrate the project's potential for mid-term sustainability or development.
- Both full-time and part-time precarious workers are eligible under this grant.
- The application process involves consulting with a business advisor from the regional Services Québec office.