Extend the employment periods of your staff - Partnership and workforce matching component
QC, Canada
The Employment Stabilization Program offers financial support to businesses to extend employment periods for seasonal and precarious workers.
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Grant and Funding
Wage Subsidies And Interns
Partnering and Collaboration
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- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
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- Gouvernement du Québec
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The Stabilization of Employment grant offers financial assistance to businesses affected by seasonal or cyclical fluctuations to extend employment periods for precarious and seasonal workers. Eligible activities include diversifying products or services and facilitating workforce sharing among three or more employers to stabilize employment.
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This grant is managed by Services Québec, which typically focuses on supporting businesses within the province of Quebec. However, the specific geographical limitations for eligibility are not explicitly mentioned in the provided context.
- Focus on areas within the province of Quebec based on typical service scope.
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$5,000
Opening a hotel in winter to attract snowmobilers and extend employment
$5,000
Extending summer tourism by incorporating horseback riding activities
$5,000
Reorganizing a workshop to enhance efficiency for prolonged employment
$5,000
Increasing production volume to meet new customer demands, thereby extending jobs
$5,000
Agricultural producers adding transformation activities to extend employment
$5,000
Packaging and transporting transformed sea products to extend employment
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The eligibility for this grant is based on the type of organization and the nature of the project.
- The organization must be one of the following: a private company, a workers' or employers' association, a professional association, a non-profit organization, or a cooperative.
- Self-employed workers are also eligible.
- The business should ideally belong to a sector with significant seasonal fluctuations.
- The project must aim to extend employment periods either by diversifying products or services, or by adding tasks (Seasonal Employment Extension pillar), or by enabling workforce sharing between three or more employers (Workforce Partnership and Matching pillar).
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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.
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There are specific types of companies that are not eligible for this grant.
- Agencies of placement
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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.
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The grant covers specific expenses related to the prolongation of employment and workforce sharing projects.
- Salary of the resource whose employment period is extended.
- Salary of the coordinator for the workforce sharing project.
- Fees for an external consultant engaged to support the development of the workforce sharing project.
- Expenses related to management and administration activities pertaining to the agreement.
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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
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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.
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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.
Apply to this program
Extending Employment Durations for Workforce Stability
This program provides financial assistance to businesses in sectors with seasonal or cyclical employment fluctuations, helping them extend the employment periods of their workforce. Its aim is to reduce layoffs and promote workforce stability through two main avenues: prolonging seasonal employment and facilitating labor sharing among companies.
In-Depth Insight into the Employment Stability Grant Program
The Employment Stability Grant Program is a strategic initiative designed to mitigate the challenges of seasonal and cyclical employment fluctuations, most prevalent in industries such as fishing and agriculture. The program seeks to extend the employment periods for workers with precarious or seasonal job positions, aiming to reduce or eliminate the need for layoffs during off-peak times. This is particularly significant in sectors traditionally subject to high labor turnover due to natural cycles and demand variations.
The program offers a dual approach to enhancing employment stability. The first component targets the extension of seasonal jobs. It encourages businesses to initiate projects that can diversify their product offerings or add new services. Such diversification not only provides continuous employment opportunities for workers but also strengthens the business's market presence and resilience against seasonal downturns. For example, a fishing company might expand into shellfish processing during off-seasons, thus maintaining employment for its staff throughout the year.
The second component emphasizes labor sharing partnerships. This innovative approach facilitates the pooling of labor resources among three or more businesses. By collaborating, companies in the same sector but with different peak seasons can offer regular employment to staff, reducing the unpredictability of income for workers and enhancing job security. For instance, agricultural employees could transition to packaging roles in manufacturing during the off-peak farming season, thereby achieving employment continuity without relying solely on one employer.
Eligible participants for this program extend beyond private businesses to include worker and employer associations, professional bodies, non-profit organizations, and cooperatives. Self-employed individuals are also recognized as eligible applicants under this scheme. This broad eligibility criterion ensures comprehensive support across different organizational structures, fostering an inclusive ecosystem that benefits a diverse range of employees.
The financial assistance under the Employment Stability Grant Program can cover various project expenses, including the salaries of employees whose job durations are extended, project coordinators for labor sharing initiatives, and fees for external consultants guiding project development. Administrative costs related to the management and execution of labor agreements can also be supported, ensuring that overheads do not hinder project implementation.
Businesses seeking to leverage this program must undergo a thorough needs analysis facilitated by advisors from Services Québec, who assist in aligning company goals with available program opportunities. This personalized guidance is crucial in crafting projects that meet the specific needs of the business while adhering to regional and Quebec-wide priorities.
Overall, this grant program not only addresses immediate employment continuity challenges but also contributes to long-term economic stability by fostering adaptable and resilient business models. Through strategic project development and inter-company cooperation, businesses can enhance their productivity, workforce satisfaction, and market competitiveness.
