Job Creation Partnerships (JCP)

• Job Descriptions.
• Organization Overview.
• Itemized Budget Breakdown, required only when overhead is requested.

Who is eligible?

• LMDA eligible individuals who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents legally entitled to work in Canada and currently resident in Nova Scotia.
• Eligible sponsors include businesses, federal Crown corporations and comparable provincial Crown corporations, organizations, individuals, municipal governments, band/tribal councils, public health and educational institutions.

Eligible expenses

• Salaries required to deliver project activities.
• MERC, including non-participant mandatory employer related costs such as EI, CPP and vacation pay.
• Incremental Supports and Disability Supports.
• Program Materials, Program Professional Fees, Professional Fees, Recurring, Office Supplies, Advertising/Promotion and Travel.
• Equipment, Facility Lease/Rent, Insurance and Capital.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Participant wages are not to be included in the project budget.

• Individuals must first meet with an employment assistance service provider, who assigns a case manager.
• The case manager completes an employment assessment and helps develop a Return to Work Action Plan.
• If you need work experience to get a permanent job, you can then apply to Employment Nova Scotia for Job Creation Partnerships.
• Sponsors seeking funding must contact Employment Nova Scotia for information on registering for LaMPSS and then submit their applications online using LaMPSS.

• Employment Nova Scotia will assess the application using the employment assessment, the case manager’s decision, the case manager’s assessment and recommendation, and the Return to Work Action Plan.
• The case manager’s decision is required before Employment Nova Scotia can assess the application.
• When participant LMDA eligibility has been confirmed, the final decision on participant selection rests with the project sponsor.
• Your application must be approved by Employment Nova Scotia before you begin activities with the sponsor.

• The date your completed application is received by Employment Nova Scotia is used to determine whether you qualify within the LMDA timeframes.
• If an application is returned for clarification or additional information, it is not considered fully completed until all required information is received.