Ontario Labour Market Partnerships (OLMP)

• Application for Funding form
• Certificate of Insurance
• Letters patent
• Detailed budget and letters of support from stakeholders
• Electronic Funds Transfer form and void cheque; Environmental Assessment, if required

Who is eligible?

• For-profit businesses
• Non-profit organizations and social agencies
• Industry associations and employer organizations
• Employee organizations
• Health and education providers

Who is not eligible

• Private consultants
• Other provincial ministries
• Federal departments or agencies
• Organizations not directly impacted by the labour market issue

Eligible expenses

• Staff wages and employment-related costs
• Professional fees, consulting, research and technical studies
• Materials, supplies, utilities, travel, insurance, and rent or equipment leasing/purchase
• Audit, evaluation, follow-up survey, and assessment costs
• Approved capital asset costs, such as equipment, land, or buildings

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Creating new organizations, branches, or business start-up costs
• Operating costs or core activities of a business or organization
• ISO certification, collective bargaining, or survival planning for a threatened company
• Training program development, testing, or delivery, and training infrastructure or curriculum development
• Projects unrelated to a labour market issue, or activities led mainly by another ministry or agency

Eligible geographic areas

• Ontario

• Alignment with OLMP objectives and local labour market needs
• Quality of the labour market issue, objectives, activities, and expected results
• Strength and relevance of partnerships and community support
• Reasonableness of the budget and value for money
• Risk of unfair competition or duplication

• Step 1: Identify the labour market issue
  • Review the OLMP program guide and determine whether the program fits your needs.
  • Contact the local ministry office for guidance and consultation.
  • Obtain written union concurrence if the project will take place in a workplace with a collective agreement.
• Step 2: Submit the concept paper
  • Prepare a 3 to 5 page concept paper.
  • Include the labour market issue, partners, community, proposed activities, expected results, proposed duration, and estimated project costs.
  • Submit the concept paper to the local ministry office for review.
• Step 3: Develop and submit the full application
  • If the concept paper is approved, prepare the detailed proposal and application package.
  • Include the required supporting documents with the application package.
  • Submit the complete package for ministry review.
• Step 4: Review, approval, and agreement
  • The ministry reviews the application and may request clarification or additional information.
  • If approved, the ministry sends the agreement for signature.
  • Return the signed agreement to the local office to complete the process.

• The ministry reviews the proposal for fit with program objectives, eligibility, activities, budget, partnerships, and evaluation plans.
• The ministry may consult stakeholders, co-funders, or program staff and may request clarification from the applicant.
• A recommendation package is prepared and the applicant is informed of the approval decision and reasons.
• If approved, two copies of the agreement are sent to the recipient for review, signature, and return.
• Monitoring and reporting continue during the project, and the agreement sets the approved start and end dates.

• A final report is due within four months after activities end and before the agreement end date.
• The program is delivered in Ontario through local ministry offices.