Better Jobs Ontario

Better Jobs Ontario (formerly Second Career) is an Ontario government program designed to help people who have been laid off since January 1, 2005, and are currently unemployed or underemployed and working less than 20 hours a week. You do not need to be receiving Employment Insurance (EI) to be eligible.

Better Jobs Ontario can help you with the costs of tuition, books, living expenses, and other expenses associated with the training for up to $28,000. In some cases, Better Jobs Ontario can provide additional funding for disability accommodation, dependent care, relocation expenses, and academic upgrading.

You may qualify for Better Jobs Ontario if you either:

• Have been laid-off and have not been working or are working a temporary job just to cover costs
• Have not been laid-off but have been unemployed for six months or longer and are part of a low-income household

You can still apply if you receive either:

• Employment Insurance (EI)
• Ontario Works (OW)
• Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)

Only training programs that are less than 52-week in length qualify for funding.