Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream Is Now Accepting Applications Until October 4, 2024
The Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream offered by the Government of Ontario provides funding to organizations for innovative projects that address challenges to hiring, training, or retaining workers, including apprentices, to drive Ontario’s economic growth.
The SDF Training Stream supports:
projects that address the labour shortage and stimulate growth in key sectors of Ontario’s economy
projects that will increase Ontario’s long-term economic competitive advantage by creating a sustainable and resilient workforce
projects helping people with prior involvement in the criminal justice system, racialized persons and Indigenous peoples, those with disabilities, and others facing barriers to employment
Eligible organizations
The following organizations are eligible to apply to the SDF Training Stream:
employers in Ontario, other than the Educational Organizations listed below
minister-approved non-college apprenticeship training delivery agents (TDAs)
non-profit organizations, including Indigenous Band offices and Indigenous Skills and Employment Training agreement holders
professional/industry/employer associations
trade unions or union-affiliated organizations
municipalities, District Social Services Administration Boards, Consolidated Municipal Service Managers, hospitals
The following organizations are eligible to apply to the SDF Training Stream as co-applicant with one or more of the organizations above:
district school boards
publicly assisted colleges, universities or Indigenous Institutes in Ontario
Read the application guidelines for full details of the eligibility requirements. This guideline reflects feedback from previous rounds.
Project requirements
Applications must show how the funding will:
support and help develop a resilient workforce by supporting access into the labour market, and/or retention and capacity-building for employers
encourage partnerships across the economy and support innovative ideas and training solutions
support in-demand sectors that align with core government objectives such as manufacturing, technology, and construction labour to support increasing the housing supply in the province
The application deadline is on October 4, 2024, at 11:59 pm EDT.
Before applying, applicants are encouraged to contact our team of Economic Development Officers who can help assess the fit with the program and provide advice on application preparation by calling (519) 332 1820 or email contact@sarnialambton.on.ca
