Employ PEI - For Employers

Overview of the Employ PEI - For Employers program:

Employ PEI is an employment program developed to help employers create long term employment opportunities for job seekers. An employer receives a temporary wage subsidy to provide on-the-job training for a new full time employee. If you are hiring a new employee who lacks the work experience necessary for the position, we can subsidize up to 50% of the wages to a maximum of 20 weeks. At the end of the wage subsidy, the employee should be fully productive and contributing to the success of the business.

Benefits of the Employ PEI - For Employers program:

• SkillsPEI can subsidize up to 50% of the wages by making a maximum contribution of $12.50 per hour for the new employee's wages during the training period.

Eligibility criteria of the Employ PEI - For Employers program:

• Eligible employers include:
• Registered private sector businesses;
• Organizations;
• Municipalities;
• Band/tribal councils;
• Public health and educational institutions.
• Eligible employees must be:
• Unemployed and looking for full-time work;
• Legally authorized to work in Canada (Canadian citizen or permanent resident);
• Out of high school for at least 2 years;
• Other criteria may apply.