We are Contact Us Youth Employment - Here to Help Regional ECE Service Centres: Small Community How do you apply? (867) 695-7338 Dehcho Regional Education Centre Employment Support Contact your regional ECE Service Centre Developing workplace skills for more information. Fort Smith (867) 872-7425 Sweetgrass Building The Small Community Employment Support program provides wage subsidies to organizations in small NWT Hay River (867) 874-5050 communities who offer training in the workplace Courthouse Building to unemployed youth. (867) 777-7365 GNWT Multi-use Building (867) 587-7157 Edward G. Hodgson Building (867) 766-5100 Nova Plaza www.ece.gov.nt.ca

If you would like this information in another official language, call us. Am I Eligible? Eligible Communities Financial Assistance Employers must be: Only organizations in the following communities Wage subsidies are available for a 4 – 40 week • Licensed to operate in the are eligible to apply for funding: employment period. • Located in an eligible community • • Wage subsidies are available only for fulltime positions (minimum of 30 hours per week). • In operation for at least 6 months • Colville Lake • Łutselk’e • Délįne • Wage subsidies apply only to regular hours worked by the • In good standing with the Workers’ Safety and trainee. All overtime, vacation, statutory holidays, sick and Compensation Commission • • special leave is the responsibility of the employer. • One of the following: • Enterprise • Employers must contribute a minimum of 20% of the trainee’s • Business or Corporation • • Trout Lake wage and pay at least minimum wage, including other benefits • Aboriginal Government or Organization • • and dues found in the Employment Standards Act. • Non-governmental Organization • Fort McPherson • • Municipal or Local Government • • • Industry Association • • • Local Housing Authority • Gamètì • Wekweètì • Educational institution/training provider • K’atl’odeeche First Nation • Whati • Board/Agency • • Wrigley

Trainees must be: • 15-29 years of age • Unemployed • A resident of an eligible community

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