Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) Regional Future Workforce Program
Receive up to $500,000 in Grant Funding.
The Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN)’s Regional Workforce Program is an Ontario government funding program designed to encourage students of all ages across the province to pursue careers in the automotive and mobility sector by providing eligible applicants with funding for projects that bring awareness to the diverse career options available in the automotive skilled trades sector.
For more OVIN programs, visit our Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network Page.
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Funding Amount
The maximum funding that an eligible applicant can receive is $500,000, regardless of how many audience program segments are created per the program’s eligibility.
Eligible Applicants
Ontario based post-secondary education institutions; Non-Profit Organizations that have an Ontario-based bank account and run education programs for kindergarten to post-secondary students in Ontario; or Elementary and secondary public schools and school boards across Ontario. Must have a minimum of one Ontario-based partner.
Eligible Activities
Applicants are expected to create programs that engage a minimum of 500 students. These programs must be of no cost for the student to participate. Applicants must demonstrate experience in developing and implementing successful education programs for audience segments ranging from kindergarten to post-secondary.
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Amount of Funding
Successful applicants may receive the following:
- Funding up to a maximum of $500,000 in co-investment support;
- Funding may be allotted over a maximum of 24 months (two years);
- A minimum 2:1 cash match by applicants and/or partners is required; and
- The match must come from private sector contributions.
Eligible Applicants
To be eligible applicants and partners must meet these required criteria:
- Applicants and partners must both be SMEs with less than 500 employees that are full time equivalent (FTE) with a maximum annual revenue of $50 million;
- National and multinational enterprises (NEs and MNEs) are permitted to be partners;
- Institutions that are publicly funded;
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Indigenous communities; and
- Municipalities.
Eligible Activities
Important eligibility criteria for this program is that:
- Applicants are expected to create programs that engage a minimum of 500 students.
- The programs must be of no cost for the student to participate.
- The programs must have unique segments for at least two audience segments ranging from kindergarten to post-secondary.
Program Deadline
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