Food & Beverage Industry Profile - Hamilton Economic Development

HAMILTON
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Workplace Accessibility Tax Credit
Provides a refundable tax credit of 15% of the total amount of expenditures incurred after
July 1, 1998, for employers who hire a new employee with a disability.
Contact: Ministry of Finance
Toll Free Telephone: 800-263-7965
Web: www.trd.fin.gov.on.ca
Programs for Youth
Environmental Youth Corp. (EYC) Internship Program
Provides environmental businesses with up to $12,000 in wage subsidies to support an intern
position in their company.
Contact: Environmental Careers Organization Canada - EYC Project Coordinator
Telephone: 403-233-0748
Job Opportunities For Youth
Provides employers and organizations with financial assistance to hire youth they might
not otherwise hire due to an individual’s lack of work experience. Allows participants to gain
work experience and on the job training that will lead to full time employment.
Contact: Hamilton Mountain Human Resource Centre of Canada
Telephone: 905-572-2211
Summer Career Placements
Provide wage subsidies to non-profit, private and public sector employers to hire students aged
15-30. Preference will be given to small and medium size employers.
Contact: Hamilton Human Resource Centre of Canada
Telephone: 905-572-2211
Summer Job Service
Provides businesses, farms and other non-profit and community organizations a $2 per hour
wage subsidy to hire students.
Contact: JobGrow Hotline
Contact: Mohawk College Summer Job Service
Telephone: 888-JOB-GROW
Telephone: 905-575-1212 x 2368
Youth Hires Program
An initiative designed to help young people enter the workforce by providing employers
Employment Insurance (EI) premium relief for hiring youth aged 18 to 24.
Contact: Canadian Revenue Agency
Web: www.cra-arc.gc.ca
Toll Free Telephone: 800-959-5525
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