Does the Job Opportunities Program fund the full amount of workers’ wages or is it limited to just providing a wage subsidy?
A. The entire amount of worker’s wages can be covered by program funding, as long as the proposed pay levels are within program wage guidelines, given the skills, knowledge and experience required to do the job. The program is not a wage subsidy program. It is in place in order to provide short-term employment to unemployed resource workers in resource-dependent communities affected by current market conditions.
