Employment Assistance Services
 


Employment Assistance Services enable Career Centres to enhance career delivery and development options at the Community level.

Program Objective

The Employment Assistance Services (EAS) program provides funding to community partners to offer career development services to unemployed people.

Types of EAS Activities:

Employment Assistance Services can be tailored to the specific needs of the client and / or community, such as:

  • Specific career counselling

  • Diagnostic testing services

  • Job search / job finding clubs or job maintenance assistance

  • Group workshop delivery

  • Coordination of special career events


Eligible Sponsors


Business, non-profit organizations, band / tribal councils, municipal governments.


Eligible Clients

Sponsoring organizations assist clients who are:

  • Experiencing difficulty finding and / or keeping work and fall within locally defined priorities

  • Have or had an Employment Insurance claim that would have ended in the past 3-5 years

  • Active EI claimants and income Support clients continue to receive financial assistance while accessing EAS supports

Other financial supports may be available depending on need.

How long is the Program?

Employment Assistance Services are negotiable for up to 52 weeks.

Financial Assistance

Assistance is negotiable for the following costs:

  • Overhead costs

Delivery fees and expenses

For more information contact your local Career Centre / Canada-NWT Service Centre:

NWT


Fort Simpson (2nd flr Deh Cho Hall)............695-7334

Fax...................................................................695-7351

Fort Smith (Sweetgrass Building)................872-7217
Fax................................................................... 872-4507

Hay River (Courthouse Building).................. 874-9200
Fax................................................................... 874-9215

Inuvik (1st floor Perry Building)..................... 777-7365
Fax................................................................... 777-4531

Norman Wells (Gov’t Building).....................587-2566
Fax................................................................... 587-2612

Yellowknife (Joe Tobie Building).................. 766-5100
Fax................................................................... 873-0423

Our Goal is simple, to help you reach yours.