HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-06-07REPORT TO COUNCIL
PORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
40 TEMPERANCE STREET
BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO
LIC3A6 TELEPHONE 623-3379
MEETING OF JUNE 7th, 1982
FROM: G. B. Rickard, Mayor
SUBJECT: 1982 Ontario Employment Incentive Program
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RECOMMENDATION:
That this report be received for consideration and
discussion.
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Attached hereto is a letter from The Honourable Claude F.
Bennett, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. This correspondence
outlines the 1982 employment incentive program for Ontario and this is
something that Council should consider.
I would suggest that this letter be referred to staff
for a report to the next General Purpose and Administration Committee
meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Garnet B. Rickard
Mayor
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Office of the Ministry Of
Minister Municipal Affairs
and Housing
May 26, 1982
To: Heads of Council
Hearst Block
Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 2K5
416/965$456
It is with great pleasure that I am sending you
information concerning the new 1982 Ontario Employment
Incentive Program, announced in the Provincial Budget on
May 13.
The program is intended to assist local governments to
create jobs in this period of high unemployment, and to
accelerate the undertaking of repairs and renovations to
public property.
A total of $35 million is being made available, and is
expected to create 7,500 jobs between now and the end of
the year.
Details of the program are contained in the attached
guidelines. Application forms are also enclosed, showing
the amount of the initial allocation to your municipality.
I hope that the Ontario Employment Incentive Program will
help you to reduce local unemployment, with the added
benefit of enabling.you to undertake projects in your
community which woul4elot otherwise have been possible.
sincerely,
Ylauc�e F. Bennett
Minister
M.P.P., Ottawa South
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Ontario
ONTARIO EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM
1982 - 1983
In the budget speech of May 13, the Honourable Frank Miller, 11
Treasurer of Ontario, announced the 1982-1983 Ontario Employment Incentive
Program. The purpose of this short, -term program is to create jobs
throughout the Province during the present period of high unemployment.
A total of $35 million is being made available immediately, and is
expected to create 7,500 jobs between now and the end of the year.
The Ontario Employment Incentive Program is available to all',
municipalities in the Province, including special boards and commissions.
Eligible projects include any project involving repair or
renovation of public property. Projects which may have been scheduled after
the program period but can be moved up due to this subsidy are eligible.
Allocation
An initial allocation has been made for each municipality. Since
the main thrust of the Program is to relieve unemployment, the allocation
has been made in proportion to the number of people receiving social
assistance in each jurisdiction. The amount for your municipality is shown
on the attached form "Application for Program Participation".
Special boards and commissions should apply through their
municipality, since their projects will be included in their municipality's
allocation.
Please notify the Subsidies Branch, Ministry of Municipal Affairs
and Housing by no later than June 30._,whether_-or...notyouu_intend_to_use any of
your allocation. Two copies of the form should be sent. The third copy is
for your records.
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It is essential to return the application by June 30, since any
allocations not taken up by that date will be re -allocated to those
municipalities requesting grants in addition to their initial allocation.,
Such requests may be made at the same time as the initial application on the
separate "Request for Additional Allocation" form.
Eligible Projects
The purpose of the program is to create new jobs during May!to
December, 1982. Any project involving repairs or renovation of public
property is suitable, provided it meets these conditions:
- it must provide additional employment (i.e. jobs which would not
have existed without the program);
- the project may already have been scheduled, but may be expanded
to create additional work and employment as a result of this
Program;
- it must employ people other than those regularly on the
municipal payroll;
- the project may begin immediately, but must be completed 'by
December 31, 1982;
- projects should not be otherwise grant assisted.
The project may be undertaken by the municipality itself, or let
out to an independent contractor. In all cases, only the labour costs are
eligible for grant.
Preference will be given to labour intensive projects.
Eligible Employees
In hiring personnel for the project, we strongly encourage
municipalities to give preference to unemployed people, particularly those
on welfare or unemployment insurance benefits and those registered with
local Canada Manpower Centres.
Employees already on the municipal payroll are not eligible.'
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Reimbursable Costs
The labour costs incurred as a result of creating additional
employment will be reimbursed in full, up to the amount of the allocation.
No other costs will be reimbursed.
Wages paid should be at those rates currently prevailing in ',the
community for the type of work involved.
Standard benefits usually covered by collective bargaining
agreements will also be reimbursed.
Advance Payments
An advance payment of 50% of the total estimated labour cost=s
relating to eligible projects will be forwarded upon approval of the!
application. A further advance payment of 25% of the total labour costs may
be applied for when the project is half completed.
Claim for Reimbursement
Claim for reimbursement forms will be sent to each participant.
Claims should be returned to the Subsidies Branch as soon asl
possible following completion of the project, and in any case no later than
January 31, 1983. Claims will be processed immediately and final pay6nt
made of the remainder of the entitlement.
Verification
Verification may be undertaken by the Subsidies Branch. It lis
important that all records concerning the project and the data presented on
the claim form be retained until the end of 1983. This includes such
information as worksheets, reconciliations, payrolls, time -cards, and'
cancelled cheques or signed receipts for wages.
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Further Information
If you need any further information on the Ontario Employment
Incentive Program, please contact:
The Ontario Employment Incentive Program
Subsidies Branch
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
56 Wellesley Street West, 6th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 2R8
Telephone: 965-2871
Contact persons: Celia Fairclough
Julie Newton
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