Program candidates will now include new entrants into the workforce, those transitioning to a new career, the unemployed, and underemployed

Nipissing will receive a total of $578,527 in funding under a revamped Northern Ontario Internship Program says Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli.

The government is supporting a wider variety of internships by removing the requirement that applicants be recent university or college graduates.

Program candidates will now include new entrants into the workforce, those transitioning to a new career, the unemployed, and underemployed.

The new Northern Ontario Internship Program will have two funding streams:

The Northern Ontario Indigenous Internships Stream provides employers with greater incentive to offer Indigenous internship opportunities.

The Northern Ontario Skilled Labour Internships Stream places an enhanced focus on addressing skills shortages in areas such as the skilled trades, and provides apprentices with the ability to attend required training throughout their placement.

"We are removing barriers to participation in the Northern Ontario Internship Program so that more organizations can help people learn the skills they need to get and keep a job,” said Fedeli. "As the population ages, we will need everyone to participate in the workforce and ensure our economy continues to grow.”

The following internship programs in Nipissing will benefit from today’s funding announcement: