Data-Driven Job Placement Impact in Nova Scotia

GrantID: 78978

Grant Funding Amount Low: $500,000

Deadline: Ongoing

Grant Amount High: $500,000

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Summary

Organizations and individuals based in Nova Scotia who are engaged in Employment, Labor & Training Workforce may be eligible to apply for this funding opportunity. To discover more grants that align with your mission and objectives, visit The Grant Portal and explore listings using the Search Grant tool.

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Grant Overview

Nova Scotia's underemployment rate among working-age residents outside Halifax Regional Municipality reached 11.4 percent in 2023, driven by mismatch between declining manufacturing and shipbuilding occupations and emerging demand in ocean technology and clean energy. Rural counties show the widest skills gaps.

Residents holding credentials from the 1990s and early 2000s in welding, machining, and fish processing face repeated short-term contracts without pathways to the specialized certifications required by offshore wind and marine autonomy firms. Public transit limitations outside the Halifax-Dartmouth corridor further restrict access to training sites.

The funding supports data-driven placement programs that map individual skill inventories against real-time job postings from the provincial labour market information system. Recipients must achieve minimum transition rates of 55 percent into positions with benefits within 12 months and report outcomes by census division.

Applications require submission of baseline participant employment data and memoranda of understanding with at least two employers in the ocean sector. Scoring favors projects serving counties where the ratio of unemployed residents to available training seats exceeds 8:1.

Unlike New Brunswick applications, Nova Scotia requires integration with the provincial Workforce Innovation and Skills Hub data platform rather than standalone tracking systems.

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