Labour Market Partnerships

Labour Market Partnerships (LMP) is an employment program of Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRDC) that provides funding to organizations to encourage, support and facilitate labour force adjustments and human resource planning activities which are in the public interest.

Please Note:

If you reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, NWT, Nunavut and British Columbia, you may contact your own Provincial or Territories Department responsible for LMDAs and apply for programs similar to the Employment Benefits and Support Measures (EBSM).

Program Information

Program objective

Labour Market Partnerships (LMP) funds projects that encourage and support employers, employee/employer associations and communities in developing and implementing strategies for dealing with labour force adjustments and meeting human resource requirements. Labour Market Partnerships (LMP) addresses labour market issues through partnerships.

Who delivers Labour Market Partnerships (LMP)?

• Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) has Labour Market Development Agreements (LMDAs) with all provinces and territories that define how its employment programs known as Employment Benefits and Support Measures (EBSM) are to be delivered by each province or territory.
  
• Service Canada delivers Labour Market Partnerships and other Employment Benefits and Support Measures in and the Yukon.
  
• In Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, the Northwest Territories Nunavut, and British Columbia provincial and territorial governments deliver similar employment programs. By clicking on the name of the province or territory, you can obtain information about its employment programs.

Eligibility Information

Am I eligible for participation in Labour Market Partnerships (LMP)? 

Please Note:

If you reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, NWT, Nunavut and British Columbia, you may contact your own Provincial or Territories Department responsible for LMDAs and apply for programs similar to the Employment Benefits and Support Measures (EBSM).

Individuals

• Labour Market Partnerships (LMP) does not provide financial assistance directly to unemployed Employment Insurance eligible individuals.

Organizations

• Businesses, organizations, municipalities, band/tribal councils, public health and educational institutions; and, provincial/territorial governments* are eligible to receive funding as sponsors.

*Special conditions apply.

• Proposed activities must focus on an identified labour market issue and be assessed as likely to have a positive impact on the labour market. All activities must involve partnership. Within these parameters, Labour Market Partnerships (LMP) may support activities related to human resource planning and labour force adjustment.
  
• Activities funded under Labour Market Partnerships (LMP) may include related research, development of human resource strategies, promotion of beneficial human resource and adjustment practices (best practices), coordination of community-based approaches to addressing labour market issues, short-term adjustment services for workers facing lay-off, and development of economic (employment) development plans and community marketing plans.
  
• Projects (activities) must have defined start and finish dates, and not be part of a sponsor's day-to-day operations.
  
• Other criteria may apply.

Application Information

How do I apply? 

Employers/Sponsors

• Employers/Sponsors seeking funding under Labour Market Partnerships (LMP) should complete the application form Employment Programs - Application for Funding (EMP5209) and submit it to their local Service Canada Centre.

• All projects valued at or above $500,000 per annum are awarded through a call for proposal process. For more information about the process in your province or territory consult the Call for Proposals for Employment Programs page on the Service Canada web site.

Contact Information

• Service Canada Centre
• Service Canada Web Site (www.servicecanada.gc.ca)
• General enquiries: 1 800 O-Canada (1 800 622 6232)
• Teletypewriter (TTY): 1-888-576-8502

Related Information

• Part II of the Employment Insurance Act (EI Act)
• Employment Benefits and Support Measures Terms and Conditions
• Labour Market Development Agreements
• Calls for Proposals for Employment Programs