Applications Now Being Accepted for Community Enhancement Employment Program

  • Municipal Affairs and Environment

June 26, 2020

The Provincial Government is now accepting applications from not-for-profit organizations and local governments that wish to sponsor projects funded by the Community Enhancement Employment Program.

The Community Enhancement Employment Program provides funding to eligible sponsors, including towns, Inuit Community Governments, regional municipalities, local service districts, community and economic development organizations, and other non-profit organizations. Individuals can be employed for up to 400 hours in order to become eligible for employment insurance benefits.

Applications for the 2020-21 Community Enhancement Employment Program are available on the Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment website, by emailing employmentsupport@gov.nl.ca, or by calling 1-866-508-5500.

The deadline for receipt of applications is July 31, 2020.

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“One of the ways we are supporting communities as we all learn to live with COVID-19 is through the Community Enhancement Employment Program. The program will continue to provide residents with employment opportunities and improve communities. The vital role that communities and their residents play in our province can’t be overstated and we want them to remain strong in these difficult times.”
Honourable Derrick Bragg
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Environment

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Media contact
Lynn Robinson
Municipal Affairs and Environment
709-691-9466
lynnrobinson@gov.nl.ca

2020 06 26 12:22 pm