Mission
Job Skills is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing people’s capacity to participate in the labour market, thereby contributing to the economic and social viability of our community.

Ontario Self-Employment Benefit program (OSEB)
at Job Skills

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From artists to wine-makers, landscapers to custom woodworkers, graphic designers to high-tech hardware support, new entrepreneurs have received assistance from Job Skills to get their new businesses off the ground.

Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for Job Skills' OSEB Program individuals must be:

  • currently unemployed;
  • legally entitled to work in Canada;
  • have established an Employment Insurance (EI) claim, or have a claim that has ended within the last three years, or have received maternity or parental benefits within the past five years after which they have remained out of the labour market to care for the child and are now seeking to re-enter the labour force; and

If you are interested in finding out how the OSEB Program can assist with your business idea or for complete Eligibility and Suitability Criteria, please contact the Job Skills' office nearest you:

York Region / Bradford West Gwillimbury – Job Skills' Newmarket site (seb-newmarket@jobskills.org / 905-952-0981)

Mississauga – Job Skills' Mississauga site (seb-mississauga@jobskills.org / 905-306-7104 / 1-866-592-6278).

Toronto – Job Skills' North York site (seb-tn@jobskills.org / 416-221-1648).

Brampton/Halton/Dufferin – Job Skills' Brampton site (seb-brampton@jobskills.org / 905-460-8585 / 1-877-760-8585).

Self-Employment Benefits (SEB) Program at Job Skills for Persons with Disabilities

For more information about this particular program, please contact your closest Service Canada Office.

 

Job Skills is committed to improving accessibility for our customers with disabilities. As such, we would like to hear your comments, questions, and suggestions about the provision of our goods or services to people with disabilities. Click here.

Job Skills puts its clients first and therefore takes any complaint very seriously. If you would like to file a complaint, please complete this form and submit it to the employee’s immediate Supervisor.

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Job Skills is a United Way of York Region Member Agency.

Unless otherwise indicated,
 Employment and Business Programs and Services at Job Skills are funded in part by the Government of Canada

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