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Dr. Courtney Kennedy, owner and optometrist of Kennedy Eye Clinic in Saskatoon; and Laura Gustafson, Founder of ulivit, creator of sustainable, Canadian-made, plant-based foods. We are proud to recognize the many outstanding Saskatchewan women creating and operating businesses; they are driving our economic growth and supporting families and communities right across our province, Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said. Our government remains committed to supporting women entrepreneurs and the business community as we emerge from the pandemic together and through the economic recovery in the months ahead. As part of the economic recovery plan, the province has implemented various business support programs to provide immediate and ongoing assistance to those businesses who have had to fully or partially close during the global pandemic. These programs include the Re-Open Saskatchewan Training Subsidy, the Saskatchewan Small Business Emergency Payment
REGINA The Government of Saskatchewan announced Friday it is extending the Re-Open Saskatchewan Training Subsidy (RSTS) from March 31 to June 30, 2021. The subsidy was launched in June 2020. The program is a temporary training subsidy that gives businesses financial support to train employees as they adapt to pandemic impacts. With significant uptake to this point, the extension of this program will give more businesses the opportunity to access this program as we continue to work through the pandemic and economic recovery,” Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said in a press release. The RSTS reimburses employers 100 per cent of employee training costs up to a maximum of $10,000 per business. According to the government, more than 1,000 applications have been approved since the program started.
By Mitchell Blair
Apr 9, 2021 6:00 PM
The provincial government is announcing an extension of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Training Subsidy from March 31, 2021 to June 30, 2021.
In a release, Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison says the extension, which is an important tool to support Saskatchewan businessess during the pandemic, will give more businesses the chance to access the program.
The subsidy was launched on June 18, 2020. It operates as a temporary training subsidy to provide businesses with financial support to train employees as they adjust to the impacts of the pandemic and safely align business activities with the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan. The subsidy reimburses eligible private-sector employers 100 per cent of employee training costs up to a maximum of $10,000 per business.
The RSTS was launched on June 18, 2020. The program operates as a temporary training subsidy to provide businesses with financial support to train employees as they adjust to the impacts of the pandemic and safely align business activities with the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan. The RSTS reimburses eligible private-sector employers 100 per cent of employee training costs up to a maximum of $10,000 per business. Employer response to the program has been positive. From program inception to the end of March 2021, more than 1,000 applications and $4 million in RSTS-funded training have been approved. For more information, employers can visit www.saskatchewan.ca/training-subsidy, call 306-964-1005 for Saskatoon and area or 306-787-4677 for Regina and area, or email cansaskjobgrant@gov.sk.ca.