Call for Concepts – Step 2 – Solicited Call - WORBE: Workplace opportunities: Removing barriers to equity – Closed
From: Employment and Social Development Canada
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Application period
Current status: Closed
This call ran from May 18, 2022 to June 20, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) only for invited organizations.
Only organizations invited by Employment and Social Development Canada were able to apply.
Description of the program
Workplace Opportunities: Removing Barriers to Equity (WORBE) is a grants and contributions program. WORBE is designed to support employers subject to the Employment Equity Act (the Act) in their efforts to improve designated group representation in areas of low representation through partnerships and industry-tailored strategies.
This Call for Concepts (CFC) was separated into a two-step intake process for the funding of WORBE projects. Only organizations whose concepts were selected during Step 1 of this Call for Concepts can proceed to Step 2. ESDC has asked organizations that submitted successful project concepts to provide a detailed project proposal for further consideration for funding as part of Step 2.
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Eligibility
Only organizations that met the eligibility and assessment criteria in Step 1 were invited to submit a full application for Step 2.
All detailed project proposals are subject to screening and review. Not all organizations that respond to Step 2 of the CFC will receive funding.
Eligible applicants
Your organization must be one (1) of the following types:
- federally regulated private-sector employers
- employers associations (unionized or non-unionized)
- non-governmental organizations
- not-for-profit organizations
- academic institutions
Note to organizations located and operating in Quebec
If we accept your application for funding, you will need to get approval from the Quebec government before you can accept our contribution.
Consult the Act respecting the Ministère du Conseil exécutif
Eligible projects
Your project must meet all of the following criteria:
- be no longer than 36 months
- request no more than $500,000 per year
- meet at least one (1) program objective and developing at least one (1) of the types of eligible activities
- primary results must be achieved within a 12 month time period
- projects must focus on at least one (1) of the designated groups in the Employment Equity Act (women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities)
- project must aim to improve designated group representation in areas of low representation through effective partnerships and targeted industry strategies
- develop targeted solutions to support sectors or occupational groups experiencing low representation
- projects must focus on at least one (1) of the four (4) sectors (banking and financial services, communications, transportation and ‘other’) and increase diversity in one (1) or more of the 14 Employment Equity Occupational Groups
- all project proposals must be partnership-based and industry participation is mandatory. Applicants are expected to create or build partnerships that strengthen project outcomes through their reach, expertise, and financial or in-kind support
- recipient(s) must contribute financially (no minimum) or in-kind to the project
Organizations invited to Step 2 of this Call for Concepts
- Black Women Business Network
- Date: May 18, 2022 to June 20, 2022
- Canadian Advanced Air Mobility (CAAM)
- Date: May 18, 2022 to June 20, 2022
- Canadian Apprenticeship Forum
- Date: May 18, 2022 to June 20, 2022
- Eduxcite
- Date: May 18, 2022 to June 20, 2022
- Information Technology Industry Alliance of Nova Scotia (ITANS)
- Date: May 18, 2022 to June 20, 2022
- Institute for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society (IRIS)
- Date: May 18, 2022 to June 20, 2022
- National Educational Association of Disabled
- Date: May 18, 2022 to June 20, 2022
- Native Womens Association of Canada
- Date: May 18, 2022 to June 20, 2022
- Realize
- Date: May 18, 2022 to June 20, 2022
- Restigouche CBDC
- Date: May 18, 2022 to June 20, 2022
- The Diversity Institute of Ryerson
- Date: May 18, 2022 to June 20, 2022
- The Inclusion Project Society
- Date: May 18, 2022 to June 20, 2022
- Training Works Inc.
- Date: May 18, 2022 to June 20, 2022
- Women in Capital Markets
- Date: May 18, 2022 to June 20, 2022
Employment and Social Development Canada invited these organizations to apply for Step 2 of this Call for Concepts. They will not automatically receive funding. They must submit a full project proposal for consideration.
The Proactive disclosure page discloses details on funded projects.
Contact us
Please contact EDSC.PMTEOEWORBE.ESDC@servicecanada.gc.ca before June 20, 2022 by 3:00 p.m. (EDT) should you have questions on:
- this program
- related forms
- related documents
Please note that it may take up to 48 hours to receive a response. If you send a late question, you may not receive a response prior to the deadline.
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