WHEREAS resolution 12-22A that was passed at the 2022 SARM Annual Convention requested that SARM lobby the Provincial Government to include municipalities among the eligible employers for the Canada-Saskatchewan Job Grant (CSJG) which provides eligible employers reimbursement for two-thirds of eligible training costs for their employees.

WHEREAS the response received from SGI to visit their website for more information on obtaining class 1 entry level training does not address the initial request to include municipalities among the eligible employers for the CSJG.

WHEREAS competing for workers with the private sector employers who are eligible for funding has put municipalities at a disadvantage, as private employers are able to offer training opportunities to their employees covered by the grant, whereas municipalities are unable to provide the same high costs training opportunities without causing increased financial burden upon the ratepayers of the municipality.

BE IT RESOLVED that SARM lobby the federal and provincial governments to have municipalities included in the list of eligible employers for the CSJG.