Women's Equality Bursary Program EI - Employment Insurance Eligibility for our regular programming is funded from the Employment Insurance fund and is restricted to people who are on Employment Insurance or have been on EI in the recent past. This ensures that people benefiting from the fund, have paid into it recently. That is that they are from 15 to 30 years of age and unemployed or underemployed. Application is to be made through your local Ministry of Human Resources office.
Eligibility is both income and asset tested.
The amount of benefit varies depending on family size and various other circumstances. For HRD's programming there is no requirement that the person be or have been on Employment Insurance, only that they are youth. There are also numerous programs offered to support students seeking employment in the summer months. For further information, contact the financial assistance office at any accredited post-secondary institution. The Bursary program is aimed at reducing financial barriers women experience to being successful in their education.