the provision of wage subsidy to qualified organizations for employing eligible participants who they may not have otherwise employed. The criteria set out by Service Canada to assess applications for funding is based on regional and local priorities, community needs, program terms & conditions, and available funding. As per the rules governing the program, employers accepting Community Living – Employment Services participants for paid work experience must pay participants at least the provincial adult minimum wage. As per Corporate practice, any participant employed by the Corporation under this and other similar programs receive the corporate student rate$16.78 (2019 rate). In partnership with Community Living – Windsor and Community Living Essex with the agreement of C.U.P.E Local 82 and W.P.F.F.A., the Windsor Fire & Rescue Services, Parks and Recreation Departments employs a total eight (8) referred clients of Community Living – Windsor on a temporary basis.
f)	St. Clair College - Horticulture Technician – Landscape Program (Approved by CAO3341)
	The goal of the St. Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology - Horticulture Technician - Landscape Program is to provide the education and experience required for its graduates to excel in the areas of landscape design, construction and grounds maintenance. There are significant benefits in employing students under this program as it provides a high caliber of formally trained students who will bring a fresh perspective with expertise in the areas of landscape/horticulture. Like many areas, the Corporation is expecting a large turnover rate in this area of expertise within the next few years. The hiring of Horticultural students provides these students with hands on experience of the work performed by the Corporation in the hopes that they will apply to work for the Corporation when a position is vacated. Illustrating to the community and to the students the type of work performed by the Corporation will assist with our Succession Planning efforts. Seven (7) individuals were employed through this program during the 2019 summer student employment period.
g)	City of Windsor - Sculpture Park Maintenance Project (Approved by CAO3411)
	Students employed under the Windsor Sculpture Park – Conservation and Maintenance Project assisted in the undertaking of stripping, washing and waxing of the sculpture pieces. It is essential that the integrity of the Sculpture Park collection be maintained. To this end, the students selected to work on this project were enrolled in Ontario college/university conservation programs in an effort to ensure they had an understanding of the most up to date materials, techniques and expertise/detail required to execute this maintenance project successfully.