Canada's Apprenticeship Incentive Grant

The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG) will end in March 2025. Applications will not be accepted after this date. If you progressed on or after March 2024, your deadline to submit an AIG application is in March 2025. You should apply by this date, even if you have not received supporting documents from your apprenticeship authority. The deadline for submitting supporting documents is 12 months from your application deadline date.

The Government of Canada will continue to support apprentices financially as they are unemployed and progress through their technical training. Apprentices can access Employment Insurance benefits and up to $20,000 in interest-free Canada Apprentice Loans. Apprentices can apply for a CAL as early as 3 months before the start of their technical training and can receive funding as early as day one of their training while they wait for their Employment Insurance claim to be processed for payment.

Project funding for organizations providing apprenticeship support to individuals is available under the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy.

Visit Supports for skilled trades and apprenticeship for information.

In order to be eligible for the grant, you must have successfully completed the first year (level/block) or second year (level/block) within an eligible apprenticeship program, by the March deadline.

To be eligible for the AIG, you must:

be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or a protected person
not be a high school student
demonstrate registration and completion with acceptable provincial/territorial AIG supporting documents
be registered with a provincial/territorial apprenticeship authority as an apprentice in a designated Red Seal trade.