Backgrounder: Sustainable Jobs Stream

Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy

The Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy (CAS) aims to support a trades workforce that is skilled, inclusive, certified and productive. The CAS funds projects that aim to:

• promote the skilled trades as a good career option;
• develop initiatives that help Canadians explore, prepare for, participate and succeed in apprenticeship;
• facilitate the participation of employers and unions in apprenticeship; and
• encourage innovative tools and approaches to better prepare pre-apprentices, apprentices and journeypersons for the jobs of tomorrow.

CAS Union Training and Innovation Program Sustainable Jobs Stream

The Sustainable Jobs Stream aims to support projects that will develop and deliver green training for journeypersons and apprentices in Red Seal trades that are key to reducing Canada’s emissions. It supports the Government’s Sustainable Jobs Plan.

Eligible organizations include:

• organizations that are located and operate in Canada (except in Quebec);
• unions representing workers in the Red Seal trades; and
• organizations managing training trust funds for unions representing workers in the Red Seal trades.

The following organizations are also eligible, if they have a partnership with a union representing workers in the Red Seal trade:

• not-for-profit organizations;
• for-profit organizations;
• provincial, territorial and municipal governments, agencies, institutions and Crown corporations; and
• Indigenous organizations.