Funding: Apprenticeship Incentive Grant – Apply

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If you submit electronic copies of your required supporting documents, please review the requirements.

To complete your application and/or submit supporting documents, follow steps 1 to 4

1. Gather your supporting documents

You will need to provide supporting documents in order for Service Canada to make a decision on your application.

If you do not have your supporting documents, contact your provincial or territorial apprenticeship issuing authority. However, please submit your application to secure your submission date.

If we do not receive your documents within 28 days of your application submission, your application will be marked as incomplete. This means that you will not receive a decision on your file, until you submit your supporting documents.

Supporting documents by provincial or territory

Province of Alberta
  • Copy of the Apprenticeship Period Completion letter (The Period Technical Training Letter is not acceptable)

Note: Second-year hairstylists, ironworkers (Reinforcing), auto body technicians – auto body refinishers, floorcovering installers and gasfitters – Class B, who completed the program prior to July 20, 2022, must submit a copy of either the Apprenticeship Period Completion letter or the Journeyman Certificate.

Second-year hairstylists, ironworkers (Reinforcing), auto body technicians – auto body refinishers, floorcovering installers and gasfitters – Class B, who completed the program on or after July 20, 2022, must submit a copy of the Apprenticeship Period Completion letter or the Journeyperson Certificate.

Province of British Columbia
  • Copy of the Confirmation of Progression letter
Province of Manitoba
  • Signed copy of the Apprenticeship Level Completion letter

Note: Second-year hairstylists, cooks, automotive painters, concrete finishers, construction craft workers and gasfitter class B – domestic gasfitters must provide a copy of the Certificate of Qualification to prove progression for AIG Level 2.

Province of New Brunswick
  • Signed copy of the Official Level Completion letter
Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Signed copy of the Confirmation of Block/Level Completed letter
Territories of Northwest Territories
  • For a Level 1 grant, a copy of the Certificate of Status for the Second Level, or
  • For a Level 2 grant, a copy of the Certificate of Status for the Third Level

Note: Second-year hairstylists must provide a copy of the Certificate of Qualification issued by the Government of Northwest Territories.

Province of Nova Scotia
  • Signed copy of the Record of Progress letter
Territories of Nunavut
  • For a Level 1 grant, a copy of the Certificate of Status for the Second Period Level, or
  • For a Level 2 grant, a copy of the Certificate of Status for the Third Period Level

Note: Second-year hairstylists must provide a copy of the Certificate of Qualification to confirm completion of second level for AIG Level 2.

Province of Ontario
  • Copy of the official Confirmation of Progress for the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant and the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women letter

Note: To be eligible for Level 1 grant, you will need to have been registered as an apprentice for at least 12 months, and at least 24 months for the Level 2 grant.

Province of Prince Edward Island
  • Signed copy of Confirmation of Progress for the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant and the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women Letter
Province of Québec – Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ)
  • Copy of the Accomplishment letter of first or second level
Province of Québec – Emploi-Québec (E-Q)

Compulsory trades:

  • copy of the Confirmation of Participation letter (official progression letter)

Voluntary trades:

  • copy of the Vocational Qualification Process (document number 1002A), and
  • copy of the Confirmation of Participation letter (official progression letter)
Province of Saskatchewan
  • For a Level 1 grant, a copy of the Y2 Card, or
  • For a Level 2 grant, a copy of the Y3 Card

Note: Second-year hairstylists and construction craft labourers must provide a copy of the Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship to prove registration and progression issued by the Government of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC).

Territories of Yukon
  • Signed copy of the Level Completion Confirmation letter

Note: Second-year hairstylists must provide a copy of the Confirmation of Apprenticeship Completion letter issued by the Government of Yukon.

Applicants who are permanent residents or have protected status must also provide the following:

2. Gather your personal information

Make sure you have all of the information listed below to complete your application:

3. Complete your online application

Note: If you have your supporting documents electronically, submit them with your application.

It takes an estimated 28 calendar days for Service Canada to make a decision and process your application.

Estimated processing times only apply to applications that:

Applying online takes about 30 minutes.

If we do not receive your documents within 28 days, your application will be marked as incomplete. This means that you will not receive a decision on your file, until you submit your supporting documents.

4. Submit your supporting documents online, by mail or in person

Before submitting your supporting documents, ensure that you have previously submitted an application.

We must receive your supporting documents within 28 days of submitting your application by 1 of the 3 options below.

Online

Submit your supporting documents online

By mail

Apprentices registered in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Yukon:

Apprenticeship Grants Western Processing Centre
Service Canada Centre
Harry Hays Bldg.
220 - 4th Avenue SE Room 270
Calgary AB  T2G 4X3

Apprentices registered in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia:

Apprenticeship Grants Eastern Processing Centre
Service Canada Centre
139 Douglastown Blvd
Miramichi NB  E1V 0A4

In person

Find out if your local Service Canada Centre is open.

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