Funding: Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women - Submit supporting documents
From: Employment and Social Development Canada
Application period: Closed on March 31, 2023 at 11:59pm EDT
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The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women (AIG-W) pilot project ended March 31, 2023. Applications will not be accepted after this date. The deadline for submitting supporting documents is 12 months from your application deadline date.
Apprentices whose first year (level/block) or second year (level/block) progression date occurs after the AIG-W pilot project ended on March 31, 2023 may be eligible for the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG).
To submit supporting documents, follow steps 1 to 3
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.
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)
Province of British Columbia
- Copy of the Confirmation of Progression letter
Province of Manitoba
- Signed copy of the Apprenticeship Level Completion letter
Note: To prove progression for AIG-W Level 2, second-year automotive painters, concrete finishers, gasfitter class B – domestic gasfitter and construction craft workers must provide a copy of the Certificate of Qualification.
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
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
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
Applicants who are permanent residents or have protected status must also provide the following:
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Permanent Resident
- If your Social Insurance Number (SIN) starts with any number other than 9, you do not need to provide any documentation, or
- If your SIN is a 900 series, you must provide:
- a permanent resident card, or
- a Confirmation of Permanent Residence status document (IMM 5292, or IMM 5688, or IMM 5509) issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that has not expired, or
- a Verification of Status document (IMM 5716) issued by IRCC, or
- a Verification of Landing document (IMM 5617) issued by IRCC; or
- a Record of Landing document (IMM 1000) issued by IRCC, or
- a Notice of Decision issued by the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).
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Protected persons
- 900 series SIN number, and
- A Confirmation of Permanent Residence status document (IMM 5292, or IMM 5688, or IMM 5509) issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that has not expired, or
- A Verification Status document (IMM 5716) issued by IRCC, or
- A Notice of Decision issued by the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).
2. Gather your personal information
Make sure you have all of the information listed below to submit supporting documents:
- Social Insurance Number (SIN)
- provincial or territorial apprentice ID number
3. Submit your supporting documents online, by mail or in person Closed
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
- Acceptable document types: .pdf, .tiff, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .png, .bmp
- Maximum document size is 5MB
- File name cannot contain special characters, such as: [# % & { } < > * ? $ ! ' " + ` | =]
- If scanning or taking a photo of your documents, please ensure you capture the entire document as well as all pages: the top and the bottom must be visible as well as all the text in-between
Current status: Closed
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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Other ways to apply
You can call the Apprenticeship Grants toll-free number to request an application form:
- 1-866-742-3644
- TTY: 1-866-909-9757
Fill out your paper application
Use a pen to complete your paper application. If you complete it in pencil, it will not be processed.
Submit your paper application
You can choose 1 of the 2 options below to submit your completed paper application and supporting documents:
- mail your application and all your supporting documents to an Apprenticeship Grant processing centre; or
- bring them to a Service Canada Centre near you
We must receive your supporting documents within 28 calendar days from the date we receive your application at the processing centre.
It takes an estimated 28 calendar days to process your application from the date we have your completed application and supporting documents.
Service Canada will honour the postmark date on your mailed application.
Estimated processing times only apply to applications that:
- are complete
- do not have errors, and
- include all required supporting documents
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