Funding: Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women - Eligibility
From: Employment and Social Development Canada
2. Eligibility
To be eligible for the AIG-W, you must:
- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or protected person
- not be a high school student
- have the required AIG-W supporting documents
- be registered with your provincial or territorial apprenticeship authority as an apprentice in an eligible designated Red Seal trade where women are underrepresented.
- The following five designated Red Seal trades are not eligible for the AIG-W:
- Baker
- Cook
- Hairstylist
- Landscape-Horticulturist
- Parts Technician (Parts person)
- be registered with your provincial or territorial apprenticeship authority as an apprentice in an eligible designated Red Seal trade where women are underrepresented.
- provide proof that you have successfully completed, on or after April 1, 2018, either your first or second year or level in a designated Red Seal trade
- self-identify as a woman.
Eligibility while attending school
You can apply for the AIG-W if you meet the eligibility requirements and you are a:
- registered apprentice enrolled in adult learning classes;
- registered apprentice taking professional development courses; or
- Quebec apprentice completing your vocational training.
Receive the difference between the AIG and the AIG-W
Women apprentices who have progressed in their apprenticeship training on or after April 1, 2018 may be eligible for the AIG-W. If you received the AIG in a trade that is eligible for the AIG-W, you may be eligible to receive the difference between the AIG-W and the AIG payment, which consists of an additional $2,000. If this applies to you, please submit an on-line application for the AIG-W in order to be assessed for eligibility.
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