How to apply

By email or mail

To apply by email or mail, download and complete the application form.

Call for Concepts Application Form (PDF, 554 KB)

How to submit your application

• By email

  Email your application to edsc.pssp-psw.esdc@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca by 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time on January 24, 2025.

  If, instead of submitting a concept, you are submitting a full proposal ready for implementation at this stage, use the following naming convention in the subject line of your email: “Ready for implementation full proposal-PSW-Organization Name”.

  You will receive a confirmation of receipt by email within 48 hours.

• By mail

  Your application must be postmarked on or before 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time on January 24, 2025. Your application should be mailed to the address below.

  Personal Support Worker Retirement Savings Innovation Program

  Coordination Unit Mailstop 402

  National Grants & Contributions Delivery Centre (ESDC)

  140 Promenade du Portage, Phase IV, 4th Floor

  Gatineau QC K1A 0J9

  If you submit your application by mail, you will receive an acknowledgment by email within 14 days of its receipt. The acknowledgment will be sent to the email address provided in your application.

  About PDFs

  Our application form uses PDF form technology. You must have a PDF reader installed to use the form correctly. There are several readers available on the Internet for free that support our form:

  • Adobe Reader (you must use a version of Adobe Reader 8 or higher, for example Adobe Acrobat DC Reader)
  • Foxit Reader

  If you do not use the recommended readers (Adobe Acrobat 8 or higher or Foxit Reader), ESDC may receive a blank application from you.

  Downloading the application form

  1. Make sure that you have Adobe Acrobat Reader 8 or higher or Foxit Reader installed on your system.
  2. Select the Application form
  3. When prompted to open or save the form, select the down arrow on the "Save" button, and select "Save as"
  4. Select your folder location and save (file type must be PDF)
  5. Reopen the form from your computer:
     1. select the "Open with" option
     2. choose option to open with either Adobe Acrobat Reader or Foxit
  6. Make sure that the form opens in one of the Reader Softwares (Adobe or Foxit), by looking at the top of your screen. For example, you should see:
     • ESDC-EMP XXXX.pdf (SECURED) - Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
     • ESDC-EMP XXXX.pdf (SECURED) - Foxit PhantomPDF
  7. Begin inputting and save your information
  8. Before submitting your application make sure that the Application form is completed, and all information has saved properly

  Moving within a form

  To move from one field to the next on the form, hit “Tab”. This ensures that you do not accidently skip over any fields.

  Forms that perform calculations

  Some sections of the form perform calculations based on the amounts you enter and will automatically calculate totals in the appropriate fields. You are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of any information submitted. Please double-check all data you enter.

Submit one application only

Submit only 1 copy of your application to ESDC. Submitting multiple copies of the same application or submitting the same application by using various methods will cause longer processing times for your application.

Before submitting your application, make sure to include your:

• application form
• additional response document
• proof of business number