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Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG)
Changes to the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant
Note: The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant ended on March 31, 2025. Applications are no longer being accepted.
The Government of Canada will continue to support apprentices financially as they are unemployed and progress through their technical training. Eligible apprentices can access Employment Insurance benefits while attending technical training, and up to $20,000 in interest-free Canada Apprentice Loans. Apprentices can apply for a CAL as early as 3 months before the start of their technical training and can receive funding as early as day one of their training while they wait for their Employment Insurance claim to be processed for payment.
Project funding for organizations providing apprenticeship support to individuals is available under the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy.
Visit Supports for skilled trades and apprenticeship for information.
The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG) was a taxable cash grant of $1,000 per year or level, for a lifetime maximum amount of $2,000 per person.
To have been eligible for the AIG, you needed to:
- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or protected person
- not be a high school student
- have the required AIG supporting documents
- register with your provincial/territorial apprenticeship authority as an apprentice in a designated Red Seal trade, and
- provide proof that you have successfully completed either the first year (level/block) or second year (level/block) (or equivalent) in a designated Red Seal trade
If you progressed between January 1, 2021 and March 30, 2024, your deadline to submit an application was 12 months following your date of progression.
If you progressed on or after March 31, 2024, your deadline to submit an application was March 31, 2025. You had to submit an application by this date, even if you had not received supporting documents from your apprenticeship authority.
In all cases, the deadline for submitting supporting documents is 12 months from your application deadline date but no later then March 31, 2026.
Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG)
Changes to the Apprenticeship Completion Grant
Note: The Apprenticeship Completion Grant ended on March 31, 2025. Applications are no longer being accepted.
The Government of Canada will continue to support apprentices financially as they are unemployed and progress through their technical training. Eligible apprentices can access Employment Insurance benefits while attending technical training, and up to $20,000 in interest-free Canada Apprentice Loans. Apprentices can apply for a CAL as early as 3 months before the start of their technical training and can receive funding as early as day one of their training while they wait for their Employment Insurance claim to be processed for payment.
Project funding for organizations providing apprenticeship support to individuals is available under the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy.
Visit Support for apprentices for information on more programs available to help apprentices complete their training and for employers to hire and train apprentices.
The Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG) was a one-time taxable cash grant lifetime amount of $2,000 per person for registered apprentices who complete their apprenticeship training and obtain their journeyperson certification.
To be eligible for the ACG, you needed to:
- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or protected person
- not be a high school student
- have the required ACG supporting documents
- show that you have completed an apprenticeship program as a registered apprentice in a designated Red Seal trade, and
- provide proof of your journeyperson certification in a designated Red Seal trade
If you completed your program between January 1, 2021 and March 30, 2024, your deadline to submit an application was 12 months following your date of completion.
If you completed on or after March 31, 2024, your deadline to submit an application was March 31, 2025. You had to submit an application by this date, even if you had not received supporting documents from your apprenticeship authority.
In all cases, the deadline for submitting supporting documents is 12 months from your application deadline date but no later then March 31, 2026.
How to submit supporting documents for ACG
For more information on eligibility, read the definitions for apprenticeship programs.
Visit Support for apprentices for information on more programs available to help apprentices complete their training and for employers to hire and train apprentices.
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