NewChangedDeadline passed
NationalLikely if eligiblePaid again in later years of your program, as long as you keep meeting its rules, such as a minimum average.
Apprenticeship Training Grant (Team Canada Strong)
Government of Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada)
- Amount
- $400 to $16,000$400 for each week of mandatory in-class technical training, up to $16,000 per apprentice, paid on top of Employment Insurance.
- Deadline
- Date not confirmedNot open yet. Canada.ca says the grant is expected to launch in spring 2027. It will apply to eligible weeks of technical training that begin on or after January 3, 2027. The application process and detailed rules have not been published.
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About this award
A federal grant for apprentices that is set to pay $400 a week while they attend required in-class technical training, up to $16,000 in total. It is paid on top of Employment Insurance. Check the official page for the launch date, the full eligibility rules and how to apply.
Who can apply
- Eligible apprentices attending mandatory in-class technical training
- Applies to eligible training weeks that begin on or after January 3, 2027
- Full eligibility rules not yet published
What to submit
- Application process not yet published
Quick facts
Words you'll see- Type
- Grant
- Category
- Trades
- Program
- Apprenticeship
- Field of study
- Trades
- When to apply
- After starting post-secondary
- Where it applies
- National, Canada
- The gap between what school costs and what your family is expected to pay. Bursaries and grants often use it.
- No
- Paid again in later years of your program, as long as you keep meeting its rules, such as a minimum average.
- Yes
- Application cycle
- 2026-27
Sources
Last checked against the official site on Oct 1, 2026.
- https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/campaigns/skilled-trades.html(opens in a new tab)
- https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/09/minister-hajdu-outlines-progress-in-implementing-team-canada-strong-to-recruit-train-and-hire-the-next-generation-of-skilled-trades-workers.html(opens in a new tab)
What the official pages say
"for a total payment of up to $16,000 per apprentice, paid in addition to Employment Insurance."
https://budget.canada.ca/update-miseajour/2026/report-rapport/chap2-en.html(opens in a new tab)"$400 per week while they are attending mandatory in class technical training"
https://budget.canada.ca/update-miseajour/2026/report-rapport/chap2-en.html(opens in a new tab)"This represents a total payment of up to $16,000 per apprentice, paid in addition to Employment Insurance."
https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2026/04/29/prime-minister-carney-announces-team-canada-strong-nationwide-plan(opens in a new tab)"This grant is expected to launch in spring 2027."
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/campaigns/skilled-trades.html(opens in a new tab)"The grant will apply to eligible weeks of technical training that begin on or after January 3, 2027."
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/09/minister-hajdu-outlines-progress-in-implementing-team-canada-strong-to-recruit-train-and-hire-the-next-generation-of-skilled-trades-workers.html(opens in a new tab)"will provide eligible apprentices attending mandatory in-class technical training with a $400 weekly top-up"
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/09/minister-hajdu-outlines-progress-in-implementing-team-canada-strong-to-recruit-train-and-hire-the-next-generation-of-skilled-trades-workers.html(opens in a new tab)
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