Funding Programs

Aboriginal Homelessness – Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS)

Funding to address the specific needs of the off-reserve homeless Aboriginal population

• Organizations with a preference given to Aboriginal organizations

For more information on the HPS or on how to apply for funding, please contact the HPS representative in your region.

Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS)

Contribution funding to increase Aboriginal participation in the labour market by helping Aboriginal clients prepare for, obtain, and maintain meaningful employment.

• Incorporated for-profit and not-for-profit Aboriginal controlled organizations;
• Aboriginal-controlled unicorporated associations;
• Indian Act bands and Tribal Councils; and
• Aboriginal self-government entities.

We are not accepting applications at this time.

Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG)

Taxable cash grant of $2,000 to registered apprentices upon completion of apprenticeship training and receipt of journeyperson certification.

Individuals who are:

• a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person;
• out of high school;
• a registered apprentice with an employer, training trust fund, union training centre, joint apprenticeship training committee, or apprenticeship authority;
• registered in a designated Red Seal trade in the province or territory where you are a registered apprentice; and,
• able to show progress within an eligible apprenticeship program by proving that you have successfully completed either the first or second year/level (or equivalent) after January 1, 2007, based on supporting documents.

Deadline: June 30 of the calendar year after completing the apprenticeship program and receiving journeyperson certification.

Canada-European Union Program for Cooperation in Higher Education, Training and Youth – International Academic Mobility Program

Funding to support preparing students for the global economy, transatlantic student mobility, international partnerships, and knowledge exchange.

• Post-secondary institutions
• Universities
• Colleges

Cancelled: The 2011 Call for Proposals (CFP) for the Canada-European Union Program for Co-operation in Higher Education, Training and Youth has been cancelled.

Career Focus – Youth Employment Strategy Program

Funding for regional and national projects that create career-related work experiences for post-secondary graduates.

• Businesses
• Organizations (including not-for-profit)
• Public health and educational institutions
• Band or tribal councils
• Aboriginal organizations
• Municipal governments

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Designated Communities – Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS)

A total of 61 communities across Canada that have a significant problem with homelessness have been selected to receive ongoing support to address this issue.

• Organizations in the designated communities.

For more information on the HPS or on how to apply for funding, please contact the HPS representative in your region.

Employment Programs – Career Development Services Research

• Researchers
• Heads of research agencies, and their partners

We are not accepting applications at this time.

Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC)

Funding to enhance the development and vitality of official language minority communities.

• Not-for-profit organizations that represent the interests of OLMCs and can provide leadership in economic and human development matters on behalf of OLMCs in their province or territory.

We are not accepting applications at this time.

Federal Horizontal Pilot Projects – Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS)

Funding used for joint projects with other federal departments and agencies that address factors linked to homelessness.

• Government of Canada departments and agencies

Ongoing

Homelessness Knowledge Development (HKD) – Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS)

• Not-for-profit organizations
• Individuals
• Municipalities
• Research organizations and institutes
• Public health and educational institutions
• Band/tribal councils and other Aboriginal organizations
• For-profit enterprises provided that the nature and intent of the activity is non-commercial
• In Quebec, Health and Social Services Agencies are eligible for funding consistent with a formal Canada-Quebec agreement

The deadline for applications is June 19, 2012 (23:59 Pacific time).

International Academic Mobility (IAM)

Funding for student mobility and academic co-operation projects between Canadian post-secondary institutions and institutions in foreign partnering countries.

Funding streams:

• Canada-European Union Program for Cooperation in Higher Education, Training and Youth
• North American Mobility in Higher Education

See specific funding streams.

See specific funding streams.

Labour Market Agreements (LMA)

Government of Canada funding to provincial and territorial governments for labour market programs and services for low-skilled workers and unemployed individuals who are not eligible for Employment Insurance (EI) benefits.

Individual clients and project sponsors.

Contact the Province or Territory.

Labour Market Development Agreement (LMDA)

Government of Canada funding to provincial and territorial governments to design and deliver skills and employment training programs.

Individual clients and project sponsors.

For information on provincial/territorial programs funded under the LMDA, contact the Province or Territory.

National Homelessness Information System (NHIS) – Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS)

Eligible to receive funding and act as coordinators for activities:

• not-for-profit organizations;
• individuals;
• municipal governments;
• for-profit enterprises*;
• research organizations and research institutes;
• public health and educational institutions;
• band/tribal councils and other Aboriginal organizations.

*For-profit enterprises are eligible for funding provided that the nature and intent of the activity is non-commercial and does not generate profit.

We are not accepting applications at this time.

North American Mobility in Higher Education – International Academic Mobility Program

Funding to improve and increase student preparation for the global economy, North American student mobility, institutional partnerships, and knowledge exchange.

• Post-secondary institutions
• Universities
• Colleges

Cancelled: The 2011 Call for Proposals (CFP) for the Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education has been cancelled.

Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities

Funding for national, regional and local projects that assist people with disabilities in preparing for and finding employment or self-employment, as well as acquiring the skills necessary to maintain that new employment.

• Businesses
• Organizations (including not-for-profit)
• Individual people with disabilities
• Public health and educational institutions
• Band or tribal councils
• Municipal governments

Deadline for Ontario: Tuesday, June 5, 2012 (4 pm Eastern Standard Time)

Local and regional projects: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Rural and Remote Homelessness – Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS)

The Rural and Remote Homelessness funding stream targets smaller, non-designated communities located in rural and outlying areas.

• Organizations in rural and remote communities

For more information on how to apply for funding, please contact the HPS representative in your region.

Sector Council Program (SCP)

Funding for projects that address national labour market issues faced by an economic sector; or, in some cases, across sectors.

• Sector Councils
• National organizations that bring together business, labour and educational stakeholders operating at arm's length from the Government of Canada to address human resources and/or skills development issues on a national sectoral basis

Note: Individuals or individual companies are NOT eligible for funding.

We are not accepting applications at this time.

Skills Link – Youth Employment Strategy

Funding for projects that help youth facing barriers to employment develop skills, knowledge and experience, and find jobs.

Participants who are:

• between the ages of 15 and 30 (inclusive) at time of intake/selection;
• in need of assistance to overcome employment barriers;
• a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or persons on whom refugee protection has been conferred;
• out of school;
• legally entitled to work according to relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations; and,
• not in receipt of Employment Insurance (EI) benefits.

Recipient, including:

• businesses;
• Crown corporations;
• organizations (including not-for-profit, professional, employer and labour associations);
• public health and educational institutions;
• band or tribal councils; and,
• municipal governments.

Ongoing

Surplus Federal Real Property for Homelessness Initiative – Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS)

Offers federal surplus properties for $1 for projects to help prevent and reduce homelessness.

• Provincial, territorial and municipal governments and agencies, including public health and educational institutions with the agreement of their provincial or territorial government
• Community-based organizations, and in some cases housing cooperatives with valid not-for-profit charters, with the written agreement of their municipality/town

Ongoing

Targeted Initiative for Older Workers (TIOW)

Funding to provincial and territorial governments for programming that helps unemployed older workers return to employment.

• Individuals and project sponsors.

See Participating provinces and territories.

Work-Sharing ( WS)

Funding to help employers avoid layoffs.

Employers who:

• are a public or private company or a not-for-profit organization;
• have been in year-round business in Canada for at least two years;
• show that the need for reduced hours is unavoidable;
• show that the work shortage is temporary and unexpected;
• demonstrate (through a recovery plan) the activities they are undertaking to return to normal working hours by the end of the agreement;
• will not be undergoing a labour dispute; and
• have the agreement of the union (if applicable) and employees.

Ongoing

Youth Awareness (YA)

Funding for local, regional or national projects that address current and future labour market issues in communities.

Employers, including:

• businesses;
• organizations (such as not-for-profit, professional, or labour organizations, or employers);
• institutions (public health or educational);
• band or tribal councils;
• Aboriginal organizations; and,
• municipal governments.

Ongoing