Apprenticeship incentives

The Apprenticeship Completion Grant is a $2,000 taxable cash grant for apprentices who complete their apprenticeship training and obtain Red Seal endorsement or a provincial or territorial Certificate of Qualification in a Red Seal occupation. This grant is administered by the Government of Canada.

The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG) is a taxable cash grant of $1,000 per year for registered apprentices once they have successfully completed their first and/or second year/level (or equivalent) of an apprenticeship program in one of the Red Seal occupations.  
 
The AIG is meant to help apprentices cover some of the expenses related to tuition, travel and tools. This grant is administered by the Government of Canada.

Registered apprentices who have successfully completed a level of technical training and passed the block exam may be eligible for a tuition rebate equal to the amount the apprentice paid for tuition (i.e., the number of weeks of training x $85.00 per week). 

To learn more about the provincial rebate contact your Apprenticeship Counselor or the apprenticeship office in your region.

The Canada Apprentice Loan is available from the Government of Canada to help registered Red Seal apprentices cover the cost of their training.

What you need to know

• The Government of Canada offers apprentices registered in a Red Seal Trade apprenticeship program up to $4,000 per period of technical training. 
• You can get Canada Apprentice Loans for up to 5 periods of technical training.
• Your loan will be payment-free for up to 6 years as long as you are confirmed as being registered in a Red Seal Trade apprenticeship program.
• You do not have to make any loan payments if your loan is in payment-free status.

Small and medium-sized enterprises with less than less than 500 employees may be eligible for financial incentives, funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Apprenticeship Services Program, of up to $20,000 annually for hiring first-year apprentices. 

$5,000 will be provided to eligible employers when they hire new first-year apprentices in one or more of the 39 construction and/or manufacturing Red Seal trades. An additional $5,000 will be issued if the apprentice voluntarily self-identifies with an Equity-Deserving Group.

This incentive provides employed trades professional with an annual deduction of up to $500 to help cover the cost of new tools necessary to their occupation. The deduction applies to the total cost of eligible tools if the following conditions are met:

• the total cost exceeds $1,000; and 
• the purchase was made by an employed tradesperson.