Grants you can apply for · Federal program · Grant
Skills for Success
Government of Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada
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The official page says: “Current status: Closed”
Read from the official page on October 14, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $75M
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Universities and colleges; Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
What it is
Funding for projects that help Canadians at all skills levels to improve their foundational and transferable skills to better prepare for, get and keep a job, and adapt and succeed at work.
Up to $75,000,000 per project for a maximum duration of 5 years. Not accepting applications
Description from ESDC funding programs, the funder’s own list of programs. The Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025) doesn’t include it.
What applicants actually got
From the federal records of every agreement signed under this program. Advertised: up to $75m.
- Agreements, last 12 months
- 0
- starting Oct 2025 or later
- Typical award
- $2M–$5.6M
- the middle half, since Oct 2023
- Median award
- $3.4M
- 11 agreements since Oct 2023
- All agreements
- 51
- $107M
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026. Filed as “ALLESP - Skills for Success - Contribution” (Employment and Social Development Canada, 27), “Adult Learning Literacy and Essential Skills/Grant” (Employment and Social Development Canada, 10), “Adult Learning Literacy and Essential Skills Program - Contribution” (Employment and Social Development Canada, 7), “Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills” (Employment and Social Development Canada, 4), “Adult Learning Literacy and Essential Skills Program (ALLESP)” (Employment and Social Development Canada, 3).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
Plus 1 agreements ($1.8M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Ontario17 agreements · $41.6M
Alberta4 agreements · $10.4M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers | 1 | $5.8M |
| Environmental Careers Organization of Canada | 1 | $3.4M |
| On-Site Placement Services Association | 1 | $1.1M |
| The Learning Centre Literacy Association | 1 | $83K |
New Brunswick3 agreements · $8.7M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Restigouche CBDC | 1 | $7.2M |
| Black Lives Matter New Brunswick Inc. | 1 | $1.5M |
| Le Comité de soutien aux personnes dyslexiques de Kent Inc. | 1 | $78K |
Quebec6 agreements · $8M
Nunavut1 agreements · $5.5M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Pinnguaq Association | 1 | $5.5M |
British Columbia4 agreements · $5.3M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| ETHOS Career Management Group Ltd. | 1 | $2.3M |
| Young Womens Christian Association | 1 | $1.5M |
| Progressive Inter-cultural Community Services Society | 1 | $857K |
| Greater Trail Community Skills Centre Society | 1 | $626K |
Newfoundland and Labrador1 agreements · $2.6M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| College of the North Atlantic | 1 | $2.6M |
Nova Scotia3 agreements · $1.3M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Africadian Empowerment Academy Society | 1 | $855K |
| TEAM Work Cooperative | 1 | $346K |
| Literacy Association of Nova Scotia | 1 | $138K |
Saskatchewan1 agreements · $800K
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan Abilities Council Inc. | 1 | $800K |
Prince Edward Island1 agreements · $45K
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Tough Challenges: Great Rewards Implementation Committee | 1 | $45K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | Réseau pour le développement de l'alphabétisme et des compétences Canada Inc. | Appui au développement des compétences fondamentales et transférables dans les communautés francoContribution | $6,000,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Le Projet N'we Jinan | N'we Jinan ArtSkills for SuccessContribution | $2,209,461 |
| Nov 2023 | Food Processing Skills Canada | We Feed Canada: Skills for Success for Essential WorkersContribution | $6,911,552 |
| Nov 2023 | The Social Research and Demonstration Corporation | Enhancing Human Resources and supervisory capacity to champion Skills for Success trainingContribution | $2,633,323 |
| Nov 2023 | Environmental Careers Organization of Canada | Enviro Skills for Success Training Series: Green Career growth for a Sustainable EconomyContribution | $3,440,184 |
| Nov 2023 | Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers | Contribution | $5,763,836 |
| Nov 2023 | Achev | Skills for Success in Food Services and AccommodationContribution | $1,850,210 |
| Oct 2023 | Progressive Inter-cultural Community Services Society | Intercultural Skills for Success Training (ISST) ProgramContribution | $856,788 |
| Oct 2023 | Pinnguaq Association | Skills for Success in Remote, Northern and Indigenous CommunitiesContribution | $5,528,168 |
| Oct 2023 | Renison University College | Building Soft Skills for English Language Canadian Workplace ContextsContribution | $162,090 |
| Oct 2023 | Carleton University | Future Skills Innovation Network (FUSION)Contribution | $3,542,145 |
| Jun 2023 | Toronto Metropolitan University | Accessible Upskilling of Diverse talent for SMEsContribution | $2,404,887 |
| Apr 2023 | WoodGreen Community Services | Enabling Employment and Broad Adoption of Skills for Success for Older WorkersContribution | $1,171,046 |
| Mar 2023 | Prepr Foundation | Flexible Upskilling Network - Skills for Success (FUN-SFS)Contribution | $3,227,048 |
| Mar 2023 | SKETCH - Working Arts for Street-Involved and Homeless Youth | QTBIPOC Arts Legal Lab Employment GeneratorContribution | $568,424 |
| Mar 2023 | Greater Trail Community Skills Centre Society | Healing through Equine Assistance and Resiliency Training (HEART) ProgramContribution | $626,351 |
| Mar 2023 | The Africadian Empowerment Academy Society | Pathways to Skills for Success ProgramContribution | $855,130 |
| Mar 2023 | On-Site Placement Services Association | Contribution | $1,073,451 |
| Mar 2023 | College of the North Atlantic | Contribution | $2,645,867 |
| Mar 2023 | Young Womens Christian Association | Manufacturing Skills for SuccessContribution | $1,499,896 |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11 | $1.9M |
| 2007 | 1 | $2.6M |
| 2008 | 2 | $2.4M |
| 2017 | 10 | $22.7M |
| 2022 | 3 | $19.5M |
| 2023 | 22 | $49.6M |
| 2024 | 2 | $8.2M |
The full record: ALLESP - Skills for Success - Contribution, Adult Learning Literacy and Essential Skills/Grant, Adult Learning Literacy and Essential Skills Program - Contribution, Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills, Adult Learning Literacy and Essential Skills Program (ALLESP).
More programs: all provinces.