Grants you can apply for · Federal program · Non-repayable contribution
Skills for Success – Training and Tools Stream
Government of Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada
Taking applications?
Not taking applications
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 $10M
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Businesses; Municipalities; Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
What it is
Funding for projects that design and implement training, and develop assessment tools and training resources.
Up to $10,000,000. 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 $10m.
- 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
- 27
- $77.3M
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).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Ontario12 agreements · $40.8M
Alberta3 agreements · $10.3M
| 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 |
New Brunswick2 agreements · $8.6M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Restigouche CBDC | 1 | $7.2M |
| Black Lives Matter New Brunswick Inc. | 1 | $1.5M |
Nunavut1 agreement · $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 agreement · $2.6M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| College of the North Atlantic | 1 | $2.6M |
Quebec1 agreement · $2.2M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Le Projet N'we Jinan | 1 | $2.2M |
Nova Scotia2 agreements · $1.2M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Africadian Empowerment Academy Society | 1 | $855K |
| TEAM Work Cooperative | 1 | $346K |
Saskatchewan1 agreement · $800K
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan Abilities Council Inc. | 1 | $800K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Réseau pour le développement de l'alphabétisme et des compétences Canada Inc.Appui au développement des compétences fondamentales et transférables dans les communautés franco · Contribution · Jul 2024 | Appui au développement des compétences fondamentales et transférables dans les communautés francoContribution | $6,000,000 | |
| Le Projet N'we JinanN'we Jinan ArtSkills for Success · Contribution · Apr 2024 | N'we Jinan ArtSkills for SuccessContribution | $2,209,461 | |
| Food Processing Skills CanadaWe Feed Canada: Skills for Success for Essential Workers · Contribution · Nov 2023 | We Feed Canada: Skills for Success for Essential WorkersContribution | $6,911,552 | |
| The Social Research and Demonstration CorporationEnhancing Human Resources and supervisory capacity to champion Skills for Success training · Contribution · Nov 2023 | Enhancing Human Resources and supervisory capacity to champion Skills for Success trainingContribution | $2,633,323 | |
| Environmental Careers Organization of CanadaEnviro Skills for Success Training Series: Green Career growth for a Sustainable Economy · Contribution · Nov 2023 | Enviro Skills for Success Training Series: Green Career growth for a Sustainable EconomyContribution | $3,440,184 | |
| Edmonton Mennonite Centre for NewcomersContribution · Nov 2023 | Contribution | $5,763,836 | |
| AchevSkills for Success in Food Services and Accommodation · Contribution · Nov 2023 | Skills for Success in Food Services and AccommodationContribution | $1,850,210 | |
| Progressive Inter-cultural Community Services SocietyIntercultural Skills for Success Training (ISST) Program · Contribution · Oct 2023 | Intercultural Skills for Success Training (ISST) ProgramContribution | $856,788 | |
| Pinnguaq AssociationSkills for Success in Remote, Northern and Indigenous Communities · Contribution · Oct 2023 | Skills for Success in Remote, Northern and Indigenous CommunitiesContribution | $5,528,168 | |
| Renison University CollegeBuilding Soft Skills for English Language Canadian Workplace Contexts · Contribution · Oct 2023 | Building Soft Skills for English Language Canadian Workplace ContextsContribution | $162,090 | |
| Carleton UniversityFuture Skills Innovation Network (FUSION) · Contribution · Oct 2023 | Future Skills Innovation Network (FUSION)Contribution | $3,542,145 | |
| Toronto Metropolitan UniversityAccessible Upskilling of Diverse talent for SMEs · Contribution · Jun 2023 | Accessible Upskilling of Diverse talent for SMEsContribution | $2,404,887 | |
| WoodGreen Community ServicesEnabling Employment and Broad Adoption of Skills for Success for Older Workers · Contribution · Apr 2023 | Enabling Employment and Broad Adoption of Skills for Success for Older WorkersContribution | $1,171,046 | |
| Prepr FoundationFlexible Upskilling Network - Skills for Success (FUN-SFS) · Contribution · Mar 2023 | Flexible Upskilling Network - Skills for Success (FUN-SFS)Contribution | $3,227,048 | |
| SKETCH - Working Arts for Street-Involved and Homeless YouthQTBIPOC Arts Legal Lab Employment Generator · Contribution · Mar 2023 | QTBIPOC Arts Legal Lab Employment GeneratorContribution | $568,424 | |
| Greater Trail Community Skills Centre SocietyHealing through Equine Assistance and Resiliency Training (HEART) Program · Contribution · Mar 2023 | Healing through Equine Assistance and Resiliency Training (HEART) ProgramContribution | $626,351 | |
| The Africadian Empowerment Academy SocietyPathways to Skills for Success Program · Contribution · Mar 2023 | Pathways to Skills for Success ProgramContribution | $855,130 | |
| On-Site Placement Services AssociationContribution · Mar 2023 | Contribution | $1,073,451 | |
| College of the North AtlanticContribution · Mar 2023 | Contribution | $2,645,867 | |
| Young Womens Christian AssociationManufacturing Skills for Success · Contribution · Mar 2023 | Manufacturing Skills for SuccessContribution | $1,499,896 |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | $19.5M |
| 2023 | 22 | $49.6M |
| 2024 | 2 | $8.2M |
The full record: ALLESP - Skills for Success - Contribution.
More programs: all provinces.