Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant program
ALLESP/CRF - Grant
To support adult learning, literacy and essential skills.
- Total value
- $17.4M
- Agreements
- 124
- Apr 2007 to Oct 2019
- Median agreement
- $132K
- Typical range
- $66K–$204K
- the middle half of agreements
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.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Employment and Social Development Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 5 agreements ($190K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 52 | $7.4M |
| 2008 | 55 | $7.5M |
| 2009 | 6 | $889K |
| 2010 | 1 | $29K |
| 2018 | 9 | $1.4M |
| 2019 | 1 | $105K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 37 | $6.6M |
| Alberta | 11 | $2M |
| Outside Canada or not stated | 9 | $1.4M |
| Manitoba | 8 | $1.4M |
| British Columbia | 10 | $1.4M |
| Quebec | 24 | $1.2M |
| New Brunswick | 6 | $814K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 6 | $570K |
| Nova Scotia | 3 | $542K |
| Nunavut | 2 | $484K |
| Northwest Territories | 3 | $385K |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | $295K |
| Yukon | 2 | $173K |
| Saskatchewan | 2 | $121K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other organizations | 114 | $15.9M |
| Not stated by the department | 9 | $1.4M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 1 | $105K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2019 | Institute for Research on Public Policy | The Future of Skills and Adult LearningGrant | $105,000 |
| Mar 2018 | Shareholder Association for Research and Education | Enhancing Demand for Indigenous Employment, Training and Contracting OpportunitiesGrant | $149,209 |
| Mar 2018 | Industry Training Authority | ITA Essential Skills Website Refresh and UpdateGrant | $98,960 |
| Mar 2018 | FutureWorx | INTEGRATING SOFT SKILLS INTO THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS FRAMEWORK – BUILDING A NATIONAL CONSENSUSGrant | $133,950 |
| Feb 2018 | Canadian Career Development Foundation | Extending Promising Practice: Updating the FIMES InventoryGrant | $249,700 |
| Feb 2018 | Raising the Roof | B4 Business Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial ProgramGrant | $150,000 |
| Feb 2018 | Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne | Collaborations et transfert de savoirs :des pratiques exemplaires en compétences essentiellesGrant | $150,000 |
| Feb 2018 | Canadian Apprenticeship Forum | Engaging Under-Represented Groups in Pre-apprenticeship ProgramsGrant | $150,000 |
| Feb 2018 | Workplace Learning Prince Edward Island Inc. | A Training Needs Analysis: Essential Skills for the Construction Sector on PEIGrant | $200,000 |
| Feb 2018 | Construction Foundation of British Columbia Society | A Construction Workplace Integration Plan (ACWIP)Grant | $148,713 |
| Oct 2010 | The Centre for Literacy | Grant | $29,156 |
| Mar 2009 | Pluri-elles (Manitoba) inc. | Grant | $94,133 |
| Mar 2009 | Coalition ont. de formation des adultes | Grant | $105,456 |
| Mar 2009 | Halifax Immigrant ESL Society | Grant | $189,552 |
| Feb 2009 | Quebec English Literacy Alliance | Grant | $175,000 |
| Feb 2009 | Quality in Life Long Learning Network Inc. | Grant | $151,724 |
| Feb 2009 | Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick Ltd. | Grant | $172,969 |
| Sep 2008 | Nunavut Literacy Council | Grant | $263,816 |
| Sep 2008 | Literacy New Brunswick Inc. | Grant | $105,644 |
| Sep 2008 | Kingston Literacy | Grant | $246,200 |
| Aug 2008 | Wellington County Learning Centre | Grant | $77,136 |
| Aug 2008 | Newfoundland and Labrador Laubach Literacy Council | Grant | $228,985 |
| Aug 2008 | Centre franco-ontarien des ressources en alphabétisation (Sudbury) Inc. | Grant | $259,647 |
| Jul 2008 | Equipe d'alphabetisation Nouvelle-Ecosse | Grant | $77,510 |
| Jul 2008 | Pluri-elles (Manitoba) inc. | Grant | $215,794 |