Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant program
CAS-Union Training and Innovation-Grant
The Union Training and Innovation Program supports investments in training equipment and materials for unions as well as in innovative approaches to improve apprenticeship outcomes, including improving the participation and success of key groups such as women and Indigenous people.
- Total value
- $4.1M
- Agreements
- 62
- Jan 2021 to Jun 2024
- Median agreement
- $64K
- Typical range
- $27K–$98K
- 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.
Applying? Sustainable Jobs Stream - Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy - Union Training and Innovation Program. Taking applications? No. The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.
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 2 agreements ($180K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $64K |
| 2023 | 23 | $1.4M |
| 2024 | 38 | $2.7M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 17 | $1.2M |
| British Columbia | 11 | $726K |
| Alberta | 13 | $720K |
| Nova Scotia | 6 | $448K |
| New Brunswick | 4 | $338K |
| Manitoba | 3 | $298K |
| Saskatchewan | 3 | $212K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 5 | $167K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 53 | $3.4M |
| Government | 7 | $442K |
| For-profit organizations | 1 | $150K |
| Academia | 1 | $127K |