Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant program
Labour Funding Program - International Trade and Labour
The Labour Funding Program (LFP) provides the financial support needed to foster partnerships, collaboration and cooperation to increase representation of the designated groups in federally-regulated workplaces. The Workplace Opportunities: Removing Barriers to Equity (WORBE) grant and contribution program is designed to support employers subject to the Employment Equity Act (EEA) in their efforts to improve designated group representation in areas of low representation through partnerships and industry-tailored strategies.
- Total value
- $730K
- Agreements
- 4
- Mar 2015 to May 2018
- Median agreement
- $59K
- Typical range
- $43K–$199K
- 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.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Université de Montréal | 1 | $600K |
| Canadian Employers Council | 1 | $65K |
| Canadian Labour Congress | 1 | $54K |
Plus 1 agreements ($12K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | $600K |
| 2018 | 3 | $130K |
By province
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated by the department | 4 | $730K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Canadian Labour Congress | CLC - Participation at the International Labour ConferenceGrant | $53,583 |
| May 2018 | Canadian Employers Council | CEC - Participation at the International Labour ConferenceGrant | $64,755 |
| Mar 2015 | Université de Montréal | Labour Mediator and Arbitrator Capacity Building ProjectGrant | $600,180 |