Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant program
LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants
The Labour Funding Program (LFP) works in collaboration with governments, intergovernmental organizations, non-government organizations, employers, unions and employees to support Labour Program’s Strategic Outcome “safe, fair, and productive workplaces and cooperative workplace relations” in Canada and abroad.
- Total value
- $56.3M
- Agreements
- 50
- Mar 2015 to Mar 2026
- Median agreement
- $600K
- Typical range
- $263K–$1.5M
- 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? Labour Funding Program - International Trade and Labour. 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 1 agreement ($599K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. It counts in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
* 2026 so far: agreements starting by Oct 2026. Departments publish each quarter after it ends, so the latest months fill in later.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | $1.3M |
| 2016 | 3 | $702K |
| 2017 | 5 | $1.4M |
| 2018 | 5 | $1.4M |
| 2019 | 5 | $2.2M |
| 2020 | 2 | $2.2M |
| 2021 | 3 | $10M |
| 2022 | 4 | $4.4M |
| 2023 | 4 | $4.9M |
| 2024 | 6 | $14.8M |
| 2025 | 5 | $8.3M |
| 2026* | 4 | $4.7M |
By province
Per resident: the total over the whole window divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0009-01). Agreements are placed by the recipient’s address, so a national organization’s funding counts where its office is.
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Government | 21 | $31.7M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 8 | $13.7M |
| International (non-government) | 3 | $6.1M |
| Not stated by the department | 10 | $2.9M |
| Other organizations | 7 | $2M |
| Academia | 1 | $25K |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
| Industry group | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Grant-making and giving services | 2 | $3.6M |
| Other federal government public administration | 1 | $300K |
| Foreign affairs and international assistance | 1 | $2.4M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | International Labour Office | Strengthening labour inspection to promote compliance with fundamental labour rights in EcuadorGrant | $400,000 |
| Mar 2026 | International Labour Office | Promoting Responsive Institutions and Mechanisms to Eliminate Forced Labour in the PhilippinesGrant | $1,999,623 |
| Mar 2026 | International Labour Office | Strengthening Institutionalized Social Dialogue in HondurasGrant | $300,000 |
| Feb 2026 | International Labour Office | Expanding Action on Forced Labour and Child Labour to Advance Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in MalaysiaGrant | $1,999,532 |
| Mar 2025 | International Labour Office | Institutional Strengthening to Promote the Enforcement of International Labour Standards in ColombiaGrant | $860,000 |
| Mar 2025 | International Labour Office | Eliminating Work Discrimination, Harassment, & Child Labour in Lao PDR to Support Trade & ComplianceGrant | $1,000,000 |
| Mar 2025 | International Labour Office | Strengthening Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and Trade Readiness in ThailandGrant | $2,000,000 |
| Mar 2025 | International Labour Office | Trade and FPRW in Indonesia: Realizing Trade Gains Free from Gender Discrimination and Child LabourGrant | $2,900,000 |
| Feb 2025 | International Labour Office | Enhancing Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining in the Cambodian GFT SectorGrant | $1,500,000 |
| Oct 2024 | York University | Grant | $25,000 |
| Mar 2024 | International Labour Office | Trade, Labour, and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Southeast AsiaGrant | $6,999,261 |
| Mar 2024 | Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. | Advancing Employer Compliance with Labour Laws in MexicoGrant | $2,000,000 |
| Mar 2024 | International Labour Office | Strengthening industrial relations in Mexico: labour dispute prevention and access to labour justiceGrant | $3,200,981 |
| Mar 2024 | International Labour Office | Protecting Agricultural Workers through the Promotion of Occupational Safety and Health in PeruGrant | $600,000 |
| Feb 2024 | International Labour Office | Strengthening Freedom of Association and Action Against Child Labour in the PhilippinesGrant | $2,000,000 |
| Mar 2023 | International Labour Office | Promoting compliance with fundamental principles and rights at workGrant | $500,000 |
| Mar 2023 | International Labour Office | Advancing Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in MalaysiaGrant | $799,330 |
| Mar 2023 | International Labour Office | Supporting the involvement of labour stakeholders in Colombia's labour reform processGrant | $635,000 |
| Mar 2023 | American Bar Association through its Fund for Justice and Education | Strengthening Legal Representation of Workers and Trade Unions in MexicoGrant | $3,000,000 |
| Mar 2022 | World Vision Canada | Harvesting Labour Rights in the Agricultural Sector of Sinaloa and Jalisco, MexicoGrant | $2,400,916 |
| Mar 2022 | International Labour Office | Strengthening capacity of labour inspection in the Cambodian garment sectorGrant | $521,770 |
| Mar 2022 | International Labour Office | Strengthening Industrial Relations in IndonesiaGrant | $750,000 |
| Mar 2022 | International Labour Office | Jordan: Building the Capacity of Workers in Jordan’s Garment SectorGrant | $750,219 |
| Sep 2021 | Unifor | Mexico Worker Rights Action Centre ProjectGrant | $5,000,000 |
| Sep 2021 | Steelworkers Humanity Fund | Strengthening Capacity to Implement the Labour Reform and Labour Justice in MexicoGrant | $4,398,103 |