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Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program

Sector Council Program

Provides funding to develop nationally focussed partnerships comprised of key stakeholders within an industrial sector to increase consensus and understanding of labour market issues.

Total value
$127M
Agreements
146
Jan 2006 to Feb 2013
Median agreement
$599K
Typical range
$142K–$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.

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.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council5$9.9M
Mining Industry Human Resources Council6$5.5M
Skills Connect Inc.1$5M
BioTalent Canada5$5M
Aboriginal Human Resource Development Council of Canada3$4.6M
Canadian Plastics Sector Council6$4.5M
Construction Sector Council3$4.4M
Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) of Canada4$4.4M
Human Resource Council for the Voluntary/Non-profit Sector5$4.1M
Canadian Police Sector Council/ Conseil canadien sectoriel de la police6$4M
Environmental Careers Organization of Canada (ECO Canada)4$3.9M
Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada4$3.6M
Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC)5$3.5M
Textiles Human Resources Council3$3.5M
Motor Carrier Passenger Council of Canada2$3.4M
Canadian Food Industry Council...for Human Resources Development7$3.3M
Canadian Customer Contact Centre Council3$3.1M
Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council4$3.1M
Council for Automotive Human Resources (CAHR)4$2.9M
Electricity Sector Council4$2.9M
Toronto District School Board1$2.9M
Forum for International Trade Training2$2.7M
Cultural Human Resources Council3$2.6M
Canadian Apprenticeship Forum - Forum canadien sur l'apprentissage (CAF-FCA)2$2.6M
Canadian Council of Professional Fish Harvesters3$2.5M
The Alliance of Sector Councils12$2.4M
Canadian Steel Trade and Employment Congress2$2.3M
Child Care Human Resources Sector Council3$2.2M
Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council3$2.1M
Canadian Automotive Repair and Service [CARS] Council1$2M
Apparel Human Resources Council/Conseil des ressources humaines de l'industrie du vêtement2$2M
Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council2$1.8M
Association of Canadian Community Colleges1$1.7M
Forest Products Industry Human Resources Council2$1.6M
Wood Manufacturing Council2$1.6M
Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace1$1.5M
Canadian Grocery HR Council1$1.5M
National Seafood Sector Council2$1.1M
Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council3$1.1M
Canadian Federation of Agriculture1$1M
Biotechnology Human Resources Council1$903K
Environmental Careers Organization of Canada2$285K
Forest Products Association of Canada1$258K
Canadian Technology Human Resources Board2$215K
Laubach Literacy Ontario1$208K
Cultural Human Resource Council1$198K
Retail Council of Canada1$145K
Food Processing HR Council1$141K
Canada Career Consortium1$105K
Canadian Ornamental Horticulture Alliance1$90K

Plus 1 agreements ($69K) 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.

YearAgreementsTotal
200627$23.3M
200739$31.4M
200838$33.3M
200912$10.3M
201015$10.1M
201114$13.2M
20131$5M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario129$107M
Alberta10$7.8M
Manitoba1$5M
Saskatchewan3$4.6M
Quebec2$2M
British Columbia1$69K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Other organizations146$127M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Feb 2013Skills Connect Inc.$5,000,000
Mar 2011Canadian Grocery HR Council$1,499,710
Mar 2011BioTalent Canada$1,500,000
Mar 2011Textiles Human Resources Council$1,100,000
Mar 2011Canadian Customer Contact Centre Council$1,500,000
Mar 2011Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace$1,500,000
Mar 2011Human Resource Council for the Voluntary/Non-profit Sector$1,454,340
Mar 2011Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC)$1,500,000
Mar 2011Food Processing HR Council$141,480
Mar 2011Canadian Police Sector Council/ Conseil canadien sectoriel de la police$1,500,000
Mar 2011Canadian Police Sector Council/ Conseil canadien sectoriel de la police$287,862
Feb 2011Child Care Human Resources Sector Council$297,361
Feb 2011Canadian Ornamental Horticulture Alliance$90,000
Jan 2011Electricity Sector Council$668,917
Jan 2011Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC)$176,996
Dec 2010Cultural Human Resource Council$198,498
Dec 2010Child Care Human Resources Sector Council$1,203,111
Dec 2010Canadian Steel Trade and Employment Congress$910,196
Dec 2010Motor Carrier Passenger Council of Canada$1,500,000
Nov 2010The Alliance of Sector Councils$139,891
Oct 2010Canadian Police Sector Council/ Conseil canadien sectoriel de la police$202,626
Sep 2010Environmental Careers Organization of Canada$138,760
Jul 2010Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council$88,982
Jul 2010The Alliance of Sector Councils$45,405
Jun 2010Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC)$139,990