Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program
SSLP-Supports for Student Learning Program
The Supports for Student Learning Program (SSLP) is a program that supports learners to access Post Secondary Education (PSE), training and lifelong learning supports to gain the skills and work experience they need to participate in a changing labour market.
- Total value
- $216M
- Agreements
- 47
- Apr 2020 to Oct 2025
- Median agreement
- $938K
- Typical range
- $308K–$2.8M
- 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 1 agreements ($372K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | $77.3M |
| 2021 | 4 | $22.2M |
| 2022 | 34 | $35.6M |
| 2023 | 2 | $12.7M |
| 2025 | 6 | $68.4M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 23 | $191M |
| British Columbia | 10 | $16.2M |
| Alberta | 2 | $4.2M |
| Quebec | 5 | $2.5M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | $1.4M |
| New Brunswick | 1 | $370K |
| Saskatchewan | 3 | $367K |
| Manitoba | 1 | $352K |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $103K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 47 | $216M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | SHAD Canada | Financial Assistance for Learners Facing Barriers to Participate in Shad Summer ProgramsContribution | $600,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Pathways to Education Canada | Pathways to EducationContribution | $19,154,280 |
| Jun 2025 | Success Beyond Limits Education Program | Reaching Back to Leaping ForwardContribution | $1,660,952 |
| Apr 2025 | StepStones for Youth | StepStones Education Project and National Strategy for Youth from the Child Welfare SystemContribution | $3,109,951 |
| Apr 2025 | The National Council of Young Men’s Christian Associations of Canada | YMCA Youth Education Supports ProgramContribution | $9,476,987 |
| Apr 2025 | Indspire | Supporting Indigenous Post-Secondary Education - IndspireContribution | $34,375,395 |
| Nov 2023 | Choices for Youth Inc. | Homelessness Prevention through Strengthened School EngagementContribution | $1,365,657 |
| Aug 2023 | Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada | Contribution | $11,348,376 |
| Dec 2022 | Moncton Boys and Girls Club | Learning PathContribution | $369,746 |
| Dec 2022 | Musqueam Indian Band | Contribution | $223,379 |
| Dec 2022 | YWCA Canada | TechGyrls - Building Confidence and Connections through STEMContribution | $481,288 |
| Dec 2022 | The Pas Family Resource Centre Inc. | Contribution | $352,478 |
| Dec 2022 | Young Entrepreneurs of Canada Association | Contribution | $2,252,603 |
| Dec 2022 | Canadian 4-H Council | 4-H Canada Careers on the GrowContribution | $3,459,810 |
| Nov 2022 | Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs | Upstream KelownaContribution | $938,025 |
| Nov 2022 | Success Beyond Limits Education Program | Reaching Back to Reach ForwardContribution | $1,773,190 |
| Nov 2022 | Landing Strong Co-operative Limited | Learning Resilience ProjectContribution | $103,171 |
| Nov 2022 | The Expert Collective | For the Love of Youth (FLY)Contribution | $2,710,619 |
| Nov 2022 | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto | School-Based Mentoring Project (SBMP)Contribution | $206,241 |
| Nov 2022 | YWCA Regina Inc. | Big BoostContribution | $43,351 |
| Nov 2022 | The Royal Alberta College | Contribution | $1,503,524 |
| Nov 2022 | Connections Community Services Society | Student ConnectContribution | $400,558 |
| Nov 2022 | Take a Hike, Youth at Risk Foundation | Take A Hike: Mental Health SupportsContribution | $5,222,438 |
| Oct 2022 | The Federation of Black Canadians | FBC Support For Black YouthContribution | $1,590,187 |
| Oct 2022 | S.U.C.C.E.S.S. | Bridge to Student Success (BTSS)Contribution | $792,056 |