Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant program
Union Training and Innovation Program-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
- $7.8M
- Agreements
- 125
- Feb 2018 to Mar 2022
- Median agreement
- $52K
- Typical range
- $33K–$93K
- 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 4 agreements ($293K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 10 | $727K |
| 2019 | 54 | $3.6M |
| 2021 | 40 | $2.1M |
| 2022 | 21 | $1.4M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 58 | $3.9M |
| British Columbia | 19 | $1.2M |
| Outside Canada or not stated | 10 | $727K |
| Alberta | 14 | $533K |
| Nova Scotia | 8 | $423K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 5 | $390K |
| Saskatchewan | 4 | $348K |
| New Brunswick | 5 | $268K |
| Manitoba | 2 | $116K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 115 | $7.1M |
| Not stated by the department | 10 | $727K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2022 | Labourers Local 625 Training Trust | ON TARGETGrant | $65,548 |
| Mar 2022 | Electrical Joint Training Committee Society | Training For Future Green Jobs In The Electrical SectorGrant | $49,988 |
| Mar 2022 | United Association of Journeypersons and Apprentices of Plumbing and Pipefitting | Controlled Bolting, Machining Tools and Related EquipmentGrant | $48,276 |
| Mar 2022 | United Association Local 527 Joint Training Fund | UA Local 527 JTC Pipe Fabrication and Technology UpgradeGrant | $64,750 |
| Mar 2022 | Local 502 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | New Brunswick Electrical Skills Advancement ProgramGrant | $141,623 |
| Mar 2022 | Local 116 International Association of Heat | Heat & Frost Apprenticeship Skills & UpgraderGrant | $24,650 |
| Mar 2022 | Labourers Local 1089 (1985) Training & Rehabilitation Trust Fund | Training Equipment for a greener futureGrant | $140,586 |
| Mar 2022 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers L.U.115 | IBEW LU115 Training Modules and ToolsGrant | $49,445 |
| Mar 2022 | Insulators Training Trust Fund of Alberta | Insulator's Training Trust Tools and Materials for Training CenterGrant | $24,391 |
| Mar 2022 | Alberta Ironworkers Apprenticeship & Training Trust Fund | Ironworker Green Components AnalysisGrant | $40,828 |
| Mar 2022 | Operating Engineers Local 955 Training Trust Fund | Investment in EquipmentGrant | $71,448 |
| Mar 2022 | Local Unionwkrs 625 International Brotherhood Of | Renewable Energy Photovoltaic TrainingGrant | $39,395 |
| Mar 2022 | International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Ironworkers Local 765 | Equipment Upgrades and Training Expansion ProjectGrant | $88,046 |
| Mar 2022 | International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 39 | Building Blocks: Training for the FutureGrant | $43,453 |
| Mar 2022 | International Brotherhood of Boilermakers | Boilermaker Telehandler Training ProjectGrant | $122,360 |
| Mar 2022 | Carpenters & Joiners Local 494 | Infectious Control Risk Assessment for Carpenters (I.C.R.A.C)Grant | $8,726 |
| Mar 2022 | 850676 Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local 47 | Safety Training Equipment for SMART Local 47Grant | $129,888 |
| Mar 2022 | 850676 Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local 47 | Equipment for Local 47's Sheet Metal and Roofing LabGrant | $126,486 |
| Mar 2022 | Finishing Trades Institute of Ontario | Investments in Training EquipmentGrant | $56,804 |
| Feb 2022 | Sheet Metal Workers International Assoc. Local 276 | Advanced Sheet Metal Training Equipment for Environmentally Sustainable ConstructionGrant | $34,943 |
| Mar 2021 | Electrical Joint Training Committee Society | Battery Energy Storage TrainingGrant | $32,844 |
| Mar 2021 | Insulators Training Trust Fund of Alberta | Insulator's Training Trust Cargo Van for Mobile Training CenterGrant | $28,508 |
| Mar 2021 | Insulators Training Trust Fund of Alberta | Insulator's Training Trust Fund Hybrid Curriculum ProjectGrant | $21,970 |
| Feb 2021 | Piping Industry Training School | Piping Industry Training School-Training for the FutureGrant | $31,886 |
| Jan 2021 | Local 502 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | Alternative Access to Training through TechnologyGrant | $24,448 |