Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women – Employment and Social Development Canada (2021) -

Amount:

$3,000

Type of Program:

Grant

Description:

The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women (AIG-W) helps the applicant pay for expenses while she trains as an apprentice in a Designated Red Seal Trade where women are underrepresented.
The AIG-W is a taxable grant of $3,000 per level, awarded to registered apprentices. It is possible to apply for this grant twice during training (for a maximum of $6,000).

Comments on Funding:

The amount is taxable.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling deadline

Eligibility:

The applicant must be:

Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or a protected persons.
Applicants must not be high school students.
Applicants must have the required AIG-W supporting documents and be registered with their provincial or territorial apprenticeship authority as an apprentice in an eligible designated Red Seal trade where women are underrepresented. The following five Red Seal trades are not eligible for the AIG-W: Baker, Cook, Hairstylist, Landscape-Horticulturist, and Parts person.
Applicants must provide proof that they have successfully completed, on or after April 1, 2018, either their first or second year or level in a designated Red Seal trade.
Applicants must self-identify as a woman.
While attending school, someone can apply for AIG-W if the following are met: registered apprentice enrolled in adult learning classes; or registered apprentice taking professional development courses, or a Quebec apprentice completing your vocational training.

Applications Steps:

Begin to gather supporting documents.

Gather personal information

Complete the online application

Submit supporting documents online by Email or in person.

Documentation Needed:

For Ontario, supporting document is: a Copy of the official Confirmation of Progress for the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women Letter.
Permanent residents need to provide a Regular SIN; If their Social Insurance Number (SIN) starts with any number other than 9, they do not need to provide any documentation; or If their SIN is a 900 series, they must provide: a permanent resident Card, or a Confirmation of Permanent Residence status document (IMM 5292, or IMM 5688, or IMM 5509) issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that has not expired, or a Verification of Status document (IMM 5716) issued by IRCC, or a Verification of Landing document (IMM 5617) issued by IRCC, or a Record of Landing document (IMM 1000) issued by IRCC, or a Notice of Decision issued by the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).
Protected persons need to provide: their 900 series SIN number, and a Confirmation of Permanent Residence status document (IMM 5292, or IMM 5688, or IMM 5509) issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that has not expired, or a Verification of Status document (IMM 5716) issued by IRCC, or a Notice of Decision issued by the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).
Personal information needed: Social Insurance Number (SIN); Provincial apprentice ID number; and Banking information for direct deposit.

Other Things to Note:

If the applicant completed the program on or after January 1, 2019, the deadline is 12 months following his date of completion.
Red Seal Trades development.

Covid Related Measures:

Important Notice Covid-19: The deadline for applying for the Apprenticeship Grants is extended by a period of 6 months for apprentices progressing from January 1, 2019 or later.
Usual application deadline: 12 months from progression date.
New application deadline: 18 months from progression date.
Deadline for supporting proof of document: 12 months from application deadline.

Example:
If progression date is March 15, 2019, you originally had until March 15, 2020 to apply. Now, you have until September 15, 2020 to apply and September 15, 2021, to provide supporting proof documents.

Program Contact:

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Red Seal Trades

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