Eligible employers can get government funding to help employees and unemployed Albertan’s access training opportunities

Eligible Employers:

• Private sector employers, including sole proprietors and partnerships
• Non-profit sector employees
• First Nations and Metis Settlements
• The Agriculture Financial Services Corporation – if in a community with a population of no more than 100’000
• Alberta Treasury Branches – if in a community with a population of 100’000 or less

Eligible Trainees

• Canadian citizens
• Permanent residents
• People protected under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, who are entitled to work in Canada
• Business owners with 4 or less employees, including all owners, are now eligible trainees
• Employed family members

All trainees must live in Alberta

Canada-Alberta Job Guide applications must be submitted through online portal. Application guide on website with portal.

Guide: https://www.alberta.ca/assets/documents/CAJG-applicant-guide.pdf

Government contributes two-thirds of the cost (maximum of $10’000 per trainee per fiscal year.

If hiring and training an unemployed Albertan, up to 100% of training costs could be covered (maximum $15’000 per trainee)

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