Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG)

• One-time taxable cash grant of $2,000 per person for registered apprentices who completed their apprenticeship training and received their journeyperson certification in a designated Red Seal trade.

• The applicant must be an individual apprentice, not a company or business entity.
• The applicant must have successfully completed an apprenticeship program and received journeyperson certification in a designated Red Seal trade.
• The applicant must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or a protected person.
• The apprenticeship completion must be confirmed by supporting documentation from the relevant provincial or territorial apprenticeship authority.

Who is eligible?

• Organizations supporting apprentices in designated Red Seal trades
• Companies in skilled trades recognized under the Red Seal Program
• Employers in sectors offering apprenticeships that lead to journeyperson certification in designated trades

Eligible geographic areas

• Companies and individuals located in all Canadian provinces and territories, including Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and Yukon.

• The Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG) is a taxable benefit. Recipients will receive a T4A slip (Relevé 1 in Quebec) the year after payment for tax filing purposes.
• The ACG does not count as earnings and does not affect Employment Insurance (EI) benefits.
• Grant funds may be redirected to third parties if the recipient owes family support payments under the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act.
• Apprentices can still access financial support through Employment Insurance benefits and Canada Apprentice Loans, even though the ACG program has ended.