Productivity-Skills

• Grant Application Form – Productivity-Skills (PDF)
• Project Budget File – Productivity-Skills (XLSM)

• The business must participate through an eligible “collective project sponsor” (promoteur collectif) that submits the application under an open call for projects.
• The business must be a private for-profit company, a cooperative, or a non-profit organization.
• The project must provide structured training to develop the skills of people who are currently employed.
• The training project must involve workers from at least two businesses.
• The training (and tools) must be delivered in French.

Who is eligible?

• Private for-profit businesses
• Cooperatives
• Non-profit organizations
• Companies in the primary sector (for the “Training for resilience and competitiveness in employment” call for projects)
• Companies in the manufacturing and logistics sectors (for the “Training for resilience and competitiveness in employment” call for projects)

Eligible expenses

• Salaries for internal staff assigned to deliver the project and for staff collaborating on the project.
• Wages for employees attending training (up to $25/hour).
• Professional fees for subject-matter experts consulted and for trainers (up to $150/hour).
• Costs to acquire tools essential to the project (e.g., databases, software, licences, digital platforms, specialized technical tools).
• Interpreter services and adaptation of training/teaching materials for employees with limitations.
• Administrative support costs (e.g., secretarial support and linguistic revision of training materials).
• Travel, accommodation and meal expenses for trainers and trainees, per the Treasury Board directive on reimbursable expenses.
• Training or promotional materials.
• Project management activities (up to 10% of the financial assistance amount).

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Training activities that started before the project acceptance date.

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec (Canada).

• Applications are reviewed only when a call for projects is open.
• The managing organization will not analyze an incomplete application and will contact the promoter to indicate what is missing.
• Processing time is 20 business days for financial assistance applications.
• If there is no open call for projects, applicants are invited to contact the program via the online form to discuss a project idea.

• The Productivité-Compétences program replaces the former Ambition-Compétences program.
• The program is delivered through targeted calls for projects that may focus on specific needs, an economic sector, or a particular job.
• Training and training tools must be offered in French.
• The initiative is funded through the Fonds de développement et de reconnaissance des compétences de la main-d’œuvre (FDRCMO), under a partnership between the Ministère de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale and the Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT).