grant_single_labels|summary

grant_single|eligibleFinancing
  • grant_single|minCount
grant_single|deadlines
  • grant_single|openingDateJanuary 26, 2022
  • grant_single|closingDateMarch 09, 2022
grant_single|financingType
Grant and Funding
grant_single|eligibleIndustries
  • grant_single|allIndustries
grant_single|grantors
  • Government of Canada
  • Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
grant_single|status
grant_card_status|closed

grant_single_labels|preview

Receive up to $7.5 million per research and innovative project to identify better ways of helping persons prepare for, return to or keep employment and be productive participants in the labour force.

grant_single_labels|projects

Eligible projects and activities for this grant include supporting research and innovative projects to help individuals prepare for, return to, or keep employment, and to be productive participants in the labour force.
  • Conducting research to support the skills development of adults
  • Focusing on research addressing labour market issues present in multiple or single jurisdictions
  • Implementing innovative methodologies to help individuals enter or remain in the workforce
  • Developing dissemination strategies to share project results with organizations and employers
grant_single|admissibleProjectsExample

$7,500,000

Toronto
Conducting a labour market study to address specific employment barriers

$7,500,000

Vancouver
Implementing a job retention program for individuals with disabilities

$7,500,000

Winnipeg
Launching a skills development initiative for Indigenous communities

$7,500,000

Montreal
Developing an online platform to provide skills training for remote work

$7,500,000

Calgary
Creating a mentorship program for unemployed youth

$7,500,000

Halifax
Establishing a recycling training program for marginalized groups

grant_single_labels|admissibility

To be eligible for this grant, your organization must meet certain criteria related to the type of organization and the project's characteristics and scope.
  • Not-for-profit organization
  • For-profit organization (non-commercial, not intended to generate profit, and supports program priorities and objectives)
  • Labour union
  • Research organization, Think tank, Academic Institution
  • Indigenous organization including band council, tribal council, self-government entity
  • Provincial and territorial government, institution, agency and Crown Corporation
  • Project duration must not exceed March 31, 2024
  • Project scope must be national or regional
  • Request no more than $7.5 million per project
  • Focus on supporting research and innovative projects to help persons prepare for, return to or keep employment, and be productive participants in the labour force
  • Include a dissemination strategy to share project results with organizations and employers

grant_eligibility_criteria|who_can_apply

Yes, there are specific types of eligible companies for this grant. Eligible organizations must meet the criteria listed under the eligibility section.
  • Not-for-profit organization
  • For-profit organization (if the activity is non-commercial, not intended to generate profit, and supports program priorities and objectives)
  • Labour union
  • Research organization, Think tank, Academic Institution
  • Indigenous organization including band councils, tribal councils, or self-government entities
  • Provincial and territorial government, institutions, agencies, and Crown Corporations

grant_eligibility_criteria|eligible_expenses

Summary not provided.

grant_eligibility_criteria|zone

Eligible projects under the Skills for Success Program's Research and Innovation Stream must be national in scope, addressing labour market issues present in multiple jurisdictions, or regional in scope, addressing issues in one jurisdiction with potential applicability elsewhere.
  • National in scope: Labour market issues in multiple provinces/territories including online
  • Regional in scope: Labour market issues in one province/territory with potential broader relevance

grant_single_labels|criteria

Yes, there are evaluation and selection criteria for this grant. The assessment of applications includes criteria such as organizational capacity, project objectives, activities, results, and costs, as well as additional funding considerations prioritized for projects that address the needs of under-represented groups in the labour market.
  • Organization’s capacity: Describe in detail how your organization has the relevant experience to deliver this project
  • Project objectives: Describe how the project supports research and innovative projects to identify better ways of helping persons prepare for, return to or keep employment and be productive participants in the labour force
  • Project objectives: Describe how the project addresses a labour market issue that is present in multiple jurisdictions or has the potential to address the same or similar skills and labour market issues in other parts of the country
  • Project activities: Describe how the organization will support research and innovative projects to identify better ways of helping persons prepare for, return to or keep employment and be productive participants in the labour force
  • Project activities: Provide clear and relevant description of the project activities
  • Project activities: Provide clear and feasible timelines to complete the project activities
  • Project results: Describe the expected results of your project. They must be specific, concrete, and measurable
  • Project results: Describe how you plan to gather, measure and report on results achieved by your project
  • Project costs: Provide a brief and clear justification of how you intend to use the money
  • Project costs: Demonstrate that the costs are reasonable, detailed and support the project activities
  • Additional funding considerations: Priority will be given to proposed projects that respond to the needs of under-represented groups in the labour market, such as women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous people, members of official language minority communities, newcomers, and racialized groups

grant_single_labels|register

  • Step 1: Gather your supporting documents and information
  • Completed application form
  • Budget Detail Template
  • Step 2: Decide how to apply (online, email, or mail)
  • Apply online
  • Create your GCOS account. Note: It may take up to 10 business days to create your account.
  • Read the applicant guide to complete your application form.
  • Complete the Budget Detail Template (PDF format) and upload it in GCOS.
  • Apply online using GCOS.
  • Information to know when applying online:
  • Once you begin completing the online form, it will only be available for 20 hours. If you do not complete it within this timeframe, your session will expire and you will have to start over.
  • The questions in the online form are in the same order as the PDF application form. However, the questions are not numbered online.
  • You cannot save or access your application at a later time.
  • Private and public organizations must have a CRA business number to apply online.
  • You can print a copy of your application before submitting. This is the only opportunity to print your application.
  • After you print a copy of your online application, click “submit” to complete your application. If you do not click “submit”, your application will not be sent to us.
  • Apply by email or mail
  • Read the applicant guide to complete your application form.
  • Complete the Application form online or by hand.
  • Complete the Budget Detail Template (PDF format).
  • Send your complete application package by email or mail to:
  • Email address: EDSC.CPR-SFS.ESDC@servicecanada.gc.ca. Indicate in the email subject line ‘Research and Innovation Stream’
  • Mailing address:
  • Skills for Success Program – Research and Innovation Stream
  • Coordination Unit Mailstop 402
  • National Grants & Contributions Delivery Centre (ESDC)
  • 140 Promenade du Portage Phase IV 4th Floor
  • Gatineau QC K1A 0J9
  • If you cannot email the documents, you can send them by mail. In your email, note that you are sending additional documents by mail and indicate in the email subject line ‘Research and Innovation Stream’
  • Step 3: After you’ve applied
  • We will review your application and decide if you will receive funding.
  • Funding decisions are expected to be made in late Fall 2022.
  • Online:
  • You will receive an automatic confirmation of receipt with a confirmation number by email.
  • If you do not receive a confirmation number, your application was not received.
  • By email:
  • You will receive an automatic confirmation of receipt by email.
  • By mail:
  • You will receive a confirmation of receipt by email within 21 calendar days.
  • We will use the email address you provided in your application.

grant_single_labels|otherInfo

Some additional miscellaneous information is provided about the grant process and requirements.
  • Information sessions were held on February 8, 2022.
  • Once you begin completing the online form, it will only be available for 20 hours.
  • You cannot save or access your application at a later time while using the online form.
  • Applications submitted by email will receive an automatic confirmation of receipt.
  • Applications submitted by mail will receive a confirmation of receipt by email within 21 calendar days.

grant_single_labels|contact

EDSC.CPR-SFS.ESDC@servicecanada.gc.ca
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