(A.C.C.E.S) Accessible Community Counselling and Employment Services: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Toronto, ON · grants and contributions register · University–Rosedale

(A.C.C.E.S) Accessible Community Counselling and Employment Services: federal grants and contributions: 81 agreements; $147M value; 3 departments; 7 programs.

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81agreements
$147Mvalue
3departments
7programs

Largest agreements

4Connections$12.9Mvalue2020start2025end

Support Services, Employment Related Services, Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services, Indirect

2Connections$11.8Mvalue2020start2025end

Language Training, Support Services, Employment Related Services, Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services

Canadian Employment Connections and Entrepreneurship Connections Pre-arrival (CEC-ECP): Connecting International Talent to the Canadian Labour Market$10.2Mvalue2019start2025end

Employment Related Services, Information and Orientation, Indirect

2Connections$9.7Mvalue2020start2025end

Language Training, Support Services, Employment Related Services, Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services

4Connections$9.6Mvalue2020start2025end

Support Services, Employment Related Services, Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services, Indirect

Building Connections Towards Employment$9.1Mvalue2025start2029end

Employment Related Services Indirect Services Language Assessment, Referral and Training Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services Support Services

Building Connections Towards Employment$7.9Mvalue2025start2028end

Employment Related Services; Indirect Services; Language Assessment, Referral and Training; Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services; Support Services

Canadian Employment Connections: Accelerating Pre-arrival Immigrants’ Labour Market Integration through General Employment Services.$7.5Mvalue2025start2029end

Employment Related Services Indirect Services Support Services

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Canadian Employment Connections and Entrepreneurship Connections Pre-arrival (CEC-ECP): Connecting International Talent to the Canadian Labour Market$6.7Mvalue2019start2023end

Employment Related Services, Information and Orientation, Indirect

Fast Track to Success: Speed Mentoring and Career Workshop$5.9Mvalue2025start2029end

Community Connections Employment Related Services Indirect Services Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services Support Services

Fast Track to Success: Speed Mentoring and Career Workshop$5.0Mvalue2025start2028end

Community Connections; Employment Related Services; Indirect Services; Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services; Support Services

Employment Connections$3.8Mvalue2017start2020end

Language Training, Support Services, Employment Related Services, Information and Orientation, Needs Assessment & Referrals

Engineering Connections$3.4Mvalue2017start2020end

Community Connections, Language Training, Support Services, Employment Related Services, Information and Orientation, Needs Assessment & Referrals

Canadian Employment Connections: Connecting International Talent to Canadian Workplaces$3.2Mvalue2015start2018end

Community Connections, Employment Related Services, Information and Orientation

Healthcare Connections: Pre and Post-Arrival Sector Specific Employment Services that Bridge Internationally-Educated Healthcare Professionals into the Canadian Health Sector$3.1Mvalue2025start2029end

Employment Related Services Indirect Services Support Services

Canadian Employment Connections: Connecting International Talent to Canadian Workplaces$2.9Mvalue2018start–end
Engineering Connections$2.9Mvalue2018start–end
Employment Connections$2.9Mvalue2018start–end
Connecting Canada: Testing Innovative Immigrant Attraction Approaches while Building Attraction and Retention Capacity in Smaller Urban and Rural Communities.$2.2Mvalue2025start2028end

Indirect Services

CAS - Skilled Trades Awareness & Readiness$2.2Mvalue2020start2024end

The overarching objective of the Union Training and Innovation Program aims to strengthen apprenticeship training systems to better support a skilled, inclusive, certified and productive trades workforce by improving the efficiency and effectiveness of training provided. .The streams have the following specific objectives: .Stream 1 (Equipment) will increase investment in training equipment and materials for higher quality training, leading to a more skilled and productive trade workforce. .Stream 2 (Innovation in Apprenticeship) will support innovation and enhanced partnerships to address lon

Engineering Connections & Cybersecurity$2.1Mvalue2017start2020end

Language Training, Support Services, Employment Related Services

Entrepreneurship Connections$2.0Mvalue2017start2020end

Support Services, Employment Related Services, Information and Orientation, Needs Assessment & Referrals

Entrepreneurship Connections$1.9Mvalue2018start–end
Workplace Connections$1.7Mvalue2017start2020end

Language Training, Support Services, Employment Related Services, Information and Orientation

Workplace Connections$1.6Mvalue2018start–end
Youth Employment and Skills Strategy$1.5Mvalue2021start2024end

The objectives of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program (YESSP) are to help all youth navigate through the labour market and to successfully transition into sustained employment. These objectives are attained by supporting the needs of all youth, especially youth facing barriers to develop skills, knowledge and networks through education, skills development and meaningful work experiences.

Supports to Engage Newcomers Digitally (SEND)$1.4Mvalue2025start2028end

Indirect Services

Recruiting and Retaining Refugee Youth$1.3Mvalue2018start2021end

Indirect

Engineering Connections & Cyber Security$1.2Mvalue2018start–end
Alternative Connections: Career Alternatives for Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals$1.0Mvalue2017start2020end

Support Services, Employment Related Services

Connecting Canada: Employer Engagement Driving Settlement in Smaller Communities$1.0Mvalue2021start2024end

Indirect

Connecting Canada: Employer Engagement Driving Settlement in Smaller Communities$1.0Mvalue2021start2024end

Indirect

AI and the Settlement Sector$1.0Mvalue2021start2024end

Indirect

AI and the Settlement Sector$1.0Mvalue2021start2024end

Indirect

IT Accelerator$1,000Kvalue2024start2028end

The objectives of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program (YESSP) are to help all youth navigate through the labour market and to successfully transition into sustained employment. These objectives are attained by supporting the needs of all youth, especially youth facing barriers to develop skills, knowledge and networks through education, skills development and meaningful work experiences.

Alternative Connections: Career Alternatives for Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals$999Kvalue2018start–end
Cybersecurity Connections$894Kvalue2021start2024end

The objectives of the FCRP are: • to contribute to developing fair, transparent, consistent, and timely foreign credential assessment and recognition capacity; • to develop and strengthen Canada’s foreign credential assessment and recognition capacity; and • to contribute to improving labour market integration outcomes of ITIs in targeted occupations and sectors.

Construction Trades Program - Pay-for-Performance Pilot Project$230Kvalue2019start2021end

Support Services, Indirect

Challenging and Changing Barriers to Hiring and Retention of Racial Minorities in the Workplace$200Kvalue2020start2021end

Anti-Racism Action Program

Construction Trades Program - Pay-for-Performance Pilot Project$200Kvalue2019start2021end

Support Services, Indirect

Departments

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada35agreements$141Mvalue2programs
  • Settlement
  • Settlement Program

All grants from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Employment and Social Development Canada45agreements$5.9Mvalue4programs
  • Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
  • CAS - Skilled Trades Awareness & Readiness
  • Foreign Credential Recognition - CRF
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Canadian Heritage1agreements$200Kvalue1programs
  • Anti-Racism Action Program

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Years

202515agreements$42.3Mvalue3programs
  • Settlement Program
  • Settlement
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20243agreements$1.0Mvalue2programs
  • Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20237agreements$35.1Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20227agreements$33.9Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
202113agreements$6.6Mvalue4programs
  • Settlement
  • Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
  • Foreign Credential Recognition - CRF
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
202012agreements$46.5Mvalue4programs
  • Settlement
  • CAS - Skilled Trades Awareness & Readiness
  • Anti-Racism Action Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20199agreements$17.3Mvalue2programs
  • Settlement
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20188agreements$15.7Mvalue1programs
  • Settlement
20176agreements$14.0Mvalue1programs
  • Settlement
20151agreements$3.2Mvalue1programs
  • Settlement

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.