Skills/Competences Canada: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Ottawa, ON · grants and contributions register · Ottawa Centre

Skills/Competences Canada: federal grants and contributions: 5 agreements; $72.8M value; 1 departments; 3 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-14R7DK500I · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Skills/Competences Canada: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/skills-competences-canada/

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5agreements
$72.8Mvalue
1departments
3programs

Largest agreements

Engaging youth in the skilled trades through competitions and career exploration$29.1Mvalue2022start2027end

The Skilled Trades Awareness and Readiness (STAR) program encourages Canadians to explore and prepare for careers in the skilled trades. ..This stream aims to:.• make people aware of the trades as good quality careers.• provide opportunities to explore the trades.• provide individuals with the skills and supports they need to pursue a career in the skilled trades

Youth, Competing to Win in the Skilled Labour Market$23.4Mvalue2017start–end
Youth Career Focus - Awareness$12.8Mvalue2014start–end

The Youth Employment Strategy is the Government of Canada's commitment to help young people, particularly those facing barriers to employment, get the information and gain the skills, work experience and abilities they need to make a successful transition to the workplace.

Youth Competing to Win in the Skilled Trades (Regional)$6.0Mvalue2019start2020end

The objectives of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) 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.

ALLESP/CRF - Contribution$1.4Mvalue2014start–end

The purpose of the Adult Learning Literacy and Essential Skills Program (ALLESP) is to contribute to increased literacy and essential skills of adult Canadians so that they can participate in and adapt to a knowledge-based economy and society.

Departments

Employment and Social Development Canada5agreements$72.8Mvalue3programs
  • Youth Career Focus - Awareness
  • CAS - Skilled Trades Awareness & Readiness
  • ALLESP/CRF - Contribution

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Years

20221agreements$29.1Mvalue1programs
  • CAS - Skilled Trades Awareness & Readiness
20191agreements$6.0Mvalue1programs
  • Youth Career Focus - Awareness
20171agreements$23.4Mvalue1programs
  • Youth Career Focus - Awareness
20142agreements$14.3Mvalue2programs
  • Youth Career Focus - Awareness
  • ALLESP/CRF - Contribution

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.