Grant and contribution program
Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy
Department of Employment and Social Development · Education, skills and employment
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$150M
Up $66.5M from $83.7M in 2023–24.
$5.01per tax filer$3.65per person
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023, the latest count published); per person uses a population of 41,162,593 (2024). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Largest recipients
The largest named recipients of payments reported under this program in 2024–25. Location is the recipient's address, which is not always where the money is spent. Recipient payments can differ slightly from the program total above because the Public Accounts report them separately.
| Recipient | Location | Paid | Per tax filer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments under $100,000 (62,304) | Location not stated | $82.8M | $2.76 |
| Government of Québec | Québec, Quebec | $9.9M | $0.33 |
| International Union of Operating Engineers | Ottawa, Ontario | $4.3M | $0.14 |
| The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Canadian District | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $3.2M | $0.11 |
| Western Joint Electrical Training Society | Delta, British Columbia | $2.9M | $0.10 |
| National Electrical Trade Council | Mississauga, Ontario | $2.6M | $0.09 |
| La Cité Collégiale | Ottawa, Ontario | $2.5M | $0.08 |
| BC Construction Industry Skills Improvement Council | Burnaby, British Columbia | $2.3M | $0.08 |
| Build a Dream | Windsor, Ontario | $1.8M | $0.06 |
| Temiskaming Native Women's Support Group | Kirkland Lake, Ontario | $1.8M | $0.06 |
Source and basis
- Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Recipients: Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada.
- Net expenditures of this transfer payment program in the Public Accounts. It overlaps with program spending, so do not add the two.