The Government of Canada will continue to support apprentices financially as they are unemployed and progress through their technical training.
[Skip to main content](http://www.ontario.ca/page/financial-supports-apprentices-and-sponsors#main-content). * [Jobs and employment](http://www.ontario.ca/page/jobs-and-employment). * [Jobs and employment](http://www.ontario.ca/page/jobs-and-employment). * [Apprenticeship and industry training](http://www.ontario.ca/page/apprenticeship-ontario). ## On this page [Skip this page navigation](http://www.ontario.ca/page/financial-supports-apprentices-and-sponsors#toc-end). Make sure your contact information is up to date with [Skilled Trades Ontario](https://www.skilledtradesontario.ca/) to ensure you receive correspondence on the following programs. For any questions about the Tools Grant, please [contact Employment Ontario](http://www.ontario.ca/page/employment-ontario#contact). If you have started your in-class training and did not receive the package, please contact [contact Employment Ontario](http://www.ontario.ca/page/employment-ontario#contact). Apprentices training in a Red Seal trade can apply for up to $4,000 in interest-free loans through the [Canada Apprentice Loan](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/apprentices/loan.html). Get [more information about federal programs available](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/apprentices.html) to help you train and complete your apprenticeship in a Red Seal trade. * the Apprenticeship Completion Bonus, [contact Employment Ontario](http://www.ontario.ca/page/employment-ontario#contact). * completing your apprenticeship, [contact Skilled Trades Ontario](https://www.skilledtradesontario.ca/). For any questions about the Achievement Incentive, please [contact Employment Ontario](http://www.ontario.ca/page/employment-ontario#contact). It is payable to eligible employers with a maximum of $2,000 per year, per apprentice for the first 2 years of the apprenticeship in [Red Seal trades](http://www.red-seal.ca/trades/tr.1d.2s_l.3st-eng.html).
Grants, loans, and funding programs to help apprentices, employers, unions, and other organizations participate in apprenticeship.
The Canada Student Financial Assistance Program (CSFA Program) provides Canada Student Grants and Loans to help students pay for their post-secondary education. The Canada Student Financial Assistance Program. Through the CSFA Program, the Government of Canada funds about 60% of a full-time student's financial need. The Canada Summer Jobs program (CSJ) provides youth (aged 15 to 30) with opportunities to develop and improve their skills through quality jobs over the summer with employers from not-for-profit organizations and the public sector, as well as private sector organizations with 50 or fewer full-time employees. ESDC's YESS Program, which is part of the overarching YESS provides funding to organizations to deliver a range of activities that help youth overcome barriers to employment. The Youth Employment and Skills Program (YESP), provides financial incentives to agricultural employers to create jobs for youth that provide an opportunity for these youth to gain valuable work experience and skill development opportunities, while also raising awareness of opportunities in the agriculture sector.
Apprenticeships provide Canadians with a unique opportunity to learn practical skills and gain valuable work experience while earning money at the same time.
##### Quick Links. # Carney government proposes $6B to hire 100,000 new skilled trades workers. ## Flagship measure, Team Canada Strong, also meant to tackle youth unemployment. The federal government is pushing to build up Canada's skilled trades and tackle youth unemployment by proposing $6 billion over five years to recruit, train and hire up to 100,000 new trades workers under a flagship measure called Team Canada Strong. According to the economic update, Canada will need 1.4 million additional trades workers by 2033, and if nothing changes the country will face a persistent gap of more than 20,000 skilled trades workers per year. Alongside the $6 billion for young Canadians in the skilled trades, the federal government is also proposing new pathways to the skilled trades through the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). "Partnerships with Helmets to Hardhats, colleges, and universities will help participants transition directly into apprenticeships, strengthening early talent pipelines into the skilled trades," the economic update said. ## Footer Links.
The federal government is investing $30 million to support training and employment in the natural resources sector. Read more on the
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