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What is the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant?
The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG) is a taxable cash grant of $1,000 per year, up to a maximum of $2,000 per person. The grant is available to registered apprentices once they have successfully completed their first or second year/level (or equivalent) of an apprenticeship program in one of the designated Red Seal trades.
Specifically, the AIG is meant to:
- Increase access to apprenticeships in the Red Seal trades by helping apprentices cover expenses such as the purchase of tools and other materials required for learning on-the-job and travel expenses associated with classroom training;
- Encourage the apprentices progression through the technical and on-the-job training requirements in the early years of their apprenticeship program, building momentum towards certification;
- Promote interprovincial mobility by increasing the number of apprentices who remain in the Red Seal trades and get their Red Seal.
