Government of Alberta
Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant
open $100,000 Alberta
About this grant
The Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant (CAPG) is an employer-driven program that partially reimburses employers for the cost of sending employees or unemployed Albertans for productivity-skills training. Employers apply on behalf of trainees. For existing employees, government covers 50% of eligible training costs up to $5,000 per employed trainee per fiscal year. For unemployed Albertans being hired and trained, up to 75% of costs are covered, up to $10,000 per trainee per fiscal year. An employer may receive up to $100,000 per fiscal year in total.
Who can apply
- Private sector employers, including incorporated and unincorporated businesses and partnerships
- Non-profit sector employers
- First Nations and Métis Settlements
- Trainees must be current or prospective employees who are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or protected persons under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act entitled to work in Canada
- Training must focus on productivity-skills development in Business Process and Operations Management, Technical, or Digital and Technological categories
- Training must be relevant to the trainee's job
- Training must be completed within 52 weeks
- Training must take place in Alberta
- Training must involve interaction with a qualified instructor and be instructional in nature
- Training provider must be a third party, separate and distinct from the employer, with training as a main business activity
Who cannot apply
- Company owners (including shareholders of a corporation and any member of the employer's board or council)
- Family members of the employer
- Temporary foreign workers or anyone temporarily working in Canada
- Employee wages are not eligible costs
- Basic skills, soft-skills, and interpersonal skills development training
- Apprenticeship Technical Training programs
- Self-study models such as instructional books or DVDs
- The employer applicant cannot be the training provider
- Trainees cannot be employees of the training provider
Application process
- Read the Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant Applicant Guidelines
- Set up or update an Alberta.ca Account for Organizations; staff members needing portal access must have their own individual user accounts joined to the Organization Account
- Log in to the Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant Portal and register your business
- Wait for a registration approval email or check the portal for a status update
- Complete the correct application in the CAPG Portal for your trainee(s) before training starts
- After approval, upload a completed Application for Electronic Payment (AEP) Form and a current bank document to the grant file to receive payment via electronic funds transfer (EFT)
Focus areas
Alberta