WILWorks program — Skilled Trades in Advanced Manufacturing

Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling

Odds

Non-competitive subsidy

Effort

1–2 days

Can you get this?

✓Registered Canadian manufacturing business required

✓Employer must provide mentor-led hands-on training

✓Participants must be aged 15–29

✓Participants legally entitled to work in Canada

✕Participants not registered as apprentice or licensed in their trade are not eligible

Your real odds

This is a wage subsidy, not a competitive grant, so eligible employers who apply and meet the criteria get funded.

Availability depends on program funding levels through the Government of Canada's Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy, delivered via EMC's national consortium network, so confirm current availability directly with EMC before investing time in an application.

What it takes

Confirm eligibility and contact EMC to start your application1–2 days

Complete the funding application through EMC's portal1–3 days

Run the training period with a company mentor for 8 or more weeks8+ weeks

Submit wage subsidy claim for up to 50% of wages to a $5,000 maximumAfter training period

Worth knowing

The subsidy covers 50% of wages up to $5,000, cutting your actual wage cost in half for a young worker in a trades pathway role.

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