Skills and Partnership Fund

Eligible expenditures are those considered necessary to support the purpose of the funding. Eligible project costs under SPF include:

• project administration and overhead costs such as wages and benefits, rental of office space, telephones, etc. that are directly related to the administration or delivery of the project
• equipment rental (capital asset purchases may be allowed where it can be demonstrated to be more cost-effective over the life of the project) such as computers, office equipment, etc.
• materials and supplies directly related to the project
• cost associated with printing, translation and dissemination of project reports
• communications activities and material including promotional material and activities, through print, web-based and other media
• costs related to clients such as counselling, mentoring, skills testing and needs evaluation, pre-employment training, post-secondary training, apprenticeship training, technical training, on site training, literacy, essential skills training
• income support for clients such as allowances, wage subsidies, accommodation and transportation
• cost for the provision of food to participants in training activities where it provides nourishment that is considered to contribute to the participants’ successful completion of their training
• costs of client wages and the employer’s share of employment-related costs for clients
• professional fees related to audit, evaluation and assessment
• professional fees for expertise not available through the organization or partners (individuals receiving a salary from the sponsoring or partner organizations are not eligible to be paid as consultants). This may include fees for services provided by Indigenous elders
• travel within Canada that is directly related to the project activities
• other costs necessary to support the purpose of the funding, as approved by Employment and Social Development Canada