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Destination Trade │Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)

Open to applications

Value

Wage subsidies of up to $5,000.

Description

Electricity Human Resources Canada’s (EHRC) Destination Trade program is Canada’s third- or fourth-year apprentice work placement initiative for the electricity industry, providing wage subsidies of up to $5,000 to small to mid-sized employers who create Work opportunities and support the completion of apprentices’ Certificate of Qualification.

Eligible Applicants

Employer Organizations are eligible if they meet the following criteria: 

  • Firms whose primary activity is the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity.
  • Sector support including renewables, in any of the following areas: R & D, business development, energy efficiency.
  • Firms engaged in manufacturing of equipment and the provision of services necessary to generation, transmission or distribution.
  • Firms that are a Small or Medium Enterprise (SME) – a business establishment with 499 employees or less at the time that it receives funding.

 

Participants are eligible if they meet the following criteria: 

  • They are registered as a third or fourth-year apprentice in one of the construction/manufacturing Red Seal trades identified below.
  • They are a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person with refugee protection in Canada.
  • They are legally able to work in Canada according to the laws and regulations of the province or territory where they live.

Eligible Expenses

Providing financial incentives of up to $5,000 to employers who create new Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunities for third and fourth-year apprentices.

Deadline Date

End Date: March 30, 2028

Contact

Contact Name: Anita Gara (Project Manager)

Phone Number: 604.404.2825

E-mail Address: gara@ehrc.ca

Website: https://ehrc.ca/programs/destination-trade/

Industry:

Employment

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

Apprentice, Manufacturing, Wage Subsidy

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