Skills for Success Program – Training and Tools Stream

The objective of this Call for Proposals under the Skills for Success (SFS) program is to fund organizations that will help Canadians at all skill levels improve their foundational and transferable skills to better prepare for, get and keep a job, and adapt and succeed at work. Projects funded under this Call for Proposals will allow the SFS Program to: respond to current skills and labour market issues, and enable the broad adoption and uptake of the Skills for Success Model Please note that there are 2 funding streams under this Call for Proposals: the Training and Tools Stream, and the Research and Innovation Stream Visit the Research and Innovation Stream webpage to find more information on how to apply under this category. Under the Training and Tools Stream of this Call for Proposals, projects that will be funded must focus on: designing and implementing training, and developing assessment tools and training resources Note: For this call, eligible organizations could submit only 1 application per stream under a single CRA business registration number. Eligible organizations under the Training and Tools Stream could apply for funding of up to $10 million per project. All projects under the Training and Tools Stream must end by March 31, 2024.

2025-04-13

$1,000,000

Grant, Funding

All Sectors

For Profit

This grant is restricted to whole of Canada

This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100

Your organization must have been 1 of the following:

Not-for-profit organization
For-profit organization (provided that the nature and intent of the activity is non-commercial, not intended to generate profit, and supports program priorities and objectives)
Labour union
Municipal government
Indigenous organization including:

Provincial and territorial government, institution, agency and Crown Corporation

Your project must have met all of the following criteria:

duration of the project must not exceed March 31, 2024.
scope of the project is eligible if it covers 1 or more of the following:
National in scope, meaning the project includes activities that will take place in more than 1 province or territory, including online
Regional in scope, meaning the project includes activities that:
will take place within a province or territory, and
target racialized groups or Official Language Minority Communities, and/or
Remote in scope: meaning having:
a population of less than 1,000 (core population), and
no, or very little, access to the services of the closest municipality with a population of 1,000 or more exists
request no more than $10 million per project
focus on:
designing and implementing training to support individuals to improve their foundational and transferable skills and be better prepared to meet on-the-job demands; and/or
develop assessment tools and training resources
enable the broad adoption and uptake of the Skills for Success Model. This is done by including a dissemination and sustainability strategy to share project results with organizations and employers
ensure access to skills training opportunities is unaffected by one's gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation. The project must contain a strategy to achieve gender equality in the delivery of their training

If you have questions, contact EDSC.CPR-SFS.ESDC@servicecanada.gc.ca.