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Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant (CAPG) > continuing education > home
CAPG Applicant Guidelines |
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Note: Please refer to Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant Applicant Guidelines (Alberta government website) for full details on CAPG program eligibility.
 Funding Amounts
- For employed trainees, 50% of the eligible training cost is covered.
- For unemployed trainees, 75% of the eligible training cost is covered.
Funding Caps
- Employer cap of $100,000 of approved funding per fiscal year (April 1 to March 31).
- An employer is eligible to receive up to $5,000 in funding per employed trainee per fiscal year (April 1 to March 31).
- An employer is eligible to receive up to $10,000 in funding per unemployed trainee per fiscal year (April 1 to March 31).
Unemployed Trainee Eligibility
- Trainees that have been unemployed for more than 30 consecutive days; or
- New hires that have worked for the employer for 30 days or fewer and were previously unemployed for more than 30 consecutive days.
Ineligible Trainees
- Business owners or board members.
- An immediate family member (this includes spouses, common-law partners, adult interdependent partners, children (biological, step, adopted), parents, and siblings) of
- The employer, a board member or shareholder.
- Someone who has authority or power over the employer.
Eligible Training
- There are no minimum instructional hours for training.
- Training must finish within 52 weeks from the application received date.
- There is no requirement for training to result in a credential.
- Training must be based on one of three productivity-skill categories:
- Business process and operations management
- Technical
- Digital and technological
Ineligible Training
- Class 1 Learning Pathway (formerly known as MELT).
- Training from a post-secondary that is intended to complete a diploma or degree program.
- Training related to OHS and basic safety.
- Training that develops basic skills, soft skills, or interpersonal skills (such as general communication, relationship-building and guiding others).
Training Costs
- Ineligible costs include mandatory student fees and service fees.
Travel Policy
- Small or medium-sized businesses located outside of the Edmonton or Calgary Census Metropolitan Area are eligible to receive travel assistance.
Change Requests
- Change requests must be submitted within 30 days of the earliest approved training start date.
- Trainee changes must be submitted before the approved training start date.
Chinook CAPG Opportunities
We offer a variety of programs appropriate for your employees' training needs that align with the CAPG criteria.
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