Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant (CAPG)
Overview
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Purpose: CAPG replaces the Canada-Alberta Job Grant (CAJG) and is designed to improve employer productivity through skills-based training for employees or new hires.
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Employer-Driven Model: Only employers can apply (not individuals). They must co-share training costs and be based in Alberta for at least one year.
Eligible Trainees
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Must live in Alberta and be Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or protected persons
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Includes: Current employees, laid-off staff, and unemployed individuals (must be unemployed 30+ days prior to hire or training)
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Ineligible: Business owners, board members, volunteers, contractors, immediate family members of the employer, temporary foreign workers, and international students
Important to note for eligible training
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Must be completed within 52 weeks of application receipt
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Must occur in Alberta and align with one of three productivity skill categories:
Business Process and Operations Management
Technical
Digital and Technological
Funding Model
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Max $100,000 per employer per fiscal year
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Employed trainees: 50% grant / 50% employer | Max $5,000 per employee
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Unemployed trainees: 75% grant / 25% employer | Max $10,000 per trainee
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