Apprenticeship Wage Subsidy (AWS) Program
Amount:
No Fixed Amount
Type of Program:
Subsidy
Description:
The Apprenticeship Wage Subsidy (AWS) program assists apprentices to gain work experience in their skilled trade, and progress to journeyperson certification by providing a wage subsidy to employers who hire apprentices. The program supports apprentices across all levels – First, Second, Third and Fourth year.
Comments on Funding:
Funding is a wage subsidy of 75%, to a maximum of $14 an hour, for all apprentices funded under the program, and is paid directly to the employers who hire the apprentice.
When It Ends:
Ongoing
Deadline:
Rolling deadline
Eligibility:
The applicant must:
Apprentices:
Application Steps:
register and create an account in the Department of Immigration, Skills and Labour LaMPSS payment system to apply on-line,
complete and submit an online application.
Apprentices can complete the Apprentice Application form and submit it to the department. This application will be kept on file with the department and may be shared with an employer looking to hire someone with a particular skilled trade.
Documentation Needed:
Applicant must submit:
Other Things to Note:
This funding program is made possible by the Canada-New Brunswick Agreement on the Provision of French-Language Services, administered jointly by Intergovernmental Affairs, with the New Brunswick Executive Council, and Heritage Canada.
