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There are various financial supports to help you during your apprenticeship. Make sure you take advantage of them! Contact our team if you need help understanding eligibility requirements or to get more information.
CLAC is committed to helping you pay for the education you need to succeed in your career. That’s why we financially assist our apprentices with their tuition costs.
What costs are covered?
We only cover the cost of tuition (standardized $10 per day from MLITSD). Each trade has it’s own tuition amount per level, click here to find out more.
Who can apply?
Eligibility requirements must be met before we can move forward with processing your application. See below for what’s needed to apply today:
Please complete the Apprenticeship Reimbursement Form found on your myCLAC account. If you are not a member of CLAC reach out to our Central Apprenticeship team.
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Apprentices registered in a Red Seal trade apprenticeship program can receive up to $4,000 in CAL per period of technical training. You can receive these loans for up to five periods of technical training. Your loan will be interest-free for up to six years as long as you are confirmed as being registered in a Red Seal trade apprenticeship program. You do not have to make any loan payments while your loan is in interest-free status.
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If you have been registered for a full-time technical training (block-release) you may be eligible to receive EI benefits while unemployed and attending school. You will need to follow these steps to complete your application:
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Take advantage of a range of federal tax credits and incentives apprentices can benefit from, including:
ADB provides financial supports for apprentices while they are attending full-time in-class training. Eligible costs include:
Eligibility requirements include:
You can apply for this fund when you begin your in-class training. If you are eligible, you will receive more information directly from MLITSD. The application package and form includes further information. If you have questions you can contact your local Ministry office to get more information.
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Tools Grant is non-repayable, taxable cash grant available only in Ontario for apprentices to help pay for trade-related tools and equipment. The amount of the grant depends on the type of trade you’re apprenticing in. For construction and industrial trades, the amount is $600.
You’ll need your personal information, apprenticeship information (including sector, trade name, and Client ID #) and direct deposit banking information to complete your application.