Grant

Community Workforce Response Grant

Government of British Columbia · British Columbia

OpenHiring & Talent
Funding
Up to $300,000
Up to $300,000 per application
Deadline
Ongoing
Open, accepted on an ongoing basis (no fixed deadline).
Type
Grant
Company stage
Non-profit, Academic, Large Corp

Overview

Grant funding for short-term, sector-specific occupational skills training in British Columbia, covering training costs, employment support services and participant financial support. Up to $11,000 per participant per year and up to $300,000 per application.

Who can apply

  • Applicants must be one of: a non-profit service provider serving rural and remote communities
  • First Nations or a local government
  • a union certified to represent employees under the BC Labour Relations Code
  • a major employer in a community with a single resource economy
  • an industry, sector or employer association
  • or a public post-secondary institution in British Columbia.
  • Projects must provide participants with sector-specific skills training leading to sustainable employment and be completed within 52 weeks.
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What it can pay for

Hiring

Past recipients

No public list of past recipients is linked for this program yet.

Official source

Program details change. Always confirm eligibility, amounts and deadlines on the official page before you apply.

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Last checked by SeedPort: Oct 15, 2026. SeedPort is not affiliated with the funder. Information is summarized from public sources and may be out of date.