Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG)

As a complement to the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIS), Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) is also offering the Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG). This grant, instituted on July 2, 2009, is aimed at encouraging apprentices to complete their training and apprenticeship in a Red Seal designated trade.

The ACG enables employees to benefit from a taxable grant of $2,000. As it does for the AIS, the Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ) has the mandate essentially of supporting and facilitating ACG applications.

Eligibility

To be eligible, construction workers must:

• Have been an apprentice in a Red Seal designated construction trade;
• Have passed the provincial qualification examination ;
• Have received their journeyman competency certificate (JCC);
• Have completed their apprenticeship with hours worked in the construction industry falling under Act R-20 and declared in the monthly reports.  

New journeymen

A letter of eligibility will automatically be sent to eligible workers when they receive their journeyman competency certificate (JCC). This letter must be included with the ACG application form.

The ACG application form may be downloaded from the Service Canada Web site or ordered through the mail by calling 1 866 742-3644.

IMPORTANT:

The ACG will end on March 31, 2025. Any application submitted after this date will be refused. Therefore, you must submit your grant application before the deadline even if you have not yet received the letter of eligibility from the CCQ. Find out more.

The CCQ has increased the number of places in exam sessions to help you complete this requirement before March 31, 2025. However, for the CCQ to guarantee you an exam session before March 31, 2025, you must register no later than February 17, 2025.