Worker Retention Grant
Employment and Social Development Canada
Program purpose (as reported by the department)
The program allows employers on Work-sharing to increase access to training and upskilling opportunities so workers can adapt to changing skills requirements and remain resilient in the labour market. The program aims to support workers in receipt of Work-Sharing EI benefits monetarily to participating in training initiatives, thereby enhancing their skills while reducing layoffs.
What the numbers say
- Half of the agreements with businesses are worth $17,072 or less.
- The largest recipient, MI CONCEPT + DESIGN INC., holds $95,427 (33% of the program's business funding in this data).
- The most recent agreement in the data started on 2026-06-28.
By fiscal year
By recipient province
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Agreements | Value | Latest start |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI CONCEPT + DESIGN INC. | 1 | $95,427 | 2026-06-21 |
| Bluewrist Inc. | 1 | $92,859 | 2026-05-08 |
| Peinture Industrielle DJ inc. | 1 | $30,317 | 2026-06-28 |
| ARCH-TECH DESIGN GROUP INC. | 1 | $19,667 | 2026-06-08 |
| Investatech Inc. | 1 | $17,072 | 2026-05-17 |
| Deep Logic Solutions Inc. | 1 | $16,796 | 2026-05-20 |
| Fractal Communications Ltd. | 1 | $8,214 | 2026-06-19 |
| Rain Digital Communications Inc. | 1 | $5,525 | 2026-05-17 |
| Brighton Custom Rubber MFG. Ltd. | 1 | $4,450 | 2026-05-31 |
Recent agreements
| Start | Recipient | Project | Province | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | Peinture Industrielle DJ inc. | Formation excellence opérationnelle | QC | $30,317 |
| 2026-06-21 | MI CONCEPT + DESIGN INC. | Bukovel | ON | $95,427 |
| 2026-06-19 | Fractal Communications Ltd. | Fractal Workforce Resilience: Worker Retention Grant | ON | $8,214 |
| 2026-06-08 | ARCH-TECH DESIGN GROUP INC. | Work Sharing Employee Training & Retention Program - Arch-Tech Design Group Inc. | ON | $19,667 |
| 2026-05-31 | Brighton Custom Rubber MFG. Ltd. | Worker Retention Grant One | ON | $4,450 |
| 2026-05-20 | Deep Logic Solutions Inc. | Worker Retention Grant | ON | $16,796 |
| 2026-05-17 | Rain Digital Communications Inc. | Work Sharing for Rain Digital Communications Inc. | ON | $5,525 |
| 2026-05-17 | Investatech Inc. | Worker Retention and Skills Development Plan for Work-Sharing Employees | ON | $17,072 |
| 2026-05-08 | Bluewrist Inc. | Worker Retention Grant | ON | $92,859 |
Method & sources
Source: Government of Canada "Proactive Disclosure – Grants and Contributions" (Open Government Licence – Canada). We include agreements with for-profit recipients that started on or after April 1, 2021, and keep the latest amendment of each agreement, so values are the current agreement value, not money paid out. Departments report on their own schedule, so the most recent quarter is incomplete. Recipients are linked to company pages by exact name match. This is not an endorsement or an eligibility determination — check each program's official page.
Dataset on open.canada.ca · Search the official grants records