Apprenticeship Wage Subsidy

The Apprenticeship Wage Subsidy (AWS) program assists apprentices in gaining work experience in a skilled trade, and progress to journeyperson certification by providing a wage subsidy to employers. The AWS program provides a wage subsidy of 75%, to a maximum of $14.00 an hour, for all apprentices funded under the program. The AWS is paid directly to employers who are approved to hire the apprentice, is available to both EI-eligible and non EI-eligible apprentices.