What is Atlantic Job Grant Successors (NS WIPSI / NB WorkingNB / PE / NL)?
Atlantic Job Grant Successors (NS WIPSI / NB WorkingNB / PE / NL) is delivered by ESDC / Atlantic Provincial Governments as a grant. Funding is typically up to $10,000/trainee. This page covers eligibility, intake status, and what an application actually requires.
At a glance
| Funding amount | Up to $10,000/trainee |
|---|---|
| Cost share | Employer 1/6–1/3; gov't 2/3–5/6 |
| Level | Federal-Provincial |
| Program type | Grant |
| Delivered by | ESDC / Atlantic Provincial Governments |
| Available in | NB, NS, PE, NL |
| Intake status | Mixed - see deadline notes per province |
| Last verified | 2026-06-01 |
Who qualifies
- Eligible industries: All industries
- Employee count: min 1
- Eligible activities: Third-party training; certification; skills upgrading for Atlantic employees
Watch out for
In-house training; employees outside Atlantic Canada
Deadlines & how to apply
Legacy Canada-Atlantic Job Grant has been replaced or restructured province by province. Nova Scotia: WIPSI (Workplace Innovation and Productivity Skills Incentive), launched early 2026, covers 100% of the first $10,000 for small employers. New Brunswick: WorkingNB consolidates training and wage supports under one portal, up to ~$40,000/year combined, in-house training allowed at Level 2. PE and NL: continue under provincial labour-market transfer arrangements; check provincial sites before applying. Verify the exact open intake on the relevant provincial site.
How NorthGrants helps with Atlantic Job Grant Successors (NS WIPSI / NB WorkingNB / PE / NL)
Most business owners read about Atlantic Job Grant Successors (NS WIPSI / NB WorkingNB / PE / NL), see the funding amount, and stop. The hard part isn't finding the grant. It's building an application that actually wins.
NorthGrants builds the full application framework for you: a tailored project narrative aligned to this program's evaluation criteria, a budget structure that maps to eligible costs, and the supporting documentation checklist. You review it, refine the parts only you can write, and submit.