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B.C. Employer Training Grant: 80% Off Training Your Team

The Province covers most of the cost of upskilling your staff — including AI and automation training that helps your business compete. Here's how it works and how to use it with Brydge.

80%

of eligible training costs covered

$10,000

maximum per employee

$300,000

maximum per employer, per year

What is the Employer Training Grant?

The B.C. Employer Training Grant (ETG) is the provincial stream of the federal Canada Job Grant. It reimburses employers for most of the cost of skills training for their workforce — including training for people you're about to hire.

For a local service business, that means you can train your team on the tools that actually move the needle — AI, automation, marketing systems — and have the Province pick up 80% of the tab.

Who's eligible?

  • An employer or self-employed individual operating in British Columbia
  • Fully operational for at least one year at the time of application
  • In good standing with the Province
  • Small, medium, or large — there is no employee-count cap
  • Training can include prospective new hires, not just current staff

Note: training generally must be short-term (the program does not fund degree or diploma programs), and annual funding is limited — apply early in the fiscal year. Confirm the current rules on the official page.

How Brydge fits the grant

Brydge Institute runs practical AI, automation, and digital-marketing training designed for local service businesses. When you fund that training through the ETG, your team gets the skills and your business keeps the cash.

We help you scope a training plan that fits ETG rules
Hands-on training on the systems your team actually uses
Guidance on assembling the application
A clear path from “trained” to “implemented” with Brydge

How to apply

  1. 1Choose your training and get a cost estimate.
  2. 2Apply through WorkBC before training starts (applications are assessed within ~60 days).
  3. 3Once approved, run the training and pay your share (about 20%).
  4. 4Submit your claim and get reimbursed for the covered portion.
Read the official B.C. Employer Training Grant page

Figures verified against the official Province of B.C. page in June 2026. Program terms, budgets, and deadlines change — this page is general guidance, not financial or legal advice. Confirm current details with WorkBC before applying.

Want training that pays for itself?

Let's map a Brydge training plan you can run through the Employer Training Grant.