Funding for your team's training, wherever you are.

Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (UBCM)

• Emergency Operations Centres Equipment and Training. All First Nations and local governments (municipalities and regional districts) in British Columbia. Up to 100 percent of eligible costs, to a maximum of $30,000 per applicant per intake. The 2027 intake accepts applications from 1 September 2026 to 26 February 2027. Apply
• Emergency Support Services Equipment and Training. All First Nations and local governments (municipalities and regional districts) in British Columbia. Up to 100 percent of eligible costs, to a maximum of $30,000 per applicant per intake. The 2026 intake closed on 16 October 2026. UBCM posts the next intake on the stream page. Apply

Questions about fit: cepf@ubcm.ca

Employer training grant

• B.C. Employer Training Grant. BC employers can apply for cost-shared funding toward third-party skills training for current or new employees.

Emergency management

• Alberta Emergency Management Agency: local authority courses. No dedicated preparedness training fund found; AEMA provides emergency management courses for municipal staff, elected officials and Directors of Emergency Management.
• Municipalities and emergency response. Provincial page explaining local authority emergency management duties and how AEMA field officers support municipalities, First Nations and Metis Settlements.

Employer training grant

• Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant (replaced the Canada-Alberta Job Grant). Private and non-profit employers, First Nations and Metis Settlements can get 75 percent of direct training costs, up to $5,000 per trainee; municipalities are ineligible.

Emergency management

• Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency: Community Emergency Planning. No dedicated training fund found; SPSA supports municipal emergency plans and offers EOC, emergency planning and ICS training through local Emergency Services Officers.

Employer training grant

• Hire, Train and Manage Employees (Government of Saskatchewan). The Canada-Saskatchewan Job Grant was eliminated in 2025 after federal cuts; this is the province's hub for current employer training and workforce programs.

Emergency management

• Manitoba EMO Training Hub. No dedicated training fund found; Manitoba EMO offers free courses including Emergency Operations Centre, Emergency Social Services and Basics of Emergency Management.

Employer training grant

• Canada-Manitoba Job Grant. Private employers, non-profits and industry groups can get up to 75 percent of direct training costs, up to $10,000 per trainee, when intakes are open.

Emergency management

• Community Emergency Preparedness Grant. Municipalities under 100,000 people, Indigenous communities and some fire entities can get $5,000 to $50,000, including training; the 2026-27 intake is closed.

Employer training grant

• Ontario Job Grant (formerly Canada-Ontario Job Grant). Private and non-profit employers can get up to $10,000 per trainee for third-party training; government and broader public sector bodies are excluded.

Emergency management

• Préparation municipale aux sinistres (Ministère de la Sécurité publique). No dedicated training fund found; Quebec's civil security page guides municipalities through disaster preparedness, with support from regional civil security offices.

Employer training grant

• Développer les compétences de la main-d'oeuvre (Services Québec, MFOR). Quebec employers, including non-profits and band councils but not public bodies, can get financial help from Services Québec to train their staff.

Emergency management

• NBEMO training and exercises. No dedicated training fund found; NBEMO delivers emergency management, ICS and EOC courses for municipalities, regional service commissions and response partners.

Employer training grant

• Labour Force Training (Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour). Eligible New Brunswick businesses and organizations can apply for funding to train existing employees; confirm current terms with the department.

Emergency management

• REMO Capacity Grant announcement (Department of Emergency Management). Regional emergency management organizations and partnering municipalities can get grants for staff, communications, plans and emergency preparedness training.
• Nova Scotia Department of Emergency Management. Provincial department that sets municipal emergency management standards and delivers emergency management training; contact it for REMO grant intakes.

Employer training grant

• Workplace Innovation and Productivity Skills Incentive (WIPSI). Nova Scotia employers and industry associations can get up to 100 percent of the first $10,000 of direct training costs, then 50 percent.

Emergency management

• PEI EMO emergency management training courses. No dedicated training fund found; PEI EMO offers free emergency management and EOC courses for municipalities and community responders.

Employer training grant

• SkillsPEI Workplace Skills Training. Businesses, non-profits, employer groups and band councils can get up to half of direct costs to train new or existing staff.

Emergency management

• Emergency Services Courses (Justice and Public Safety). No dedicated training fund found; the province offers free emergency management, EOC and ICS courses for municipal representatives, responders and volunteers.

Employer training grant

• Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Job Grant. Suspended until further notice after federal cuts; when open, private, non-profit and Indigenous employers could get up to $10,000 per employee.

Emergency management

• Who responds to emergencies (Yukon EMO). No dedicated training fund found; Yukon EMO works with municipalities and First Nations on emergency plans, training and exercises.

Employer training grant

• Staffing UP. Yukon employers with at least one employee, excluding governments, can get 60 to 90 percent of training costs for current or new staff.

Emergency management

• Community Emergency Planning (Municipal and Community Affairs). No dedicated training fund found; MACA helps NWT community governments plan for emergencies and supports community government staff learning.

Employer training grant

• Employee Training Program (Education, Culture and Employment). NWT businesses, NGOs and Indigenous governments and organizations can get help with the cost of training new or upskilled employees.

Emergency management

• Nunavut Emergency Management. No dedicated training fund found; Nunavut Emergency Management helps hamlets build community emergency plans and runs community emergency response training.

Employer training grant

• Grant for Nunavut Employers. Nunavut-based employers can get two-thirds of eligible training costs when training leads to a new position, promotion, raise or regular job.