Workplace Innovation and Productivity Skills Incentive (WIPSI)
The Workplace Innovation and Productivity Skills Incentive (WIPSI) provides funding to businesses, industry associations and sector councils to enhance workforce skills and improve innovation and productivity.
Offered by Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration
Amount
Up to 75% of eligible training costs
Quick eligibility check
Who can apply
To be eligible for funding under the Workplace Innovation and Productivity Skills Incentive, applicants
must meet the following requirements:
- Nova Scotia-Based Legal Entities – Applicants must be a legally registered business, industry
association, sector council, or non-profit organization operating in Nova Scotia. Collaborative partnerships between multiple organizations will also be considered if they demonstrate a strategic workforce development impact.
- Employer-Driven Workforce Development – Applicants must have a direct workforce
development need, such as upskilling employees to build new capacity, adopting new technologies, or addressing critical skills gaps within their industry.
- Capacity to Implement Training – Organizations must demonstrate the financial and
administrative capacity to successfully deliver the proposed initiative, including project coordination, participant tracking, and reporting on outcomes.
- Alignment with Economic and Workforce Priorities – Applicants must operate within or support
key sectors that align with Nova Scotia’s economic and workforce development priorities, contributing to industry growth and innovation.
About the funding
The applicant needs to fund the remaining balance of the costs.
Maximum funding per project is subject to annual review and budget availability.
Eligible costs include: training fees, instructor costs, course materials, travel.
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