Programs · Employment and Social Development Canada

LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants

38 agreements worth $52,922,709 under this program name at Employment and Social Development Canada.

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Total agreement value: $52.9M
$52,922,709
Agreements: 38
Recipients: 15
distinct names
Largest agreement: $7.0M
International Labour Office

By fiscal year

2017-18$1.4M
2018-19$1.7M
2019-20$2.7M
2020-21$600K
2021-22$13.8M
2022-23$4.9M
2023-24$14.8M
2024-25$8.3M
2025-26$4.7M
2026-27–

By province

Outside Canada$38.6M72.9%
Ontario$12.9M24.4%
Province not recorded$1.4M2.7%

Largest agreements

#	Agreement	Value
1	Trade, Labour, and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Southeast Asia International Labour Office · Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2024-03-18 Government record 141-2024-2025-Q1-00003 · data	$7.0M $6,999,261
2	Mexico Worker Rights Action Centre Project Unifor · Toronto, ON LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2021-09-27 Government record 141-2021-2022-Q2-00706 · data	$5.0M $5,000,000
3	Strengthening Capacity to Implement the Labour Reform and Labour Justice in Mexico Steelworkers Humanity Fund · Toronto, ON LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2021-09-27 Government record 141-2021-2022-Q2-00705 · data	$4.4M $4,398,103
4	Strengthening industrial relations in Mexico: labour dispute prevention and access to labour justice International Labour Office · Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2024-03-15 Government record 141-2024-2025-Q1-00005 · data	$3.2M $3,200,981
5	Strengthening Legal Representation of Workers and Trade Unions in Mexico American Bar Association through its Fund for Justice and Education · Washington, United States of America LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2023-03-23 Government record 141-2022-2023-Q4-00001 · data	$3.0M $3,000,000
6	Trade and FPRW in Indonesia: Realizing Trade Gains Free from Gender Discrimination and Child Labour International Labour Office · Switzerland, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2025-03-10 Government record 014-2024-2025-Q4-00002 · data	$2.9M $2,900,000
7	Harvesting Labour Rights in the Agricultural Sector of Sinaloa and Jalisco, Mexico World Vision Canada · Mississauga, ON LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2022-03-28 Government record 141-2021-2022-Q4-03764 · data	$2.4M $2,400,916
8	Advancing Employer Compliance with Labour Laws in Mexico Pan American Development Foundation, Inc. · US, United States of America LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2024-03-15 Government record 141-2024-2025-Q1-00001 · data	$2.0M $2,000,000
9	Strengthening Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and Trade Readiness in Thailand International Labour Office · Switzerland, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2025-03-10 Government record 014-2024-2025-Q4-00004 · data	$2.0M $2,000,000
10	Strengthening Freedom of Association and Action Against Child Labour in the Philippines International Labour Office · Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2024-02-28 Government record 141-2024-2025-Q1-00002 · data	$2.0M $2,000,000
11	Promoting Responsive Institutions and Mechanisms to Eliminate Forced Labour in the Philippines International Labour Office · Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2026-03-02 Government record 014-2025-2026-Q4-00002 · data	$2.0M $1,999,623
12	Expanding Action on Forced Labour and Child Labour to Advance Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Malaysia International Labour Office · Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2026-02-26 Government record 014-2025-2026-Q4-00005 · data	$2.0M $1,999,532
13	Enhancing Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining in the Cambodian GFT Sector International Labour Office · Switzerland, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2025-02-27 Government record 014-2024-2025-Q4-00006 · data	$1.5M $1,500,000
14	Vietnam: New Industrial Relations System (NIRS) International Labour Office · Geneve, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2020-03-20 Government record 141-2020-2021-Q2-00040 · data	$1.5M $1,494,907
15	Eliminating Work Discrimination, Harassment, & Child Labour in Lao PDR to Support Trade & Compliance International Labour Office · Switzerland, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2025-03-10 Government record 014-2024-2025-Q4-00005 · data	$1.0M $1,000,000
16	Institutional Strengthening to Promote the Enforcement of International Labour Standards in Colombia International Labour Office · Switzerland, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2025-03-12 Government record 014-2024-2025-Q4-00003 · data	$860K $860,000
17	Advancing Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Malaysia International Labour Office · Switzerland, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2023-03-27 Government record 141-2022-2023-Q4-00003 · data	$799K $799,330
18	Jordan: Building the Capacity of Workers in Jordan’s Garment Sector International Labour Office · Switzerland, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2022-03-16 Government record 141-2021-2022-Q4-03766 · data	$750K $750,219
19	Strengthening Industrial Relations in Indonesia International Labour Office · Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2022-03-25 Government record 141-2021-2022-Q4-03763 · data	$750K $750,000
20	Ukraine: Improving Compliance with Key International Labour Standards International Labour Office · Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2020-03-18 Government record 141-2020-2021-Q2-00062 · data	$677K $676,698
21	Supporting the involvement of labour stakeholders in Colombia's labour reform process International Labour Office · Switzerland, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2023-03-23 Government record 141-2022-2023-Q4-00002 · data	$635K $635,000
22	Protecting Agricultural Workers through the Promotion of Occupational Safety and Health in Peru International Labour Office · Lima, Peru LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2024-03-15 Government record 141-2024-2025-Q1-00004 · data	$600K $600,000
23	Fostering evidenced-based labour policy to promote workers’ rights and advancing access to labour ju Fundacion del Servicio Exterior para la Paz y la Democracia · San Pedro, Costa Rica LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2021-03-29 Government record 141-2020-2021-Q4-21556 · data	$600K $600,000
24	Peru-Strengthening Labour Governance by Enhancing Capacities to Promote Compliance with Labour Law Programa Laboral de Desarrollo · Lima, Peru LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2018-03-16 Government record GC-2017-Q4-00374 · data	$599K $599,416
25	(no title in the record) International Labour Office · Geneva, Switzerland LFP – International Trade and Labour – Grants · Grant, starts 2019-03-11 Government record 141-2018-2019-Q4-00773 · data	$599K $598,582

Largest recipients

Individuals and aggregate entries are not ranked.

International Labour Office24 agreements$33.2M62.7%
UNIFOR1 agreement$5.0M9.4%
Steelworkers Humanity Fund1 agreement$4.4M8.3%
American Bar Association through its Fund for Justice and Education1 agreement$3.0M5.7%
World Vision Canada1 agreement$2.4M4.5%
Pan American Development Foundation, Inc.1 agreement$2.0M3.8%
Fundacion del Servicio Exterior para la Paz y la Democracia1 agreement$600K1.1%
Programa Laboral de Desarrollo1 agreement$599K1.1%
University of Ottawa1 agreement$496K0.9%
Institute for Work & Health1 agreement$326K0.6%
Canadian Employers Council1 agreement$250K0.5%
Popular Education Research Group1 agreement$249K0.5%
Fundación para la Paz y la Democracia (FUNPADEM)1 agreement$200K0.4%
Organization of American States1 agreement$200K0.4%
York University1 agreement$25K0.0%