Youth Employment and Skills Program: 6. After you apply

6. After you apply

If you want to make changes to your submitted application, or you wish to withdraw an application, do not submit a new application form. Instead, please contact us at aafc.yesp-pecj.aac@agr.gc.ca.

1. We'll send you an acknowledgement notice

After you submit your application, an acknowledgement notice will be sent to you.

Please note that the submission of an application creates no obligation on the part of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food or of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada officials to provide funding. The Minister retains discretion to determine, based on other public policy and public interest considerations, whether an applicant will ultimately receive funding.

2. We'll verify the completeness of your application

We'll verify that all required forms and declarations have been completed and there is enough detail in the application to begin a full assessment.

If your application is deemed complete, we'll send you a confirmation notice and your unique project number (for example, YESP2627-1234-XX).

If your application is incomplete, we'll contact you for the required information.

If your application contains missing or incorrect information, there may be a processing delay or your application may be ineligible. Service standards for assessments only begin once the application is deemed to be complete.

3. We'll assess your application

If selected for assessment, your application will be assessed against the program's eligibility criteria. Please note that we may request additional information from your organization during the assessment process.

4. We'll send you an approval or ineligible notice

Once the assessment process is complete, we'll send you an approval notice or an ineligible notice.

• Note: We will also notify you if your application is placed on a waitlist.

If you're approved for funding, your approval notice will include a contribution agreement that you must sign. The contribution agreement will outline AAFC's maximum contribution, as well as your responsibilities and obligations.

5. We'll send you financial claim documents

Once you've signed your contribution agreement and the project ends, we'll provide you with a financial claim form and final reports to complete, as well as instructions on how to complete them. We may also need supporting documents (such as invoices, pay stubs, proof of payment, etc.) from you to process your claim.

Once we receive the completed financial claim and supporting documents, we'll issue AAFC's contribution, based on the eligible costs detailed in your final financial claim.

Note: You may request to submit a mid-point financial claim if either:

• your project is six (6) to twelve (12) months in duration, or
• a new, eligible youth participant will replace the original youth participant selected for the project

If your project is eligible for a mid-point financial claim, you can receive up to 50% of AAFC's maximum contribution, per the amount outlined in your contribution agreement. The remainder of AAFC's contribution will be issued once the project has ended and the required documents for your final financial claim have been provided. Contact us for more information.

Service standards

Our goal is to:

• respond to general program inquiries made to our phone number or email address before the end of the next business day
• acknowledge receipt of your application within one (1) business day
• assess your application and send you a notice of decision within 75 business days from the date your application is deemed complete, or from the last day of the application intake period, whichever is later
• send a payment, if you're successful, within 30 business days of receiving all required completed documents for your financial claim