Q: Who qualifies for BUMP?

Fewer than 500 FTE employees including all affiliates ⚠️ HARD GATE: fully operational for at least 1 year at time of applying — NO exceptions (verified against gov.mb.ca July 2026; there is no youth/startup waiver) Training by arm's-length third party whose primary business is training Training leads to new employment, better job, or increased job security Ineligible: compliance-only training, degree/diploma programs, conferences, related-party trainers Training must fall within current fiscal year (April 1 – March 31) Participant eligibility (per the official application form, confirmed at signing — not score-gated here): all training participants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, living AND working in Manitoba, and not temporary workers who are neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents Applicant eligibility (per the official application form, confirmed at signing — not score-gated here): the company must not be in an overpayment situation with the Province of Manitoba, and must not be a K-12 school funded by provincial/federal sources, a federal or provincial government, or a federal or provincial Crown corporation/agency

Q: Is BUMP currently open for applications?

The public sourceUrl page covers program terms but not the full participant/applicant eligibility checklist — that checklist lives only on the official Application Form (an Excel workbook, not a webpage), which GrantWright received directly from the program office 2026-07-28 and read in full 2026-07-31. See eligibilitySummary's last two entries for the checklist items sourced from that form.

Question 1

What is BUMP (Building Up Manitoba Program (BUMP)) and who is it for?

Accepted Answer

50% cost-shared reimbursement grant for employee training or HR strategy development. Up to $10,000/employee for training, $25,000 for HR strategy, $100,000 total maximum. Typical applicant: Any Manitoba employer (<500 employees) sending staff to external training, or hiring an HR consultant to develop workforce strategy

Question 2

Who qualifies for BUMP?

Accepted Answer

Fewer than 500 FTE employees including all affiliates ⚠️ HARD GATE: fully operational for at least 1 year at time of applying — NO exceptions (verified against gov.mb.ca July 2026; there is no youth/startup waiver) Training by arm's-length third party whose primary business is training Training leads to new employment, better job, or increased job security Ineligible: compliance-only training, degree/diploma programs, conferences, related-party trainers Training must fall within current fiscal year (April 1 – March 31) Participant eligibility (per the official application form, confirmed at signing — not score-gated here): all training participants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, living AND working in Manitoba, and not temporary workers who are neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents Applicant eligibility (per the official application form, confirmed at signing — not score-gated here): the company must not be in an overpayment situation with the Province of Manitoba, and must not be a K-12 school funded by provincial/federal sources, a federal or provincial government, or a federal or provincial Crown corporation/agency

Question 3

Is BUMP currently open for applications?

Accepted Answer

The public sourceUrl page covers program terms but not the full participant/applicant eligibility checklist — that checklist lives only on the official Application Form (an Excel workbook, not a webpage), which GrantWright received directly from the program office 2026-07-28 and read in full 2026-07-31. See eligibilitySummary's last two entries for the checklist items sourced from that form.