Government of Canada’s Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Organizations in Canada looking to hire for roles related to biotechnology and healthcare.

Learn more about the terms, conditions and eligibility of BioTalent Canada.

Through their website, download and fill out the "SWPP Employer Application Package".

Notes:

• Employers NEED to have a candidate before applying.
• Employers must hire the student first. Once a candidate is identified they will apply for funding. However, the candidate can't start their co-op until approval has been granted. It can take up to 10 business days to process an application.

Benita (buruhisho@biotalent.ca)

Colleen (chayes@biotalent.ca)

Hannah (hwalhad@biotalent.ca)

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Organizations in Canada working in the aerospace and aviation industry (cannot be a research position in a school lab).

Learn more information about the terms, conditions and eligibility of Canadian Council for Aerospace and Aviation.

Complete and submit the online employer application.

Don't have a candidate in mind? You can post your job on WaterlooWorks.

Note: Employers need to have a candidate before applying.

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

• Employers must be a registered member of CMPA.
• Must be co-apply with a mentee candidate (student).
• Must contribute a minimum of $1,950 toward the mentee stipend.

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Organizations in Canada within the cultural sector, both for-profit and non-for-profit. This includes:

• live performing arts
• writing and publishing
• visuals, arts and crafts
• film, television and broadcasting
• digital media
• music and sound recording
• heritage
• cultural management
• export marketing

Federal, provincial, municipal and territorial governments are not eligible.

For more details, check out the CHRC information package.

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

• Firms whose primary activity is the generation, transmission and distribution of electrical power
• Firms engaged in the manufacturing of equipment and the provision of services necessary to the generation, transmission and distribution of electrical power
• Firms engaged in supporting the sector including renewables, in any of the following areas: R D, business development, energy efficiency, energy storage, electrical vehicle integration, smart cities.

Learn more about the terms, conditions and eligibility of EHRC.

1. Ensure your organization meets all terms and conditions stated above;
2. Complete an EHRC's Employer Application Form and submit it along with a brief company description, and a description of the intended participant’s co-op position;
3. Have candidate complete the 2018-2021 EHRC's Participant Information Form.
4. If you already have a participant in mind, please include the participant information form, participant’s resume and a copy of the participant’s proof of post-secondary enrolment, if available. (If submitting electronically, please do not include the participant’s date of birth and Social Insurance Number.)
5. The application process from submission to approval takes an average of 5-10 business days.

NOTES:

• Employers DO NOT need to have a candidate before applying.
• Employers can be pre-approved for funding for 30 days.

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Organizations in Canada that are looking to hire students from science, technology, engineering, arts or mathematics (STEAM). Work terms must be at least six weeks long. Funding can be applied to part-time students as well as co-op students.

Learn more about the terms, conditions and eligibility of ECO.

Notes:

• Employers NEED to have a candidate before applying.
• Funding needs to be approved before the student starts their placement.

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% (up to a maximum of $7,000) of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Jennifer Brown, Project Manager
Email: jbrown@fpsc-ctac.com

Tiffany Gelvez, Project Specialist
Email: tgelvez@fpsc-ctac.com

Eligibility requirements include:

• A registered business in Canada
• Company must be in the following sectors: intelligent retail, fintech, advanced manufacturing, entertainment and gaming, connected transportation, e-health, cybersecurity, big data, or clean tech
• Must offer a quality full-time position to a student
• Must have insurance
• Must be compliant with Human Rights and Labor legislation, regulations, and laws
• Must create a net new student position

Visit ICTC's WIL Digital Program site to create an account to apply.

Notes:

• Employers NEED to have a candidate before applying.
• Funding needs to be approved before the student starts their placement.

1. Find a candidate (you'll be able to post a position on WaterlooWorks).
2. Notify MiHR of your candidate and they will email the necessary documents for funding.

More information can be found on the MiHR's Gearing Up applicant guide or on MiHR's Gearing Up Program page.

Notes: Employers do not need to have a candidate before applying.

Priya
Email: wagesubsidies@mihr.ca
Phone: (613) 270-9696 ext. 63

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Eligibility requirements include:

• A registered, Canadian business or non-profit.
• Not a federal, provincial, territorial or municipal government.
• Committed to paying the student for the role for the duration of the placement in full (subsidy administered after receiving final pay stub).
• Must be compliant with Human Rights and Labor legislation, regulations, and laws
• Covered by WSIB or alternate workplace insurance
• Only submitting applications for paid placements that are not subsidized by the federal government under another funding program.

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Students must work in a role that is tech immersive - although they are not required to be studying something in tech. International students are not eligible for funding.

Large financial sector employers and municipal governments are no longer eligible for funding.

Complete the online Employer Eligibility Assessment of ITAC and submit it with the necessary documentation.

To access the application portal, please visit Technation's website.

Notes:

• Employers NEED to have a candidate before applying. Only applicants who are able to submit information about the job and the student will be considered.

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Registered Canadian businesses, startups, and not-for-profits related to the travel, tourism, and hospitality sector.

See more info on THRC eligibility requirements.

Submit your application to Trucking HR Canada. Applicants will know within 10 business days whether their organization has been approved. Once approved, your organization will:

1. Find a candidate (you'll be able to post a position on WaterlooWorks).
2. Notify Trucking HR Canada of your candidate and they will email the necessary documents for funding.

Note: Employers DO NOT need to have a candidate before applying.

1. be a small to medium-sized business, start-up, social enterprise, nonprofit, or charity (1-500 employees)
2. have their business located in Atlantic Canada, British Columbia and the Prairies

All industries welcome!

Employers can be from a wide range of industries from agriculture to robotics and anything in between.

To join this program and access this funding, complete the application form on the Venture for Canada website.

Note: Employers do not need to have a candidate before applying.