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Employees with a background in health and science can drive change across industries. Co-op students impact healthcare, biomanufacturing and related businesses with research-based insights. They work on new technology and discoveries, enhance healthcare and positively impact the environment.
Waterloo’s co-op students are critical thinkers with lab, field and project experience. Their knowledge and diverse perspectives can provide your organization with a competitive edge.
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Roles co-op students can fill
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Hiring a co-op student through the subsidies and grants below can be an affordable way of building a sustainable talent strategy!
Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
Through SWPP, Canadian organizations that offer full-time employment opportunities for full-time Canadian post-secondary students can receive wage subsidies.
Funding will cover up to 50 per cent in wage subsidies (to a max. of $5,000) per co-op student hired for each 12–16-week work term. Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70 per cent of their wages subsidized. Eligbility is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.
Ontario Co-operative Education Tax Credit
Large corporations can claim 25 per cent of expenditures, up to $3,000 per work placement. Small businesses can claim 30 per cent, up to $3,000. Each work placement must be at least 10 weeks and up to 4 months. This tax credit is available for each eligible work placement. Employers may have multiple work placements at the same time and throughout the year.
The tax credit is per eligible work placement and there is no cap. If an organization decides to hire for an eight-month work term, or two students for four-month work terms, both would be considered as two work placements and would be eligible for a total tax credit of up to $6,000.
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Connect with Alyssa! 🚀
Alyssa is an industry strategist with the University of Waterloo’s Co-operative Education department. She can help guide your recruitment strategy and answer questions about recruiting top co-op talent.
Email: alyssa.kuron@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 226-972-3821
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