Green Funding Opportunities

Any organization that will offer work experience opportunities to students in the green jobs sector. Work experiences must be from 8-16 weeks in duration and must take place within Canada.

The job must be a Green Job from the Approved Jobs List and:

• is a position which is primarily outdoors, with a resource management, conservation, and/or environmental education component (see Appendix 1 for a list of examples);
• the duration of the work experiences must be from a minimum of 8 weeks to a maximum of 16 weeks
• work experience must take place in Canada
• work experiences must be offered between April 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019

Canadian manufacturing companies with the objective of growing and generating profits through the development and commercialization of innovative, technology-driven, new or improved products, services, or processes in Canada.

Companies looking to apply must be a small (1-99 employees) or medium sized (100-499 employees) enterprise in Canada and is incorporated, and profit-oriented.

Call a representative toll-free at 1-877-994-4727, or get in touch with a representative to determine your eligibility.

For more info and details, visit the NRC Youth Employment Program page

A wage subsidy (approximately 50%) for the duration of your Green Spaces’ participant’s employment at your organization

• covers 50% up to a maximum of \$8.55 CAD per hour (based on a total wage of \$17.11 CAD per hour) AND
• covers 50% of Mandatory Employment Related Costs (MERCs), including CPP, EI, and vacation pay, based on a maximum rate of 11.232%.

Employer eligibility:

• Not-for-profit organizations
• Private-sector companies
• Municipal governments, provincial and territorial governments, institutions, agencies, and Crown Corporations
• Indigenous organizations (including band councils, tribal councils, and self-government entities);
• Post-secondary institutions or research labs

Email the Green Spaces Regional Coordinator nearest you. Visit the UNAC Green Spaces page.

For most up-to-date deadlines, visit the UNAC Green Spaces page.

SDTC will provide on average funding for 33% (up to 40%) of eligible projects costs along with the following funding requirements

• Funding from all levels of government must not surpass 75% of eligible costs.
• At least 50% of eligible project costs must be incurred in Canada.
• 25% of the eligible costs must be funded through private sector contributions (including in-kind)

Canadian small and medium size enterprises advancing innovative technologies that are pre-commercial and have the potential to demonstrate significant and quantifiable environmental and economic benefits in one or more of the following areas: climate change, clean air, clean water, and clean soil.

To be eligible for funding, applicants must:

• Be a Canadian company developing a new and novel technology with significant and quantifiable environmental benefits that will provide a significant retained Canadian benefit following execution of the project.
• Have a defined project and be looking to demonstrate a pre-commercial technology.
• Have a strong end-user, value proposition and be able to validate the market and commercialization potential of the technology.
• Form a consortium that includes at least one other partner (recommended that applicants seek partners who are either end users or able to validate the need and market for the technology).