Is your business planning or currently working on a green initiative project?
For any companies working to building green technology, environmental projects or focusing on green initiatives, you may qualify for the following funding opportunities.
Project Learning Tree Canada
50% wage matching
Amount: | Up to 50% wage match to employers hiring youth aged 15-30 into forest, conservation, climate change, sustainability and parks jobs (up to a maximum of $5,712 per youth). |
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Who can apply (eligibility): | Any organization that will offer work experience opportunities to students in the green jobs sector. Work experiences must be from 2-20 weeks in duration and must take place between July 13, 2020 and March 31, 2021.
The job must be a Green Job from the Approved Jobs List and:
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How to apply: | Click here to visit the website and get started. |
Application deadline: | March 31, 2021 |
Career Focus Green Jobs
Up to $13,500 in wage subsidies for recent graduates
Amount: | Offers up to $13,500 in wage subsidies over six months to employers to hire a recent graduate from any discipline into a “green job”. |
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Who can apply (eligibility): | Businesses in the Biotech sector that have a green mandate and are hiring a co-op student for a role with an environmental focus. This organization offers funding opportunities for both co-op students and new graduates. |
How to apply: | Click here to visit the website and submit an application form. |
Application deadline: | Varies depending on the fund program. |
United Nations Association in Canada: Green Spaces
Available Across Canada
Amount: | A wage subsidy (approximately 50%) for the duration of your Green Spaces participant’s employment at your organization |
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Who can apply (eligibility): | Employer eligibility:
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How to apply: | Email the Green Spaces Regional Coordinator nearest you. Visit the UNAC Green Spaces page. |
Application deadline: | For most up-to-date deadlines, visit the UNAC Green Spaces page. |
Sustainable Development Technology Canada: SD Tech Fund
Available Across Canada
Amount: | SDTC will provide on average funding for 33% (up to 40%) of eligible projects costs along with the following funding requirements.
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Who can apply (eligibility): | 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:
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How to apply: | Click here to visit the website and submit an application form. |
Application deadline: | Deadlines throughout the year |