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.
Information last updated: June 1, 2020
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 |