Top summer funding opportunities

To be eligible to receive subsidies to hire, your organization must be a:

• Not-for-profit organization (eligible for wage subsidies up to 100% of the provincial or territorial minimum hourly wage)
• Public-sector organization (eligible for wage subsidies up to 50% of the provincial or territorial minimum hourly wage)
• Small businesses with less than 50 full-time employees (eligible for wage subsidies up to 50% of the provincial or territorial minimum hourly wage)

To be eligible to receive subsidies to hire, your organization must hire a:

• Full time student returning to full-time studies after summer work term
• Student between the ages of 15 – 30
• student that is a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to who refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of employment

• an incorporated, non-profit organization in Canada with a heritage mandate such as a museum, archives, a library, or an organization managing a heritage site/built heritage;
• an educational or cultural institution that has distinct objectives, programs and a budget related to heritage;
• a non-profit organization under a provincial, territorial, regional or municipal government, that has distinct objectives, programs and a budget related to heritage;
• a professional heritage service organization;
• an Indigenous regional government or governing body (band or tribal council) and/or Indigenous organization with a mandate to preserve and support Indigenous heritage (First Nations, Inuit and Métis); and
• stable and financially healthy.

An employer is not eligible if it is:

• a federal department, federal agency or Crown corporation;
• a provincial or territorial government department;
• for-profit; or
• a non-profit organization with a heritage mandate in support of a federal entity, that is also operationally dependent on the federal entity by virtue of its administrative and/or contractual relationship.

Maximum funding per position (for all employers) is between 25% - 75% of employment costs up to a maximum of $8,000 per job

• are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible);
• are legally entitled to work in Canada;
• will be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment;
• are willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment;
• will not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with the program;
• have been a full-time student (as defined by their educational institution) in the semester preceding the YCW assignment; and
• intend to return to full-time studies in the semester following the YCW assignment.

For more information on eligibility and to complete an application, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/young-canada-works/employers/heritage-organizations-employers.html

• a private, public, non-profit organization, or a municipality;
• incorporated;
• involved in national, provincial, territorial, municipal or community activities;
• willing to hire young people from other regions of Canada;
• conducting activities in both official languages; and
• stable and financially healthy.

An employer is not eligible if it is:

• a federal department, federal agency or Crown Corporation; or
• a provincial or territorial government department.

Maximum funding per position (for all employers) is between 25% - 75% of employment costs up to a maximum of $8,000 per job

• are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible);
• are legally entitled to work in Canada;
• will be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment;
• are willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment;
• will not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with the program;
• have been a full-time student (as defined by their educational institution) in the semester preceding the YCW assignment; and
• intend to return to full-time studies in the semester following the YCW assignment.

For more information on eligibility and to complete an application, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/young-canada-works/employers/official-languages-employers.html

To be eligible to receive subsidies to hire, your organization must be a:

• 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

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

All students interested must apply by completing an application on the Green Spaces webpage. To be eligible to receive subsidies to hire, your organization must hire a student that is:

• Registered as a full-time student in the previous academic year and intend to return to school full-time in the upcoming academic year

• Between the ages of 15 and 30 (inclusive) at the time of intake/selection

• Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or persons who have been granted refugee status in Canada;

• Be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations

No deadline to apply (but there is limited funding)

2 cycles of funding throughout the year; work placement must be between:

• Fall/Winter: September 4^th 2018  through March 31^st 2019 – We still have funding available and can backdate positions.
• Summer: May 1^st 2019 – August 31^st 2019

For more information on eligibility, please visit: http://unac.org/green-spaces/

If you are interested in hiring a Green Spaces participant, please contact a Regional Co-ordinator closest to you.