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.

Annually on January 15th

EXTENDED to January 22 for summer 2020 applications!

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.