Government of Canada’s Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Organizations in Canada looking to hire for roles related to biotechnology and healthcare.

Learn more about the terms, conditions and eligibility of BioTalent Canada.

Through their website, download and fill out the "SWPP Employer Application Package".

Notes:

• Employers NEED to have a candidate before applying.
• Employers must hire the student first. Once a candidate is identified they will apply for funding. However, the candidate can't start their co-op until approval has been granted. It can take up to 10 business days to process an application.

Colleen Hayes (askme@biotalent.ca)

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Megan Lockhart, project co-ordinator, AgriTalent Program

Email: mlockhart@cahrc-ccrha.ca

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Organizations in Canada working in the aerospace and aviation industry (cannot be a research position in a school lab).

Learn more information about the terms, conditions and eligibility of Canadian Council for Aerospace and Aviation.

Complete and submit the online employer application.

Don't have a candidate in mind? You can post your job on WaterlooWorks.

Note: Employers need to have a candidate before applying.

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

• Employers must be a registered member of CMPA.
• Must be co-apply with a mentee candidate (student).
• Must contribute a minimum of $1,950 toward the mentee stipend.

Phone: 343-961-1921 
Email: ladane.ali@cmpa.ca 

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Organizations in Canada within the cultural sector, both for-profit and non-for-profit. This includes:

• live performing arts
• writing and publishing
• visual arts and crafts
• film and television
• digital media (content creators)
• music and sound recording
• heritage

Federal, provincial, municipal and territorial governments are not eligible.

For more details, check out the CHRC information package.

Electricity Human Resources Canada’s (EHRC) Empowering Futures Program is Canada’s student work placement initiative for the electricity industry, providing financial incentives of up to $7,000 to employers who create new Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunities.

• Firms whose primary activity is the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity.
• Firms engaged in sector support, including renewables, in any of the following areas: R & D, business development, energy efficiency.
• Firms engaged in the manufacturing of equipment or the provision of services necessary for generation, transmission or distribution.
• Post-Secondary institutions are no longer eligible to receive funding.
• Learn more about EHRC terms, conditions and the employer and participant eligibility criteria.

To qualify for the program, the company must be Canadian owned or a Canadian subsidiary.

1. Ensure your organization meets all terms and conditions stated above;
2. Create an organization account on EHRC’s platform Funding for Futures
3. Complete the EHRC Employer Application Form
4. Have your participant complete the EHRC’s Participant Eligibility Form, which is automatically generated once your Employer Application is complete

NOTE:

Employers DO NOT need to have a participant before applying. However, full approval cannot be granted before EHRC receives the completed Participant Eligibility Form.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the funding is exhausted.

Check the EHRC website for more information.

EHRC Project Co-ordinator

Phone: (613) 235-5540 
Email: info@ehrc.ca

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Organizations in Canada that are looking to hire students from science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics (STEAM) and business. Work terms must be at least six weeks long. Funding can be applied to part-time students as well as co-op students.

Learn more about the terms, conditions and eligibility of ECO.

Notes:

• Employers NEED to have a candidate before applying.
• Funding needs to be approved before the student starts their placement.

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% (up to a maximum of $7,000) of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Apply for Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium’s (EMC) WILWorks program.

Wendy Gray, Senior Project Co-ordinator

Phone: 1-519-377-5709
Email: wgray@emccanada.org

• Food and beverage manufacturers (all sectors)
• Food related associations and businesses
• Retail grocery stores
• Cannabis producers making edibles

Eligible students can be from any program and work in any job (e.g., marketing, finance, etc.) provided the organization is related to food and beverage processing, as noted above. 

Camille Paultre, Project Manager

Email: cpaultre@fpsc-ctac.com

Eligibility requirements include:

• A registered business in Canada
• Must offer a quality full-time position to a student
• Must have insurance
• Must be compliant with Human Rights and Labor legislation, regulations, and laws
• Must create a net new student position
• This funding is available for any industry but the position must involve digital technology in some way - either fully or partially

Visit ICTC's WIL Digital Program site to create an account to apply.

Notes:

• Funding needs to be approved before the student starts their placement.

50% of the wages (to a maximum of $5,000) for each net new placement.

70% of the wages (to a maximum of $7,000) for each net new placement for under-represented groups including women in STEM, Indigenous students, newcomers, and persons with disabilities, visible minority as well as first-year students.

Any registered Canadian business or non-profit organizations.

Note: Government employers including municipal are not eligible for funding. Standard SWPP eligibility applies.

See Magnet’s website for more information about terms, conditions and eligibility.

Via Magnet’s website, select the first option at the top “Apply for Funding” which will take you to the Outcome Campus Connect platform. (Note: do not select “Hire and apply for funding”, students should be hired via University of Waterloo).

Employers who hire many students at a time are encouraged to connect with Magnet via the email below to streamline the process.

swpp@magnetnetwork.ca

1. Find a candidate (you'll be able to post a position on WaterlooWorks).
2. Notify MiHR of your candidate and they will email the necessary documents for funding.

More information can be found on the MiHR's Gearing Up applicant guide or on MiHR's Gearing Up Program page.

Notes: Employers do not need to have a candidate before applying.

Priya
Email: wagesubsidies@mihr.ca
Phone: (613) 270-9696 ext. 63

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Eligibility requirements include:

• A registered, Canadian business or non-profit.
• Not a federal, provincial, territorial or municipal government.
• Committed to paying the student for the role for the duration of the placement in full (subsidy administered after receiving final pay stub).
• Must be compliant with Human Rights and Labor legislation, regulations, and laws
• Covered by WSIB or alternate workplace insurance
• Only submitting applications for paid placements that are not subsidized by the federal government under another funding program.

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Students must work in a role that is tech immersive - although they are not required to be studying something in tech. International students are not eligible for funding. Learn more about TECHNATION's selection process.

Large financial sector employers and municipal governments are no longer eligible for funding.

Complete the online Employer Eligibility Assessment of ITAC and submit it with the necessary documentation.

To access the application portal, please visit TECHNATION'S website.

Notes:

• Employers need to have a candidate before applying. Only applicants who are able to submit information about the job and the student will be considered.

Funding will cover up to 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5,000).

Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70% of their wages subsidized. This is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.

Registered Canadian businesses, startups, and not-for-profits related to the travel, tourism, and hospitality sector.

See more info on THRC eligibility requirements.

Submit your application to Trucking HR Canada. Applicants will know within 10 business days whether their organization has been approved. Once approved, your organization will:

1. Find a candidate (you'll be able to post a position on WaterlooWorks).
2. Notify Trucking HR Canada of your candidate and they will email the necessary documents for funding.

Note: Employers DO NOT need to have a candidate before applying.

1. be a small to medium-sized business, start-up, social enterprise, nonprofit, or charity (1-500 employees)
2. have their business located in the Northern Territories, BC, AB, SK, MB, QC, NB, NS, PE or NL

All industries welcome!

Employers can be from a wide range of industries from agriculture to robotics and anything in between.

To join this program and access this funding, complete the application form on the Venture for Canada website.

Note: Employers do not need to have a candidate before applying.