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Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
To qualify for funding from SWPP, you may hire only a student who is one of:
- Canadian citizen
- permanent resident
- person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of employment.
See details below about each funding partner's requirements and application procedures.
- Employers need to increase the number of co-op students they hire to be eligible for funding.
- Wage subsidies will provide from 50 to 70% of the salary, or from $5,000 to $7,000 per student.
Amount
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.
Eligibility
Registered Canadian businesses and not-for-profit organizations from the agriculture industry. Including but not limited to: field crops, primary producers, greenhouse, horticulture, aquaculture, veterinary clinics servicing farm animals/ livestock, farm equipment dealerships, input dealers and agriculture focused media agencies
How to Apply
Visit the AgriTalent website and submit a funding application through Outcome Campus Connect.
Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council
1410 Blair Towers Place, Suite 404
Ottawa, Ontario
K1J 9B9
Tel.: 613-745-7457
Email: info@cahrc-ccrha.ca
For employers within the biotechnology industry or who have related projects.
Amount
Up to $5,000 – $7,000 per student (50-70% wage subsidies; up to $7,000 is specifically available for first-year co-op students and under-represented groups).
Eligibility
Organizations in Canada. To qualify for the program, either:
- the position needs to have a biotechnology or healthcare focus or
- the employer needs to have a biotechnology or healthcare focus.
Please visit Biotalent Canada's website for full eligibility requirements.
How to Apply
BioTalent Canada is only accepting applications submitted online. PDFs are no longer accepted. To access the online submission tools, please log into your biotalent.ca account. If you do not have an account, you can create one.
To ensure enough processing time, applications must be submitted at least six weeks before the work term end date.
Questions? Contact Colleen at 1-866-243-2472, ext. 218 or askme@biotalent.ca.
For employers within the aerospace and aviation industry.
Amount
Up to $5,000 – $7,000 per student (50-70% wage subsidies; up to $7,000 is specifically available for first-year co-op students and under-represented groups).
Eligibility
Organizations in Canada working in the aerospace and aviation industry.
How to Apply
Visit the Canadian Council for Aviation and Aerospace website for more information.
- The employer completes the simple online form: www.avaerocouncil.ca/en/swpp
- CCAA accesses eligibility criteria within 48 hours and contacts the employer – See eligibility criteria: https://www.avaerocouncil.ca/en/swpp-eligibility-criteria
- Upon approval, the employer provides simple documents to support their application.
- CCAA and the employer sign a contract and agree to a payment schedule.
Amount
75% wage subsidy, up to a maximum of $7,500
Eligibility
With funding from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), CHRC is launching the Student Work Placement (SWP) Program for the Canadian cultural sector. This program aims to connect students to Canadian cultural sector employers with wage subsidies for work terms that offer students relevant work experience to their field of study.
Organizations in Canada within the cultural sector, both for-profit and non-for-profit, including:
- creative and artistic disciplines
- cultural management
- technical and operational
- heritage collection and preservation
Federal, provincial, municipal and territorial governments are not eligible.
How to Apply
Find a link to the "Employer Subsidy Intake Form" through this page.
Email: info@culturalhrc.ca
CULTURAL HUMAN RESOURCES COUNCIL
CHRC, c/o Impact Hub Ottawa, 123 Slater St., 6th Floor, Ottawa ON K1P 5H2
Tel. 613-562-1535 / Fax. 613-562-2982
For employers within the electrical power sector.
Students may be enrolled in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics, arts, or business program.
Amount
The wage subsidy covers the cost of a co-op student’s salary by up to 70%, to a maximum of $7,000.
Eligibility
Organizations are eligible if they meet the following criteria:
- Firms whose primary activity is the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity.
- Sector support including renewables, in any of the following areas: R & D, business development, energy efficiency.
- Firms engaged in manufacturing of equipment and the provision of services necessary to generation, transmission or distribution
How to Apply
To qualify for the Electricity Human Resources Canada's Empowering Futures program:
- Ensure your organization meets all terms and conditions stated above and on the Empowering Futures website.
- Apply through the Funding for Futures platform. (Using Funding for Futures, create an account, choose the program you wish to apply for by answering a question, and then manage the process from application to claim.
The Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) delivers the Student Work Placement Program to Canadian manufacturers.
The WILWorks program offers wage subsidies ranging from up to $5,000 to $7,000 per student placement.
SWPP provides 50% (or up to $5,000) per placement, or 70% (up to $7,000) for students from underrepresented groups:
- Women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)
- First-year students
- Recent immigrants (within last 5 years)
- Visible minorities
- Indigenous people
- Persons with disabilities
International students are not eligible.
Students may be hired into direct or indirect roles, including human resources, finance, graphic design, and I.T. The WIL experience must be recognized by the student’s post secondary institution to be eligible.
To apply online for the WILWorks wage subsidy placement please visit the WILWorks platform platform.
If you require assistance, please contact Wendy Gray, Senior Project Coordinator, at wgray@emccanada.org or 519-377-5709, or Susan McLachlan, Project Coordinator, at smclachlan@emccanada.org.
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium
PO Box 396
Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 5P7
1-866-323-4362
For employers within the environmental sector or who have related projects.
Amount
Up to $5,000 per student (50% wage subsidies).
Eligibility
Organizations in Canada working in the environmental sector and are looking to hire students Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math (STEAM) or Business.
How to Apply
Complete Eco Canada's host eligibillity quiz.
Amount
75% wage subsidy, up to a maximum of $7,500
Eligibility
Employers within the food and beverage manufacturing industry.
Work terms should be relevant to food and beverage manufacturing and related sectors.
How to Apply
Information on applying for funding.
Project Manager:
Deborah McGowan
902.616.2317
dmcgowan@fpsc-ctac.com
Project Specialist:
Tiffany Gelvez
613.237.7988
tgelvez@fpsc-ctac.com
Food Processing Skills Canada
3030 Conroy Road, Suite 201 Ottawa, Ontario K1G 6C2
Phone 613.237.7988
Toll Free 1.877.96 FPHRC (963-7472)
info@swpp-fpsc.com
For employers within the technology sector or who have related projects.
Amount
WIL Digital provides 50% of the student’s salary up to $5,000, or 70% up to $7,000 for underrepresented students.
Eligibility
Applications must be from a registered business or not-for-profit organization that provides a student with a meaningful work placement which includes a Digital or Technology component and uses technology in some capacity.
See the WIL Digital Employer Program Guide for more information.
How to Apply
Visit the WIL Digital Subsidy site to apply.
Employers must have a candidate before applying.
Information and Communications Technology Council
275 Slater Street, Suite 802
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H9
Application Assistance: 613-237-8551 extension 159
wil_digital@ictc-ctic.ca
For businesses and not-for-profit organizations.
Amount
- 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.
Eligibility
Registered, Canadian business or not-for-profit organization with the financial capacity to pay the student for the full duration of the work term, as Magnet administers the wage subsidy after the work term has ended.
How to Apply
Apply through Magnet Student Work Placement Program and its Outcome Campus Connect recruiting platform.
No candidate needed at the time of application.
For employers within the mining and mineral exploration sectors.
Amount
Up to $5,000 – $7,000 per student (50-70% wage subsidies; up to $7,000 is specifically available for first-year co-op students and under-represented groups).
Eligibility
Canadian-owned company, or a Canadian subsidiary, or a not-for-profit, involved in the mining and mineral exploration sectors.
More information is available in the Gearing Up Applicant Guide.
How to Apply
Complete the Gearing Up online application. Contact gearingup@mihr.ca for more information.
Employers may apply for the Gearing Up wage subsidy before or after hiring a co-op student.
50 Frank Nighbor Place
Unit 105
Kanata, ON K2V 1B9
(613) 270-9696
1-877-424-8913
info@mihr.ca
An eligible employer must be willing to employ a student in a tech-immersive role. Tech and non-tech focused organizations are encouraged to apply.
Amount
The program provides 50% (to a maximum of $5,000) of a student’s pay in wage subsidies to employers.
An increased subsidy of 70% (to a maximum of $7,000) is awarded to employers hiring students from under-represented groups:
- Women studying Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths (STEM)
- Indigenous students
- Visible minorities
- New Canadians (within 5 years)
- Persons with disabilities
- Students in their first year of study
Eligibility
Registered Canadian businesses and non-profits who can provide a meaningful, tech-focused work term opportunity to a student.
Employers are required to show that they have created a net new student position for the current year.
Technation will accept up to five applications per employer.
Preference will be given to tech immersive roles that are within high-growth sectors:
- Digital technology (IT, digital marketing, software engineering, etc.)
- AI / IoT / Machine Learning / Advanced Manufacturing
- Cybersecurity
- Agri-Tech
- Clean Tech
- Health Tech
How to Apply
Please visit Technation's Career Ready website.
Employers must have a candidate before applying.
5090 Explorer Drive, Suite 510, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4W 4T9
Phone: 905-602-8345
careerready@technationcanada.ca
For employers related to the tourism and hospitality
Amount
50% of total gross wages up to a maximum of $5,000 to provide students with meaningful WIL opportunities.
70% of total gross wages up to a maximum of $7,000 to provide students with meaningful WIL opportunities for the following under-represented students: women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), Indigenous students, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and newcomers.
Eligibility
Propel offers registered Canadian businesses, startups, and not-for-profits related to the tourism and hospitality sector a subsidy on each qualifying student’s wages.
How to Apply
Read the information on Propel for employers, register on the Propel online portal, post the position you wish to fill, hire a student, and then apply for a wage subsidy. For more information, write to propel@tourismhr.ca.
Tourism HR Canada
4-71 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
K1P 5N2
+1 613-231-6949
info@tourismhr.ca
Amount
50% wage subsidy, up to a maximum of $5,000 per student.
Eligibility
50% wage subsidy, up to a maximum of $5,000 per student.
Eligibility
- Organizations within the truck transportation and logistics industry.
- The placement must be in the trucking or logistics sector or fulfilling a trucking and logistics job function.
- International students are not eligible.
How to Apply
Visit the Trucking HR Canada website and click "Learn how to get started today".
104-720 Belfast Road
Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 0Z5
Phone: 613-244-4800
Email: theteam@truckinghr.com
Please see Venture Canada's Internship Program Employer applications and note the following program updates:
- Employers are currently eligible to receive a subsidy of 75% per student, up to $7,500.
- We will continue to support work-from-home and remote work terms.
- Applications are reviewed within three business days, and funding is allocated on a rolling basis to fully eligible and approved matches. Employers should apply ASAP for their best chance to secure funding. Applications will be accepted until funding is fully allocated.
Amount
Up to $5,000 - $7,000 per student.
All eligible internships qualify for a 50% wage subsidy. To receive a 70% wage subsidy, employers must hire a student from an underrepresented group, such as:
- a women studying in STEM;
- a disabled student;
- an indigenous student;
- a newcomer to Canada;
- a first-year student
Eligibility
Employers must be:
- Small to medium sized business; fewer than 500 employees.
- Located in the Northern Territories, BC, AB, SK, MB, QC, NB, NS, PE or NL.
- Any industry, offering an entrepreneurial role.
How to Apply
For more information, visit the Venture for Canada website and complete the VCF Partner Employer Interest Form.
No candidate needed at the time of application.
CSI Annex
720 Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON M5S 2R4
Volta
1505 Barrington St. #100
Halifax, NS B3J 3K5
Research Grants and Funding
The NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program is regarded world-wide as one of the best programs of its kind. It provides necessary funding for small and medium-sized enterprises in Canada.
Amount
Covers a portion of intern salary; contact.
Eligibility
This program is great for any organizations looking to hire young talent to assist and work on projects related to research and development, engineering, multimedia/market analysis components, or to help develop a new product/process.
- Eligible for-profit corporations in Canada and not-for-profit corporations in Canada.
- Must be a small or medium-sized business (500 or less full-time employees).
- Must be ready to enhance your innovation capacity and willing to partner with NRC IRAP.
The candidate's internship must last a minimum of six months and a maximum of 12 months, and the candidate must be:
- 15 to 30 years of age at the start of the internship
- a post-secondary graduate
- a Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada or person granted refugee status in Canada
- legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial legislation and regulations
- a first-time participant in a Youth Employment Strategy work experience program targeted at post-secondary graduates
Please visit the Government of Canada website for full eligibility requirements.
How to Apply
To access this program, take the following steps:
- Talk to the NRC IRAP team. Call them toll-free at 1.877.994.4727. They will ask you some questions about your business to determine if you are eligible, including your business objectives and your capacity and willingness to grow through innovation.
- Discuss your needs with one of the NRC industrial technology advisors. If they determine your development and growth strategies could benefit from NRC IRAP support, they will refer you to an industrial technology advisor (ITA). The ITA may want to meet with you in person to understand your business in more detail — such as your strategy, the issues you're facing, the opportunities you see for growth and your plans for the future — to determine if our youth employment program is right for you.
- Develop a project proposal. The ITA will work with you to develop a project proposal for submission to NRC IRAP.
- Find a youth candidate. Your ITA can connect you with networks to help you find candidates.
You will hear back from NRC IRAP within two weeks whether or not your project was approved. Once approved, you will need to submit monthly reimbursement claims to NRC IRAP.
Please visit the Government of Canada website for full details.
Amount
Employer will contribute $7,500 per four- to six-month unit, which receives a $15,000 research award.
For six or more units with three or more interns, you have the option to contribute $6,000 per project unit, which receives a $13,300 research award.
Eligibility
This program is great for any organizations looking to hire for their research and development projects. Eligibility include:
- Eligible for-profit corporations in Canada and not-for-profit corporations in Canada.
- For-profit businesses operating outside Canada.
- Not-for-profit corporation eligibility and project economic orientation must be assessed prior to proposal submission.
- Available for all sectors.
- Must hire full-time students at all Canadian colleges and full-time grad students at all Canadian universities for the internships.
Please visit the Mitacs website for full eligibility requirements.
How to Apply
Contact a Mitacs representative to discuss your research needs. They can identify potential academic collaborators, help refine research objectives, and assist you with your proposal.
Tax Credits and Incentives
Ontario Co-op Education Tax Credit
Businesses that hire Laurier Co-op students may be eligible to receive a tax credit. The Ontario government’s Co-operative Education Tax Credit will reimburse a business for 25% to 30% of eligible costs, up to $3,000 per co-op student. For more information about the tax credit, please refer to the general guidelines on the co-operative education tax credit (also available as a pdf).
Please note that all co-op programs at Laurier except Arts Co-op and Science Co-op are eligible for the tax credit.
The Canada Revenue Agency administers the tax credit on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Revenue. For general tax enquiries regarding this tax credit, taxpayers may telephone Canada Revenue Agency at 1.800.959.5525.
At the end of the co-op work term, we will send you a letter to use as a tax receipt when claiming the tax credit.
Canada Summer Jobs Program
The Government of Canada offers a wage subsidy each summer through the Canada Summer Jobs program.
In 2021, in response to the pandemic, funded public and private sector employers were eligible to receive a wage subsidy reimbursement of up to 75% of the provincial or territorial minimum hourly wage. (Under regular rules, private and public sector employers are only eligible to receive up to 50% of the provincial or territorial minimum wage.)
The deadline for employers to apply for funding is usually late January or early February.