As part of the Government of Canada’s Student Work Placement Program (SWPP), a variety of funding opportunities are available for employers to hire students for the purposes of experiential learning. This funding is being administered by Employment and Social Development Canada.

Through SWPP, organizations within Canada that offer full-time employment opportunities between 12-16 weeks for full-time Canadian post-secondary students can receive wage subsidies:

  • up to 50% of the wage cost for the placement (up to a maximum of $5,000 per placement) per student OR
  • up to 70% (up to a maximum of $7,000 per placement) for under-represented students including first-year students, women in STEM, indigenous students, persons with disabilities and newcomers.

There are a total of 13 delivery partner organizations that help distribute this funding.

Outlined below are the funding partners for the Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) Engineering Co-op program:

Delivery Partner Organization 

BioTalent Canada  OPEN FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2025 APPLICATIONS 
Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (CCAA)  OPEN FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2025 APPLICATIONS 
Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)
 OPEN FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2025 APPLICATIONS 
Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) Canada - Co-op Program CLOSED TO APPLICATIONS 
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) OPEN FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2025 APPLICATIONS 
Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC) OPEN FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2025 APPLICATIONS 
Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)/ e-Talent (WIL Digital) OPEN FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2025 APPLICATIONS 
Magnet OPEN FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2025 APPLICATIONS 
Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) OPEN FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2025 APPLICATIONS 
The Talent Opportunities Program (TOP)  OPEN FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2025 APPLICATIONS 
TECHNATION OPENING SOON FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2025 APPLICATIONS 
Trucking HR Canada OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND
Venture for Canada OPEN FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2025 APPLICATIONS