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.
You can apply for this funding through the SWPP delivery partners, outlined below:
Delivery Partner Organization
BioTalent Canada
Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (CCAA)
Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)
Environmental Careers Organization (ECO)
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium
Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC)
Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)
Magnet
Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR)
The Talent Opportunities Program (TOP)
TECHNATION
Trucking HR Canada
Venture for Canada