Get a wage subsidy of up to $7,000 per post-secondary student placement offering student learning opportunities including internships, co-op placements, mentorship programs or applied research projects to solve problems.
currently accepting applications for students placed in the Summer 2022 (May 1 – August 31) and Fall 2022 (September 1 – December 31) terms.
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium, a preferred partner with the Government of Canada, delivers the Student Work Placement Program subsidy to Canada’s manufacturing and related sectors.
Eligibility:
Employer agrees to meet all the SWPP eligibility criteria, whereby the Employer:
• is a registered, Canadian business or non-profit
• is NOT a federal, provincial, territorial or municipal government
• is committed to paying the student for the placement which the Employer submitted
• will comply with all federal and provincial human rights and labour legislation regulations, and any other relevant standards including the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Employment Standards Act
• has the financial capacity to pay the student for the duration of the placement in full,
• where legally required, the Employer is responsible for Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) or alternate workplace insurance coverage
• has not received or will not receive funding through EMC or another program delivery partner for more than one Student Work Placement Program subsidy per student placement
• will not count any subsidy provided under this program toward tax credits
• is only submitting applications for paid placements that are not subsidized by the federal government under another funding program
• is only submitting applications for registered domestic students in recognized post-secondary institutions
• agrees that students hired on WIL placements must be registered at a recognized Canadian college or university, be enrolled in a program or course where a work placement is part of their study plan
• is only submitting applications for students who are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or persons to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
• is only submitting applications for students legally entitled to work in Canada
• adheres to the net new regulations implemented for Summer 2022 terms and beyond
• will not hire a student who is an immediate family member of any current employee (immediate family for the WILWorks program includes: father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, spouse (including common law partner), child (including child of common law partner), step-child, ward, father-in-law, mother-in-law or relative permanently residing in the household of the employer)
• is only submitting applications for work placements that are relevant to the manufacturing and related sectors