Hire a student: Why it's beneficial, and how to receive free funding
Hire a student is a future-proof solution to a shortage of labour Canada is currently facing, and how it’s beneficial for you as a small business owner to scale your business by hiring a student employees to receive free funding. Companies can easily apply for advantageous government funding programs, available for all small and medium size businesses in the form of wage subsidies and tax credits for hiring students.
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Hire a student: Popular Funding Programs for Employers
Government Funding Programs and Tax credits are offered in generous amounts for small and medium sized businesses who hire students. These Funding programs offer wage subsidies for hiring co-op students, graduate students and even Phd and Masters students. Annually the government invests Billions of dollars in funding to ensure small businesses have the resources to hire student labour. Eligibility varies based on business size and number of student hires; programs range from hundreds to tens of thousands in available claims.
To learn more about popular programs, requirements, funding amount and deadlines, see our comprehensive list below:
Co-op/Full-time Student Programs
Student Work Placement Plan (SWPP)
Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ)
Work Integrated Learning (WIL)
United Nations Association In Canada: GREEN SPACES
Young Canada Works In Both Official Languages (YCWBOL)
Young Canada Works In Heritage (YCWHO)
Ontario Co-operative Education Tax Credit (OCET)
Graduate Programs
Youth Employment Program (YEP)
Digital Skills For Youth (DS4Y)
Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
Nova Scotia: Graduate to Opportunity
Career Focus: Green Jobs
Post-Doctorate Programs
Program Needed.
Programs Available for Multiple Education Levels
Youth In Natural Resources (YNR)
Science Horizons Youth Internship (SHI)
Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT)
Mitacs: Accelerate
Saskatchewan Job Grant
SR&ED Tax Credit
Hire a student: Where To Find Top Students and Graduates
Additionally, There are plenty of student’s available for Canadian small businesses to hire in all provinces. Businesses can utilize student labour and claim generous government funding and tax credits through various funding programs.
To learn more about where to find students and what schools are offering co-op programs, see our list of participating schools broken down by region to find a student today!
Ontario
Acadia University
Contact: Christina McRae; christina.mcrae@acadiau.ca
URL: https://co-op.acadiau.ca/Co-op_Home.html
Algoma University
Contact: Cindi Elgie; coop@algomau.ca
URL: https://algomau.ca/academics/co-operative-education/
Algonquin College
Contact: David Hall; 613-727-4723 x 5930
URL: https://www.algonquincollege.com/coop/
Brock University
Contact: Alesia Dane; adane2@brocku.ca
URL: https://brocku.ca/ccee/co-op-education/
Carleton University
Contact: Trish Larson; trish.larson@carleton.ca
URL: https://carleton.ca/co-op/
Conestoga College
Contact: Susan Armitage; sarmitage@conestogac.on.ca
URL: https://www.conestogac.on.ca/co-operative-education
Durham College
Contact: Daryl Bottema-Adkins; daryl.bottema-adkins@durhamcollege.ca
URL: https://durhamcollege.ca/student-life/student-services/co-operative-education
Fanshawe College
Contact: Amy Thompson; agthompson@fanshawec.ca
URL: https://www.fanshawec.ca/student-life/campus-services/employment/info-about-co-op-programs
George Brown College
Contact: Gladys Cafley; gcafley@georgebrown.ca
URL:
Georgian College
Contact: Tracey Tessier; Tracey.Tessier@GeorgianCollege.ca
URL: https://www.georgiancollege.ca/student-life/student-services/co-op-and-career-services/
Humber College
Contact:
URL: https://liberalarts.humber.ca/current-students/resources/work-integrated-learning/co-op.html
Lakehead University
Contact:
Laurentian University
Contact:
URL: https://laurentian.ca/commerce-co-op-and-internships
McMaster University
Contact:
URL: https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/co-op-career/co-op-program
Ryerson University
Contact:
URL: https://coop.ryerson.ca/home.htm
Seneca College
Contact:
URL: https://www.senecacollege.ca/programs/co-op-work-experience.html
Sheridan College
Contact: Carolina Salcedo; carolina.salcedo@sheridancollege.ca
URL: https://www.sheridancollege.ca/student-life/student-services/co-op
University of Guelph
Contact:
URL: https://www.recruitguelph.ca/cecs/
University of Ottawa
Contact:
URL: https://www2.uottawa.ca/current-students/career-experiential-learning/coop
University Of Toronto
Contact:
URL: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/artscicoop/contact-overview
University of Windsor
Contact:
URL: https://www.uwindsor.ca/coop-workplace-partnerships/299/contact-us
Western University
Contact:
URL: https://www.eng.uwo.ca/undergraduate/future-students/coop-internships.html
Wilfrid Laurier University
Contact:
URL: https://students.wlu.ca/work-leadership-and-volunteering/co-op/index.html
York University
Contact:
Quebec
Bishop’s University
Contact: Ms. Marlene Canuel; marlene.canuel@ubishops.ca
URL: https://www.ubishops.ca/academic-programs/williams-school-of-business/courses-and-programs/coop/
Champlain Regional College
Contact:
URL: https://www.crc-lennox.qc.ca/options/coop-alternance-travail-etudes-or-ate/
Concordia University
Contact: Sarah Baptiste-Brown; Sara.Baptiste-brown@concordia.ca
URL: https://www.concordia.ca/academics/co-op.html
McGill University
Contact:
URL:
Universite De Moncton
Contact:
URL: https://www.umoncton.ca/coop/en
Universite De Sherbrooke
Contact:
URL: https://usherbrooke.coop/
University Laval
Contact:
British Columbia
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Contact:
URL: https://www.bcit.ca/workplace-education/
Camosun College
Contact:
URL: https://camosun.ca/services/co-operative-education-and-career-services
Capilano University
Contact:
Douglas College
Contact:
URL: https://www.douglascollege.ca/student-services/student-support/career-centre/co-operative-education
Langara College
Contact: Sue Yang; sueyang@langara.ca
URL: https://langara.ca/coop-and-career-development/
Okanagan College
Contact:
Simon Fraser University
Contact:
URL: http://www.sfu.ca/coop.html
Thompson Rivers University
Contact:
URL: https://www.tru.ca/cel/co-operative-education.html
Trinity Western University
Contact: Julia Mills; julia.mills@twu.ca
URL: https://www.twu.ca/biotechnology/internships-and-co-ops
University of British Columbia
Contact:
URL: https://coop.ubc.ca/
University of Fraser Valley
Contact:
URL: https://www.ufv.ca/jobs/co-operative-education/
University of Victoria
Contact:
URL: https://www.uvic.ca/coopandcareer/index.php
Vancouver Island University
Contact:
Alberta
Lakeland College
Contact:
URL: https://lakeland.edu/co-op
St Mary’s University
Contact:
URL: https://www.smu.ca/academics/coop-education.html
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Contact:
The King’s University
Contact:
University of Alberta
Contact:
URL: https://www.ualberta.ca/engineering/co-op/index.html
University of Calgary
Contact:
URL: https://www.ucalgary.ca/student-services/careers/students/co-op-and-internships
University of Lethbridge
Contact:
URL: https://www.ulethbridge.ca/career-bridge/co-operative-education
Manitoba
Brandon University
Contact: Cora Dupuis; dupuisc@brandonu.ca
URL: https://www.brandonu.ca/co-op/
Canadian Mennonite University
Contact:
URL: https://www.cmu.ca/academics/business/coop
University of Manitoba
Contact:
URL: https://www.umanitoba.ca/career-services/co-ops-and-internships
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Polytechnic University
Contact:
URL: https://saskpolytech.ca/programs-and-courses/co-operative-education/
University of Regina
Contact:
URL: https://www.uregina.ca/careercentre/coop/contact/index.html
University of Saskatchewan
Contact:
Nova Scotia
Dalhousie University
Contact: Karyn Hemsworth; karyn.hemsworth@dal.ca
URL: https://www.dal.ca/faculty/engineering/u-s-o/current-students/eng-coop.html
St Francis Xavier University
Contact:
New Brunswick
University of New Brunswick
Contact:
URL: https://www.unb.ca/academics/experientialeducation/work-integrated-learning/co-op-internships.html
Newfoundland and Labrador
College of North Atlantic
Contact:
URL: https://www.cna.nl.ca/student-employment/co-operative-education.aspx
Memorial University
Contact:
Prince Edward Island
University of Prince Edward Island
Contact:
URL: https://www.upei.ca/exed/students/co-operative-education
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