Amount: a subsidy of up to 70% to a maximum of $7000.00.


Through the Government of Canada’s Student Work Placement Program (SWPP), TECHNATION’s Career Ready program offers wage subsidies to help businesses hire students for work-term placements. This not only eases the cost of hiring but also provides students with valuable hands-on experience, helping them apply their skills in practical settings and kick-start their careers.

Eligibility requirements

To qualify for funding through the Career Ready Program, employers must:

  • Be a registered Canadian business or non-profit organization.

  • Offer a meaningful, tech-focused work placement to a post-secondary student.

  • Be hiring for a role that immerses the student in technology, even if the student is not studying a tech-related field.

Please note:

  • Large financial institutions, municipalities, and post-secondary institutions are not eligible.

  • Employers must demonstrate that the position is net new, meaning it increases the total number of students hired compared to previous years.

To be eligible, students must:

  • Be enrolled in an accredited Canadian post-secondary institution.

  • Be Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or individuals with refugee status (international students are not eligible).

  • Work in a role that is immersive in technology, regardless of their field of study.

Eligible roles

The program supports any tech-immersive roles across many different disciplines and functions. Some common examples include:

  • Marketing: market research, industry analysis, digital marketing, branding, design, communications
  • Strategy: consulting, analysts, business development
  • Data & tech: data analysis, AI / machine learning, software development, IT support

Funding

The program provides 50% (to a maximum of $5000.00) of a student’s pay in wage subsidies to employers.

An increased subsidy of 70% (to a maximum of $7000.00) 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 undergraduate study).

Timeline

Registration opened on April 2 at 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT.