The Environmental Careers Organization of Canada, ECO Canada, is a strategic workforce solutions partner. This organization provides a variety of employment related services including job creation, wage funding, training, market research and more. One of the ways that ECO Canada works towards their vision of building the world’s leading environmental workforce is through the provision of talent funding programs.
Wage funding stimulates environmental career pathways, skill development, business growth, workforce support, and workforce advancement. Available ECO Canada funding programs include:
- Apprenticeship Service Program
- Youth in Natural Resources
- Student Work Placement
- Environmental Job Growth Program
- Environmental Employability Pathways
- Science Horizons Youth Internship
- Environmental Foreign Talent Development Program
- Nature-Based Climate Solutions Program
- Digital Skills for Youth
Amount of Funding Available
- ECO Canada’s range of wage funding programs have varying support amounts. The programs and their respective wage funding amounts can be found below:
Funding Programs:
Apprenticeship Service Program: Employers can receive $5,000 When Hiring a First-Year Apprentice; or $10,000 When Hiring a Self-Identified Equity Deserving First-Year Apprentice.
Youth in Natural Resources: Eligible employers can receive 75% of the candidate’s wages covered up to a maximum of $18,000 for placements of up to 12 months.
Student Work Placement: Eligible employers can receive 50% wage coverage up to $5,000 of a student’s salary for a placement in a new full or part-time 6-to-16-week position with a minimum of 180 hours.
Environmental Job Growth Program: Eligible employers can receive up to $18,750 of a candidate’s salary for placement in a new or vacant full or part-time 6 to 12-month position.
Environmental Employability Pathways: Eligible small and medium-sized businesses receive 50% wage coverage up to $12,000 of a participant’s salary for a placement in a new full or part-time position.
Science Horizons Youth Internship: Eligible small and medium-sized businesses receive 50% wage coverage up to $12,000 of a participant’s salary for a placement in a new full or part-time position.
Environmental Foreign Talent Development Program: Eligible employers can receive 75% wage coverage up to $15,000 of a participant’s salary for full-time placements of 3 to 6 months.
Nature-Based Climate Solutions Program: Eligible employers can receive $4,500 wage subsidy for a 3-month placement full-time or part-time placement.
Digital Skills for Youth: Eligible employers of small to medium-sized businesses (< 500 staff) can receive 80% wage coverage up to $18,000 for a minimum 3 to 12 month full-time or part-time placement.
Deadline
Applications for this program are accepted on a rolling basis. Status of individual wage funding programs may vary.
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Resources:
The Canadian Environmental Workforce Leader | ECO Canada
Training & Wage Subsidies for Environmental Jobs | ECO Canada
