Alberta Innovates – Industry R&D Associates Program | This program provides funding to businesses to enable them to hire a research and development professional to advance their technology in order to accelerate commercialization.
| Alberta | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Commercialize Innovation, Hiring and Training, Innovation |
Alberta Innovates – Commercialization Associates | This program provides funding to businesses to enable them to hire a commercialization professional to advance their business readiness level and accelerate commercialization.
| Alberta | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Commercialize Innovation, Hiring and Training, Innovation |
Magnet Student Work Placement Program | The Student Work Placement program brings together employers, students, and post-secondary school stakeholders to create quality work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities. The student can be from any program of study, and there no restriction on the type of position.
| Canada-Wide | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Hiring and Training |
Talent Opportunities Program (TOP) | TOP brings together employers, students, and post-secondary school stakeholders to create quality work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities. The student can be from any program of study in a Canadian college or university, and there are no restrictions on the type of position.
| Canada-Wide | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Hiring and Training |
Empowering Futures Program | The Empowering Futures Program is Canada’s Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) for the electricity industry. Aimed at preparing students for the future of work, the program will create new work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities in electricity.
| Canada-Wide | Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE) | Hiring and Training |
The Technation Career Ready Program (formerly ITAC) | Technation’s wage subsidy program, Career Ready, supports businesses providing a wage subsidy for a student work-term placement. Technation supports any tech-immersive roles, and you don’t need to be a tech company to promote tech skills development.
| Canada-Wide | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Hiring and Training |
Subsidized Digital Tech Internships | The program provides SMEs with wage subsidies to hire young (age 15-30) post-secondary graduates in a position within a digital field.
| Canada-Wide | Software & IT | Hiring and Training |
ICTC’s WIL Digital | This program offers subsidies to employers who create work opportunities for students. WIL Digital creates industry-education partnerships and explores innovative work- integrated learning models
| Canada-Wide | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Hiring and Training |
ECO Canada Student Work Placement Program | This program is a part of Government of Canada’s Student Work Placement Program (SWAPP), that is specific to the positions in the environmental sector and students in a STEM, arts, or business program.
| Canada-Wide | Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Food & Beverages | Hiring and Training |
Level UP STEM Projects | The Level UP program (powered by Riipen) allows employers to bring on Canadian post-secondary students for 80-hour paid STEM projects.
| Canada-Wide | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Hiring and Training |
Co-Operative Education Tax Credit | The tax credit is applied for along with corporate taxes. For any prior year tax credits that were not applied for, an amendment can be requested within 3 years of the initial assessment. This program applies to students that are hired in a co-op program from an Ontario university/college.
| Ontario | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Hiring and Training |
Canada Alberta Job Grant | This program helps employers finance training for current and future employees, in hopes to increase Alberta’s labour force through skill development. Through this program, the employer applies on behalf of their employee(s) for eligible training costs.
| Alberta | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Hiring and Training |
TECTERRA – HIRE Program | This program provides funding for businesses that need to hire highly qualified personnel for development or commercialization purposes to help Canadian Geospatial technology companies achieve commercial success. The Focus is on projects that can create jobs, contribute to company growth, and diversify the economy.
| Canada-Wide | Advanced Manufacturing, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Software & IT | Commercialize Innovation, Hiring and Training, Innovation |
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium | Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC), via its WIL Works program, is a preferred partner for the Government of Canada to deliver the Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) to Canada’s manufacturing and related sectors.
| Canada-Wide | Advanced Manufacturing, Equipment Manufacturing | Hiring and Training |
Digital Skills for Youth Program ECO Canada | This program offers funding for employers who are hiring unemployed or underemployed post-secondary graduates looking to enhance and develop digital and soft skills through work experience and training. Funding is available for positions with Digital Skill focus in the environmental sector.
| Canada-Wide | Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Waste Management | Hiring and Training |
Canada Summer Jobs | Canada Summer Jobs is an initiative of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to help all young Canadians develop the skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market.
| Canada-Wide | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Hiring and Training |
Mitacs Accelerate | This program aims to connect top-ranked research talent (post docs and masters students) with industrial partners in efforts to the company’s research challenges. Internships must be 4 months at minimum and can be scaled up as needed.
| Canada-Wide | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Hiring and Training, Innovation |
ICTC’s Digital Skills for Youth Program | ICTC’s Youth Dividend program connects Canadian employers with university and college graduates between 18-30 years old. These recent graduates will receive training and meaningful work experience to help transition to full-time employment.
| Canada-Wide | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Hiring and Training |
Youth Employment Placement Program | This program supports the hire of youth (e.g. 30 years old or younger) in STEM or natural resources related roles in the environmental sector. The funding is for paid full-time work terms between 6-12 months in length.
| Canada-Wide | Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Waste Management | Hiring and Training |
NSERC Engage | This program is designed to give innovative companies that operate from a Canadian base access to the knowledge, expertise and capabilities available at Canadian universities and colleges. These grants are intended to foster the development of new research partnerships by supporting short-term research and development projects aimed at addressing a company-specific problem.
| Canada-Wide | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Hiring and Training, Innovation |
NOHFC INVEST North Program – Grow Stream | This program will support productivity, innovation, business competitiveness, revenue growth, export capacity development, job creation and retention.
| Ontario | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Business Expansion, Hiring and Training, Innovation |
Industry Commercialization Associates Program | This program was created to assist Alberta small- or medium-sized businesses commercialize innovative technologies. The program financially supports employees with expertise
in commercializing new technologies.
| Alberta | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Commercialize Innovation, Hiring and Training |
Industry R&D Associates Program | This program provides funding to businesses to enable them to hire a research and development professional to advance their technology in order to accelerate commercialization.
| Alberta | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Commercialize Innovation, Hiring and Training, Innovation |
NOHFC People and Talent Program – Indigenous Workforce Development Stream | The People & Talent Program is designed to attract, retain and develop Northern Ontario’s workforce by supporting the hire of new interns.
| Ontario | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Hiring and Training |
TalentEdge Internship Program (TIP) – AVIN | The TalentEdge Internship Program (TIP) stream of the AVIN program provides support for current college and university students and recent undergraduate or master’s graduates, to work on research and development projects related to Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (C/AV) technologies.
| Ontario | Automotive | Hiring and Training, Innovation |
ENCQOR 5G TalentEdge Internships | This program provides support for current college and university students and recent graduates, to work on research and development projects related to 5G, wireless and digital technologies at Ontario-based SMEs.
| Ontario | Software & IT | Hiring and Training, Innovation |
COJG (Canada Ontario Job Grant) | The Canada Ontario Job Grant or COJG program helps employers invest in training for current and future employees, in hopes to increase Ontario’s labour force through skill development. Through this program, the employer applies on behalf of their employee(s) for eligible training costs.
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| Ontario | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Hiring and Training |