September 30, 2025 Update:
We are no longer accepting new applications for the Fall 2025 placement period. Any newly submitted applications will be moved to our waitlist. Thank you for your interest in the Career Ready Program.
As part of the Government of Canada’s Student Work Placement Program (SWPP), TECHNATION’s wage subsidy program, Career Ready supports businesses by financing their decision to hire a student for a work-term placement. Our Fall 2025 program covers hours worked between September 1st 2025 - December 31st 2025.
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, Math (STEM) as their major
- Indigenous students
- Visible minorities
- New Canadians (within 5 years)
- Persons with disabilities
- Students in their first year of undergraduate study
TECHNATION implements the following application and review processes that help make funding more accessible to all regions with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion:
The number of placements awarded for each province/territory will be determined based on population percentages. We will accept up to 5 applications per employer. Priority will be given to those hiring students from underrepresented communities (see list above). Preference will be given to tech immersive roles that are within high-growth sectors:
- AI / IoT / Machine Learning / Advanced Manufacturing
- Cybersecurity
- Digital technology (IT, digital marketing, software engineering, etc.)
- Agri-Tech
- Clean Tech
- Health Tech
In order to distribute the funds fairly, there may be a longer processing time.
Post-secondary institutions, large financial sector employers and municipalities are no longer eligible to apply for the subsidy program.
NOTE: Because of our new review process, we will no longer be accommodating requests to substitute new applications for previously approved applications.
Fall 2025
September 30, 2025 Update:
We are no longer accepting new applications for the Fall 2025 placement period. Any newly submitted applications will be moved to our waitlist. Thank you for your interest in the Career Ready Program.
As part of the Government of Canada’s Student Work Placement Program (SWPP), TECHNATION’s wage subsidy program, Career Ready supports businesses by financing their decision to hire a student for a work-term placement. Our Fall 2025 program covers hours worked between September 1st 2025 - December 31st 2025.
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, Math (STEM) as their major
- Indigenous students
- Visible minorities
- New Canadians (within 5 years)
- Persons with disabilities
- Students in their first year of undergraduate study
TECHNATION implements the following application and review processes that help make funding more accessible to all regions with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion:
The number of placements awarded for each province/territory will be determined based on population percentages. We will accept up to 5 applications per employer. Priority will be given to those hiring students from underrepresented communities (see list above). Preference will be given to tech immersive roles that are within high-growth sectors:
- AI / IoT / Machine Learning / Advanced Manufacturing
- Cybersecurity
- Digital technology (IT, digital marketing, software engineering, etc.)
- Agri-Tech
- Clean Tech
- Health Tech
In order to distribute the funds fairly, there may be a longer processing time.
Post-secondary institutions, large financial sector employers and municipalities are no longer eligible to apply for the subsidy program.
NOTE: Because of our new review process, we will no longer be accommodating requests to substitute new applications for previously approved applications.