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 Summer 2024 program covers hours worked between May 1st 2024 - August 31st 2024.
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 majorIndigenous studentsVisible minoritiesNew Canadians (within 5 years)Persons with disabilitiesStudents in their first year of undergraduate studyTECHNATION 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:CybersecurityAI / IoT / Machine Learning / Advanced ManufacturingDigital technology (IT, digital marketing, software engineering, etc.)Agri-TechClean TechHealth TechIn order to distribute the funds fairly, there may be a longer processing time.Please note that post-secondary institutions, large financial sector employers and municipalities are no longer eligible to apply for the subsidy program.
Summer 2024
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 Summer 2024 program covers hours worked between May 1st 2024 - August 31st 2024.
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 majorIndigenous studentsVisible minoritiesNew Canadians (within 5 years)Persons with disabilitiesStudents in their first year of undergraduate studyTECHNATION 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:CybersecurityAI / IoT / Machine Learning / Advanced ManufacturingDigital technology (IT, digital marketing, software engineering, etc.)Agri-TechClean TechHealth TechIn order to distribute the funds fairly, there may be a longer processing time.Please note that post-secondary institutions, large financial sector employers and municipalities are no longer eligible to apply for the subsidy program.