March 31 Update: The Winter 2025 Program has been extended to automatically include April.
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 Winter 2025 program covers hours worked between January 1st 2025 - April 30th 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.
Please note that post-secondary institutions, large financial sector employers and municipalities are no longer eligible to apply for the subsidy program.
Winter 2025 - EXTENDED TO INCLUDE APRIL 2025
March 31 Update: The Winter 2025 Program has been extended to automatically include April.
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 Winter 2025 program covers hours worked between January 1st 2025 - April 30th 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.
Please note that post-secondary institutions, large financial sector employers and municipalities are no longer eligible to apply for the subsidy program.