Funding Resources
Funding Opportunities
Some employers and community partners may be eligible to secure funding and/or grants when hiring students. To determine the specific college/department associated with each funding opportunity, please refer to the chart below. For more comprehensive information, kindly visit the respective websites for more details.
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Multi-Disciplinary | Department of Computer Science | Edwards School of Business | College of Engineering |
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BioTalent Canada Student Work Placement Program (for employers with a focus on biotechnology, bioenergy, biohealth, etc. |
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Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (CCAA) The Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (CCAA) is one of the partners that will deliver the program, working with employers and PSE institutions in the Aviation and Aerospace sector. Under SWPP, employers offering quality work-integrated learning placements to PSE students will be eligible to receive wage subsidies through CCAA. |
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Edwards School of Business in partnership with Federated Co-operatives Ltd In partnership with Federated Co-operatives Limited, we are able to provide funding support for Indigenous businesses hiring Edwards co-op students and businesses hiring Edwards Indigenous students. For more information on how you can access these funding opportunities, contact coop@edwards.usask.ca. |
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Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) The Empowering Futures Program is Canada’s Student Work Placement Program 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 by providing subsidies of up to $7,500 per student position to the employers who create these new opportunities.city) |
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Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) Training & Wage Subsidies for Environmental Jobs As the steward for the Canadian Environmental workforce across all industries, we offer employment programs that stimulate environmental career pathways, skill development, business growth, workforce support and workforce advancement through wage and training funding. |
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e-Talent Canada Work-integrated Learning Program (WIL Digital) WIL Digital is an innovative work placement program that benefits both employers and students. WIL Digital helps employers grow their businesses by providing a wage subsidy to hire post-secondary students while students gain meaningful work experience and on-the-job learning. WIL Digital is funded by the Government of Canada's Student Work Placement Program (SWPP). ICTC is among the first organizations to deliver this program. |
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Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC), via its WILWorks 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. |
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Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC) Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC) Student Work Placement Program (for employers in the food and beverage manufacturing industry) |
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Through the Student Work Placement program, employers can apply for wage subsidies to help them hire post-secondary students across Canada. |
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Information and Communication Technology Council (ICTC) Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) Work Integrity Learning Digital Subsidy (for employers in fintech, entertainment and gaming, cyber security, etc.) |
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Innovation Canada Concierge Service Whether you're an entrepreneur, a business, or a not-for-profit organization. Tell us your story. |
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Magnet Student Work Placement Program The Magnet Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) brings together employers, students, and post-secondary school stakeholders to create quality work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities. |
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Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) Gearing Up is the student work placement program for Canada’s mining sector. Led by MIHR, Gearing Up is creating over 1250 new WIL opportunities in mining. Wage subsidies up to $7,000 are available to employers who create new co‑ops, internships, field placements, applied projects, capstone projects or case competitions. |
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Applications are now open for the Mitacs Business Strategy Internship (BSI) program, an exciting opportunity to leverage $5,000 + GST into a $10,000 student internship, through the support of Mitacs. |
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National Research Council Youth Employment Program National Research Council Youth Employment Program |
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Technation.ca Career Ready Program TECHNATION’s Career Ready Program (for employers immersing a student in the use of technology; both tech and non-tech organizations are encouraged to apply) |
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Trucking HR is a national non-profit organization focusing on advancing modern HR solutions for the trucking and logistics workforce. The program works to increase the job-readiness of students registered in various transportation, logistics and supply chain related programs at Canadian post-secondary institutions. |
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Venture for Canada (supporting new venture employers; startups and small businesses) |
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