Wage Subsidy Information Sessions for Employers
Join the Employer Relations team at KPU's Career Development Centre for this monthly virtual event series and learn about what funding is accessible to employers looking to subsidy student hire costs. Each session will feature a different funding partner and will include time for a Q+A.
February 15: Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC)
About the funding partner: Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) is a unique not-for-profit organization that was formed by manufacturers to provide industry development throughout Canada. Our vision is for Canadian manufacturers to grow and be more competitive – at home and around the world. Over the past 25 years, EMC has grown to become Canada's largest manufacturing consortium. With over 1000 industry held events annually, EMC is one of the most active manufacturing organizations across North America!
About the funding program: EMC’s WILWorks Student Post-Secondary Work Placement Program (SWPP) offers wage subsidies up to $7,000 per post-secondary student co-op placement. For employers, the subsidy allows companies to hire student talent now, assess them in the workforce and create a pipeline of future employees. For students, the program provides opportunities to gain valuable work experience in their field of study and they graduate with work-ready skills and experience. Please visit our WILWorks Post Secondary site for more information.
March 15: Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC)
About the funding partner: The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) is a national, non-profit organization focused on addressing human resource issues facing agricultural businesses across Canada. For over ten years, CAHRC has been working with industry associations, educators, and all levels of government to examine agriculture human resource issues and build meaningful solutions.
About the funding program: AGRI Talent supports the development of connections and networks among post-secondary students, institutions and employers and contribute towards preparing a job ready workforce. These networks will help bridge the gap between respective groups and create sustainable relationship for the future. As part of this program, subsidized Work Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunities connect employers with post-secondary students to ensure higher participation by post-secondary students within the industry with special focus on including under-represented and equity-seeking groups.
April 19: Tourism HR Canada
About the funding partner: Tourism HR Canada is a pan-Canadian organization with a mandate aimed at building a world-leading tourism workforce. It facilitates, coordinates, and enables human resource development activities that support a globally competitive and sustainable industry and foster the development of a dynamic and resilient workforce. The organization works with the industry to attract, train, and retain valuable tourism professionals by giving them the tools and resources they need to succeed in their careers and entrepreneurial endeavours.
About the funding program: Funded by the Government of Canada through the Student Work Placement Program, Propel offers registered Canadian businesses, startups, and not-for-profits related to the tourism and hospitality sector a subsidy on each qualifying student’s wages. The wage subsidy is available for employers who hire students enrolled at a recognized post-secondary institution for a paid position to fulfil the co-op or internship component of their program.
May 17: Trucking HR Canada (THRC)
About the funding partner: As a national, non-profit organization, Trucking HR Canada (THRC) advances modern HR solutions for the trucking and logistics workforce. They collaborate, partner, and work with a dynamic network including industry associations, government departments and industry professionals to ensure Canada’s freight transportation network has the skilled workforce needed for today and into the future.
About the funding program: THRC's Student Work Placement Subsidy program works to increase the job readiness of students registered in post-secondary programs. THRC makes this program easy to participate in by partnering with employers, and post-secondary institutions to create connections and deliver work-integrated learning opportunities for post-secondary students.
June 21: Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)
About the funding partner: Electricity Human Resources Canada is a non-profit organization supporting the human resources needs of the Canadian electricity and renewable energy sector. EHRC's mission is to work to strengthen the ability of the Canadian electricity industry in meeting current and future needs for their workforce—one that is safety-focused, highly skilled, diverse and productive.
About the funding program: EHRC's Empowering Futures Program is Canada’s student and first-year apprentice work placement initiative for the electricity industry, providing financial incentives of up to $10,000 to employers who create new Work Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunities. With these incentives, employers can offer more WIL opportunities, building their talent pool and strengthening our industry’s workforce.
September 20: Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)
About the funding partner: The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) is a neutral, not-for-profit national centre of expertise with the mission of strengthening Canada's digital advantage in the global economy. Their goal is to ensure that technology is utilized to drive economic growth and innovation and that Canada's workforce remains competitive on a global scale.
About the funding program: WIL Digital is an innovative work placement program that benefits both employers and students, helping 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. In addition to work-integrated learning, ICTC also offers access to exclusive e-learning courses.
December 6: Service Canada
About the funding partner: Service Canada provides Canadians with a single point of access to a wide range of government services and benefits and falls under Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). The mission of ESDC is to build a stronger and more inclusive Canada, to support Canadians in helping them live productive and rewarding lives and improving Canadians’ quality of life.
About the funding program: The Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program provides wage subsidies to employers from not-for-profit organizations, the public sector, and private sector organizations with 50 or fewer full-time employees, to create quality summer work experiences for young people aged 15 to 30 years. This program is under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to provide flexible and holistic services to help all young Canadians develop the skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market.
Future sessions will be booked on an ongoing basis- check back to see what funding partners will be presenting in 2024.
You can learn more about other funding opportunities for organizations looking to hire post-secondary students at kpu.ca/co-op/employer-funding.