Funding for hiring students and graduates

There are a number of funding opportunities available to employers interested in hiring students and graduates.

Regional funding

Co-op Education Incentive - provides wage assistance to Nova Scotia organizations to offer career-related work experiences to co-op students.
Energy Training Program - provides a hiring incentive to local businesses who help postsecondary students and recent graduates get work experience in the energy sector.
Graduate to Opportunity (GTO) - provides salary contributions to employers to offset the cost of hiring a recent graduate.
Summer Student Skill Incentive (SKILL) - provides wage assistance to non-profit organizations to create career-related summer jobs for students.
START Program - provides employers with wage incentives and other types of funding if they hire an unemployed Nova Scotian.

Canada Summer Jobs - provides wage subsidies to create quality summer work for youth.
Clean Foundation - offers funding to hire youth in the rapidly growing clean economy.
CiCan Career Launcher Internships - provides subsidies toward a student's or graduate's salary.
Digital Skills for Youth Program - provides funding to small, medium-sized, and non-profit employers for post-graduate internships relating to the digital economy.
Empowering Futures - Providing wage subsidies of up to $7,000 to employers who create new Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunities for students in the electricity industry.
MITACS Project funding - provides 50% of the costs to hire a student on an innovative project.
Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) - provides a variety of wage subsidies to help provide work placements for students.
Young Canada Works for Employers - provides employers wage subsidies and access to a pool of talented youth with innovative ideas and competitive skills.
Science and Technology Internship program (STIP) - provides funding to employers across Canada to hire, train and mentor youth in the natural resources sector.
Youth Employment and Skills Strategy - various programs with funding opportunities

For information on funding specific to research and development, contact NSCC Applied Research.

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