Canadian wage subsidy programs

Programs that cover part of a wage when you hire, from student placements to skilled-trades hiring. 50 programs in the catalogue, soonest deadline first. Updated weekly.

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WIL Digital
Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)
up to $5,000 Nov 15, 2026
Empowering Futures
Electricity Human Resources Canada
up to $5,000 Mar 31, 2027
Destination Trade
Electricity Human Resources Canada
up to $5,000 Mar 30, 2028
AGRI Talent
Government of Ontario
Rolling
Apprenticeship Wage Subsidy
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
Dates vary
Basin Job Experience Trail Crew Program
Columbia Basin Trust
Rolling
BioTalent — Student Work Placement Program
BioTalent Canada
Dates vary
Business Strategy Internship (BSI)
Mitacs
$10,000 to $15,000 Rolling
Canada Green Corps: Science and Technology Internship Programme
Government of Canada
Rolling
Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ)
Government of Canada
Dates vary
CCAA — Student Work Placement Program
Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace - CCAA
Dates vary
CFDC Private-Sector Youth Internships
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)
Rolling
CHRC — Student Work Placement Program
Cultural Human Resources Council
Dates vary
Co-operative Education Incentive
Government of Nova Scotia
Rolling
Community Futures Wage Subsidy Program
Government of the Northwest Territories, Industry, Tourism and Investment
Rolling
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Community Tourism Coordinator Program
Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI), Government of Northwest Territories
Rolling
ECO Canada — Student Work Placement Program
ECO Canada
Dates vary
Employee Wage Subsidy
Gouvernement du Québec, Ministère de l'emploi et de la solidarité sociale
Dates vary
Empowering Futures — Student Work Placement Program
Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)
Dates vary
Empowering Futures Program
Electricity Human Resources Canada
up to $5,000 Rolling
Gearing Up — Student Work Placement Program
Mining Industry Human Resources Council
Dates vary
Globalink Research Internship: Faculty
Mitacs
Rolling
Globalink Research Internship: Students
Mitacs
Rolling
Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) Program
Employment and Social Development Canada
Rolling
Indigenous Workforce Development Program
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation
up to $52,500 Rolling
Indigenous Workforce Development Program (Private)
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)
Rolling
Indigenous Workforce Development Program (Public)
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)
Rolling
JobsNL Wage Subsidy
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour
Dates vary
Magnet — Student Work Placement Program
Magnet
Dates vary
Mitacs Business Strategy Internships (BSI) for Social Enterprise
Centre for Social Enterprise, Memorial University
Dates vary
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NRC IRAP Youth Employment Program
National Research Council Canada
Rolling
Payroll Rebate
Invest Nova Scotia
Rolling
Programme de subventions salariales
Government of the Northwest Territories - Department of Education, Culture and Employment
up to $30,500 Rolling
Propel Student Work Placement Program
Tourism HR Canada
Dates vary
Science Horizons Youth
Eco Canada
Rolling
Student Work Placement
Eco Canada
Rolling
Student Work Placement Program
Government of Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada
Dates vary
Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
Magnet
up to $5,000 Rolling
Talent Opportunities Program (TOP)
Ontario Chamber of Commerce
up to $5,000 Rolling
Talent Opportunities Program (TOP) / Programme De Placement de Talents (PPT)
Ontario Chamber of Commerce
up to $5,000 Rolling
Wage Subsidy
WorkBC
Rolling
Wage Subsidy Program
Government of Northwest Territories - Education, Culture and Employment
up to $30,500 Rolling
WILWorks program — Student Work Placement Program
EMC - Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium
Dates vary
Work Experience in Social Enterprise (WESE)
Centre for Social Enterprise, Memorial University
Rolling
Workforce Development Program
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation
up to $35,000 Rolling
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Workforce Development Program
Government of Ontario
up to $35,000 Rolling
Young Canada Works at Building Careers in English and French
Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne-française
Dates vary
Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages — Not-for-Profit
Government of Canada, Canadian Heritage
Dates vary
Youth in Natural Resources
Eco Canada
Rolling
Youth Internships
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)
Rolling

Other kinds of funding

Tax credits61
Loans & repayable funding94
Challenges & competitions46
Awards & prizes43
Advisory & support programs72

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