ECO Canada — Environmental Employability Pathways
Canada
Get funding to hire youth professionals
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Wage Subsidies And Interns
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- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
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- ECO Canada
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Hire a part-time or full-time intern facing barriers and receive up to $12,000 to cover 50% of their salary, to develop their employability skills and obtain work experience that will prepare them to obtain and keep employment.
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The Environmental Employability Pathways Program provides financial support to enhance youth employability in environmentally related roles. Employers benefit from wage subsidies, which facilitate the creation of new employment opportunities.
- Eligible employers receive up to 50% wage coverage, with a maximum of $12,000 for each candidate's salary.
- An additional potential of $2,000 is available for participant supports.
- The funding covers full or part-time placements lasting from 6 weeks to 12 months.
- Reports from both employers and candidates are required throughout the placement to qualify for the wage subsidy.
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The Environmental Employability Pathways program facilitates the employment readiness for youth within Canada's labor market by supporting environmentally related roles and helping employers with wage subsidies. The program particularly targets creating new permanent positions for youth in the environmental sector.
- Subsidized wage funding for small to medium businesses hiring youth in new, permanent, environmentally-related positions.
- Placement opportunities for youth aged 15-30 in environmentally focused roles.
- Support for employers in recruiting and matching with pre-approved youth candidates.
- Provision of funding coverage for both full-time and part-time placements lasting from six weeks up to twelve months.
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$ 12,000
Hire a part-time intern to help develop an urban green space initiative
$ 6,000
Hire a part-time intern to support the development of a community recycling program
$ 7,000
Hire an intern to enhance sustainable farming practices at an organic farm
$ 12,000
Hire a full-time intern to develop sustainable waste management practices
$ 12,000
Hire a full-time intern to develop eco-friendly cleaning products
$ 12,000
Hire an intern to support the launch of an eco-friendly packaging initiative
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Eligibility for this grant is determined by specific criteria that employers must meet to be considered for funding.
- The host employer must provide a new, permanent position that is environmentally-related.
- Employers must be small-medium sized organizations.
- Employers must be Canadian-owned or a Canadian subsidiary, municipal government, provincial or territorial government department, or Indigenous organizations.
- Funding will cover full-time or part-time placements that are 6 weeks to 12 months long.
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The Environmental Employability Pathways Program is designed for youth aged 15 to 30 who have faced barriers in accessing the labor market, specifically within environmentally-related roles. Candidates must hold Canadian citizenship, permanent residency, or refugee status. For employers, eligible participants are small-medium sized Canadian-owned organizations or subsidiaries, municipal, provincial or territorial governments departments, or Indigenous organizations that can provide new, permanent, environmentally-related positions.
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There are specific types of companies that are not eligible for this grant:
- Large organizations are not eligible for the grant.
- Non-environmentally related businesses are not eligible for the grant.
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Yes, eligible expenses for the Environmental Employability Pathways Program include participant salary support and participant supports of up to $2,000.
- Participant salary support
- Participant supports (up to $2,000)
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The Environmental Employability Pathways Program has evaluation and selection criteria that applicants must meet to qualify for funding.
- Applicants must be aged 15-30 and focus on environmentally related roles.
- Participants must hold Canadian citizenship, permanent residency status, or refugee status.
- Employers must offer new, permanent, environmentally-related positions in small to medium-sized Canadian-owned organizations or entities.
- Funding is available for full-time or part-time placements lasting 6 weeks to 12 months.
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- Step 1: Apply Online
- Complete the eligibility assessment and application on the ECO Canada website.
- Step 2: Get Approved
- Wait for an email notification to find out if you are pre-qualified to participate in the program.
- Step 3: Recruitment
- Candidates and employers must independently find their own placement.
- Utilize ECO Canada's Job Board as a resource for job postings and submitting resumes.
- Step 4: Secure Funding
- Confirm a match between the employer and a pre-approved candidate.
- Sign and return contract agreements within 15 days of issuance to secure funding.
- Step 5: Receive Funding
- Fill out reports throughout the placement period to enable the employer to receive the wage subsidy.
- Receive 50% wage coverage up to $12,000, plus potential supports for participants.
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Here are additional relevant details for the Environmental Employability Pathways Program:
- This program is part of the government of Canada’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) Program.
- Both the employer and the candidate are required to fill out reports throughout the placement for the employer to receive the wage subsidy.
- The program status is currently closed, and interested parties are encouraged to subscribe to ECO Canada’s newsletter for updates on future funding opportunities.
- Program funding is aimed at supporting environmentally-related roles.
- Participants in the program need to be between the ages of 15 to 30.
