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ECO Canada — Environmental Employability Pathways

Get funding to hire youth professionals
ECO Canada (ECO)
Last Update: March 4, 2026
Funding available
$ 12,000
Timeline
  • Open continuously
Location
Canada

Overview

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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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.

At a glance

Funding available

Financing goals
  • Attract or retain talent
  • Reduce environmental footprint
  • Develop workforce skills
Eligible Funding
  • Maximum amount : 12,000 $
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Timeline
  • Open continuously

Eligible candidates

Eligible Industries
  • Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
Location
  • Canada
Legal structures
  • For-profit business
Annual revenue
  • All revenue ranges
Organisation size
  • All organization sizes
Audience
  • Youth (<40)

Next steps

1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility

Activities funded

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.

Eligibility

Who is eligible?

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.

Who is not eligible

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.

Eligible expenses

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)

Additional information

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.

Frequently Asked Questions about the ECO Canada — Environmental Employability Pathways Program

Here are answers to the most common questions about the ECO Canada — Environmental Employability Pathways. This section explains what the program is, how much funding is available, eligibility requirements, application deadlines, and other important details to help you determine if this grant is right for your business.

What is the ECO Canada — Environmental Employability Pathways?

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.

How much funding can be received?

ECO Canada — Environmental Employability Pathways Funds up to 50% of admissible expenses, capped at $12,000 per project.

Who is eligible for the ECO Canada — Environmental Employability Pathways program?

To be eligible for the ECO Canada — Environmental Employability Pathways program, you must: The employer must be a small-medium sized organization. The employer must be Canadian-owned or a Canadian subsidiary, municipal government, provincial or territorial government department, or Indigenous organization. The offered position must be a new, permanent, and environmentally-related job.

What expenses are eligible under ECO Canada — Environmental Employability Pathways?

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.

Where is the ECO Canada — Environmental Employability Pathways available?

The ECO Canada — Environmental Employability Pathways program is available across Canada.

Is the ECO Canada — Environmental Employability Pathways a grant, loan, or tax credit?

ECO Canada — Environmental Employability Pathways is a Wage Subsidies And Interns

Who are the financial supporters of the ECO Canada — Environmental Employability Pathways?

ECO Canada — Environmental Employability Pathways is funded by ECO Canada (ECO)

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