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grant_single|eligibleFinancing
  • grant_single|maxCount
  • grant_single|projectCostPercent
grant_single|deadlines
  • grant_single|timelineUnspecified
grant_single|financingType
Wage Subsidies And Interns
grant_single|eligibleIndustries
  • grant_single|allIndustries
grant_single|grantors
  • ECO Canada
grant_single|status
grant_card_status|open

grant_single_labels|preview

Receive 75% of wage coverage up to $15,000 in funding towards a newcomer's salary for placement in the environmental workforce.

grant_single_labels|projects

There are projects and activities eligible for this grant:
  • Training and funding support for newcomers in Canada to help them enter the environmental workforce.
  • Providing wage subsidies to employers for hiring newcomers in full-time environmental positions.
grant_single|admissibleProjectsExample

$15,000

Vancouver
Hiring a newcomer as an environmental technician with full training.

$13,500

Montreal
Integrating a newcomer into a full-time role in sustainable agriculture.

$15,000

Toronto
Hiring a newcomer for a renewable energy project coordinator.

$15,000

Calgary
Training and employing a newcomer in waste management services.

$14,250

Ottawa
Employing and training a newcomer in the role of conservation assistant.

$15,000

Halifax
Incorporating a newcomer into our eco-friendly waste recycling program.

grant_single_labels|admissibility

The Environmental Foreign Talent Development Program aims to help newcomers in Canada overcome employment barriers. Eligibility criteria include:
  • Must be a newcomer to Canada
  • Must pass the eligibility assessment
  • Participate in the 4-week training program
  • Engage in virtual discussions to support job search
  • Find a placement with an employer

grant_eligibility_criteria|who_can_apply

Eligible companies for this grant include environmental organizations, companies in the environmental sector, and businesses seeking to hire newcomers in the environmental field. To qualify, companies should have a commitment to fostering diversity and supporting the integration of international talent.
  • Environmental organizations
  • Companies in the environmental sector
  • Businesses seeking to hire newcomers in the environmental field

grant_eligibility_criteria|eligible_expenses

Eligible expenses for this grant include:
  • Wages for participants in the program
  • Training costs
  • Recruitment expenses
  • Funding towards a candidate's salary

grant_single_labels|criteria

The Environmental Foreign Talent Development Program has evaluation and selection criteria that include:
  • Completion of eligibility assessment and application
  • Pre-qualification by email for participants and employers
  • Training completion, including the Essential Skills Training Certificate
  • Matching between employer and pre-approved candidate
  • Submission of signed contract agreements within 15 days
  • Participation in training program with reports throughout the placement

grant_single_labels|register

  • Step 1:
  • Fill out the eligibility assessment and application online.
  • Step 2:
  • Upon pre-qualification, participants and employers will be informed via email.
  • Step 3:
  • Begin training, including the Essential Skills Training Certificate, and engage in virtual discussions to support the job search process.
  • Step 4:
  • Participants and employers find their own placement.
  • Employers can select a candidate from the pre-approved list or bring their own.
  • Step 5:
  • Secure funding once a match is confirmed between employer and candidate with signed contract agreements returned within 15 days.
  • Step 6:
  • Receive funding which provides eligible employers with 75% wage coverage up to $15,000 for a participant's salary in a new full-time 3 to 6 month environmental position.
  • Training must be completed with reports submitted by both employer and participant throughout the placement for the employer to receive the wage subsidy.

grant_single_labels|documents

ECO Canada — Foreign Talent Development

Apply to this program