ICTC — Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Digital
- Open Date : March 11, 2026
- Closing date : July 15, 2026
Overview
Get a wage subsidy to cover up to 50% of the costs of a work term placement with a maximum of $5,000 that provides post-secondary students with a position that is digital/technology immersive and that uses technology either entirely or in some capacity.
At a glance
Funding available
- Increase performance through digital transformation
- Conduct research and development activities
- Optimize production processes
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Open Date : March 11, 2026
- Closing date : July 15, 2026
Eligible candidates
- Information and cultural industries
- Canada
- For-profit business
- All revenue ranges
- All organization sizes
- Other Racialized Persons
- Youth (<40)
Next steps
Activities funded
The ICTC Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Digital program provides financial subsidies to employers for hiring post-secondary students. These subsidies support projects that integrate academic learning with practical workplace experience, particularly those within the Canadian digital economy.
- Hiring post-secondary students for work placements in digital economy sectors.
- Providing students with work experiences that develop entrepreneurial and foundational business skills.
- Creating new positions specifically for student placements within digital-related roles in the company.
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
The ICTC WIL Digital Program is designed to support Canadian businesses that provide student work placements within the Digital Economy. Employers eligible to apply for the program include those who can offer meaningful work integrated learning opportunities for post-secondary students. However, post-secondary institutions themselves are not eligible to apply as employers under this program.
Who is not eligible
The WIL Digital program has certain restrictions on which companies are eligible to apply for wage subsidies. This aims to focus the program's impact within the desired sectors of the digital economy.
- Post-secondary institutions are not eligible as employers.
Eligible expenses
- 50% of the student’s salary up to $5,000.
- 70% of the student’s salary up to $7,000 for underrepresented students.
Eligible geographic areas
This grant is accessible to businesses across Canada as it is funded by the Government of Canada's Student Work Placement Program. It supports Canadian businesses that engage in student work placements within the Digital Economy.
- All Canadian provinces and territories.
- Businesses operating within Canada.
Additional information
Here are additional relevant details for the ICTC's WIL Digital program:
- Employers have the option to waitlist their applications for Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 until they meet all criteria and are ready to proceed.
- Notifications will be sent to employers when their waitlisted applications are ready for completion.
- ICTC no longer applies COVID-19 flexibility measures as of April 1, 2022.
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