Propel – Student Work Placement Program

• Wage subsidies provided for paid work-integrated learning positions; specific percentage or maximum funding amount not specified in the available documentation.
• Subsidy covers total gross wages, excluding gratuities and commissions.

• The applicant must be a registered Canadian business, startup, or not-for-profit operating in or related to the tourism and hospitality sector.
• The position must be a paid work-integrated learning (WIL) placement for a student.
• The placement must be connected to tourism/hospitality roles, such as accommodations, food and beverage services, recreation and entertainment, transportation, or travel services.
• The company must hire the student as an employee (not as an independent contractor).

Who is eligible?

• Accommodations businesses
• Food and beverage services
• Recreation and entertainment organizations
• Transportation companies
• Travel services providers

Who is not eligible

• Companies whose main activity is not related to the tourism or hospitality sector, or not related to a tourism/hospitality job function.
• Employers seeking to hire students as independent contractors rather than as employees.
• Organizations intending to hire immediate family members without a clear, transparent, and fair nepotism policy.
• Employers intending to replace displaced workers or fill roles left vacant due to a labour dispute.
• Employers whose placements are already funded by other federal government grants or programs.

Eligible expenses

• Wages paid to post-secondary students during eligible work-integrated learning placements.
• Total gross wages for the duration of the student's placement (excluding gratuities and commissions).

Eligible geographic areas

• Businesses registered anywhere in Canada.

• Submission of all required supporting documents within the specified deadlines.
• Accuracy and compliance of the information provided in the internship reports and required documents.
• Adherence to prescribed document formats and templates (e.g., mandatory invoice form).
• Verification of the integrity of submitted documents to prevent any fraud or inaccuracies.

• Employers must submit all supporting documents within the specified deadlines indicated on the checklist provided by the program.
• Wage subsidy payments are processed by Tourism HR Canada upon receipt of all complete supporting documents.
• If any fraudulent documentation is detected, current and future applications may be cancelled and the employer may be barred from the program.
• Employers must use only the official fillable invoice form provided by the program; other formats are not accepted.