Talent Opportunities Program — Student Work Placement Program

• Employment contract or letter signed by the student and the employer, including company name, position title, job description or responsibilities, start and end dates, and hourly wage
• Proof of Canadian citizen, permanent resident or refugee status
• Proof of enrollment through a signed document from the post-secondary institution confirming the student is registered in a program or course with a WIL component and that the placement satisfies WIL requirements
• Signed Student Agreement
• Appendix E from the student’s post-secondary institution

Who is eligible?

• Registered Canadian businesses
• Registered Canadian not-for-profit organizations
• Employers located anywhere in Canada
• Employers in any industry sector
• Start-ups

Who is not eligible

• Federal, provincial, territorial, or municipal governments, and organizations that are extensions of government, such as crown corporations, hospitals, public long-term care facilities, and post-secondary institutions
• Members of the House of Commons and the Senate
• Organizations that engage in partisan political activities
• Major and other financial sector employers over 500 or more employees, including businesses that underwrite loans

Eligible expenses

• Gross wages paid to the student
• The non-governmental portion of student wages when a placement is partially funded by non-federal government sources

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Placements subsidized by the federal government under another funding program
• Contractor positions or placements where the student is not on the employer’s payroll
• Trades and apprenticeships
• Clinical hours in healthcare
• Articling hours for lawyers

• Funding is available on a first-come first-serve basis; applications may be waitlisted if funding is exhausted.

• Submit an application through the online portal at https://occ.poweredbymagnet.ca/.
• Log in with an existing Magnet or Outcome Campus Connect account, or create a new employer account.
• Select the Student Work Placement Program and click Apply Now to access the application portal.
• Complete the application with the required employer, placement, and student information.
• Upload the required documents for the placement and student.
• After the employer submits the application, the student must complete the online student information form and sign the Student Agreement.

• After submission, the application is reviewed and the employer receives an email with further instructions; applications may be waitlisted if funding is not available.
• Applications may be started before a student has been hired, but conditional approval is only available after an eligible student has been hired and all required information and documents are submitted.
• The student is invited to complete the online student information form and sign the Student Agreement; a signed Student Agreement is required for application approval.
• When an application receives conditional approval, the employer must sign a Recipient Agreement before funds are set aside for the wage subsidy.
• After the Recipient Agreement is fully executed, the employer must submit a void cheque or banking information, the student’s first pay stub, a mid-term check-in, the student’s last pay stub, and an employer exit survey at the appropriate time.

• Employers may apply for more than one student or placement, but a new application is required for each placement.
• Employers may only benefit from a subsidy once per student per term and may not receive funding for the same placement from more than one SWPP funding partner.
• Placements that end early remain eligible if the shortened placement still satisfies the student’s WIL requirements; confirmation from the post-secondary institution may be required.
• Wages covered by a wage subsidy cannot be counted toward any tax credits.