grant_single_labels|summary

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  • grant_single|projectCostPercent
grant_single|deadlines
  • grant_single|openingDateSeptember 01, 2024
  • grant_single|closingDateDecember 01, 2024
grant_single|financingType
Wage Subsidies And Interns
grant_single|eligibleIndustries
  • Transportation and warehousing
grant_single|grantors
  • Trucking HR Canada
grant_single|status
grant_card_status|open
grant_card_status|closingSoon

grant_single_labels|preview

The Student Work Placement Subsidy program aims to enhance the job readiness of students enrolled in post-secondary programs by offering wage subsidies to employers. Employers can receive up to 70% of wages, capped at $7,000 per student, for providing work placements lasting between 4 to 16 weeks. Eligible activities include offering full-time or part-time work directly related to the student's field of study, ensuring placements are not funded by other federal grants, and providing a safe, harassment-free work environment.

grant_single_labels|projects

The Student Work Placement Subsidy is designed to support various work placements related to a student's program of study. Eligible activities must offer a minimum duration of 4 weeks and can last up to 16 weeks, ensuring a safe working environment and compliance with relevant regulations.
  • Full-time or part-time work opportunities (minimum 10 hours/week)
  • Activities directly related to the student’s program of study
  • Job roles that comply with provincial/territorial legislation and regulations
  • Work experiences not funded by other Federal Grant Programs
  • Positions added to the employer’s payroll
  • Providing a harassment-free and safe work environment for participants

grant_single_labels|admissibility

Employers must hire students meeting specific conditions to participate in this grant program and provide work placements that comply with specific criteria.
  • Canadian citizen, permanent residents or persons who have been granted refugee status in Canada
  • Able to provide proof of part/full time enrollment in a Canadian post-secondary institution
  • Legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations
  • Full-time or part-time work opportunity (minimum 4 weeks up to a maximum of 16 weeks at a minimum of 10 hours/week), directly related to the applicant’s program of study
  • Not funded by any other Federal Grant Program
  • Add participating students to the company’s payroll. Participants are not eligible for the program as contractors.
  • Provide a safe and harassment-free work environment for participants
  • Submit evidence of salaries remitted to the participants (pay stubs) for reimbursement
  • Provide a safe and harassment-free work environment

grant_eligibility_criteria|eligible_expenses

Eligible expenses for this grant are related to salaries for student work placements.
  • Salaries remitted to participating students

grant_eligibility_criteria|zone

This grant is available for all geographic zones within Canada.
  • Canadian citizens
  • Permanent residents
  • Persons who have been granted refugee status in Canada

grant_single_labels|register

  • Step 1: Ensure Eligibility
  • Verify that you are eligible as an employer.
  • Ensure that the students you plan to hire are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or persons granted refugee status in Canada, legally entitled to work, and enrolled in a Canadian post-secondary institution.
  • Confirm that the work placement is not funded by any other Federal Grant Program.
  • Step 2: Create Work Placement
  • Design a full-time or part-time work opportunity (minimum 4 weeks up to a maximum of 16 weeks, at a minimum of 10 hours/week) that is directly related to the student’s program of study.
  • Ensure the work environment is safe and harassment-free.
  • Step 3: Submit Application
  • Partner with Trucking HR Canada and utilize their resources for step-by-step guidance and support.
  • Prepare and submit the necessary application documents to Trucking HR Canada.
  • Step 4: Hire Students
  • Add participating students to the company’s payroll. Participants are not eligible as contractors.
  • Ensure a safe and harassment-free work environment for all participants.
  • Step 5: Provide Compensation Evidence
  • Submit evidence of salaries remitted to the participants (e.g., pay stubs) for reimbursement to Trucking HR Canada.
  • Step 6: Reimbursement Process
  • Receive up to $7,000 in wage subsidies for each student hired, following review and approval of the submitted payroll evidence.

grant_single_labels|otherInfo

This grant supports employers in hiring post-secondary students with wage subsidies, aiding in their job readiness and contributing to a skilled future workforce.
  • Employers can receive up to $7,000 in wage subsidies per student.
  • Work placements must last between 4 to 16 weeks, with a minimum of 10 hours per week.
  • Students must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or persons granted refugee status in Canada.
  • Participants must be enrolled part-time or full-time in a Canadian post-secondary institution.
  • Employers must ensure a safe and harassment-free work environment.
  • Work placements must not be funded by any other Federal Grant Program.
  • Participants must be hired as employees, not contractors.
  • Evidence of salaries (pay stubs) must be submitted for reimbursement.
  • Trucking HR Canada provides step-by-step guidance and support throughout the program.
  • Applications for Fall 2024 are open.
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