Discover Wage Subsidies and Internships for your Business in Canada
Explore opportunities with wage subsidies and internships designed to support businesses throughout Canada.
In Canada, wage subsidies and internship programs provide funding to businesses to subsidize the wages of students and recent graduates they hire for work placements. These initiatives make students eligible for meaningful work experiences while helping employers reduce hiring costs.

Accueillez un stagiaire
Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec (FCCQ)- Max. $7,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) — Youth Employment Program (YEP)
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- Max. $30,000
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Riipen — Level UP
Riipen- No Condition
- All industries

Mitacs Accelerate
Mitacs- From $7,500 to $15,000
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Employee Wage Subsidy
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- All industries

ECO Canada — Student Work Placement Program
ECO Canada- Max. $5,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Employment Integration Program for Immigrants and Visible Minorities
Gouvernement du Québec- Max. $5,000
- Up to 60% of project cost
- All industries

PAMT — Workplace Apprenticeship
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- All industries

Mitacs — Elevate
Mitacs- From $30,000 to $120,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
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Canada Book Fund (CBF) — Support for Organizations — Internships
Canadian Heritage- Max. $22,500
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Magnet — Outcome Campus Connect
Magnet- Max. $7,000
- Educational services

GO Talent
Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries

BioTalent — Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
BioTalent Canada- Max. $7,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Mitacs — Business Strategy Internship
Mitacs- Max. $10,000
- All industries

ECO Canada — Youth Employment in Natural Resources YNR
ECO Canada- Max. $20,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Management of companies and enterprises

ECO Canada — Science Horizons Youth Internship (SHI)
ECO Canada- Max. $25,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Access to Talent Program
Natural Products Canada (NPC)- Max. $75,000
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Health care and social assistance

TECHNATION — Career Ready Program
TECHNATION- Max. $7,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

ICTC — Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Digital
Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)- Max. $7,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
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Financial assistance for the hiring of a person to integrate a job on a long-term basis
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Construction
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Venture for Canada — Internship Program
Venture for Canada- Max. $7,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Financial support for the integration of foreign-trained employees
Gouvernement du Québec- Up to 70% of project cost
- All industries

ECO Canada — Foreign Talent Development
ECO Canada- Max. $15,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Digital Skills for Youth Program (DS4Y)
Innovation Canada- Max. $30,000
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

CCAA — Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (CCAA)- Max. $7,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing

Youth Employment and Skills Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)- Max. $14,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Talent Opportunities Program — Student Work Placement Program
Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC)- Max. $7,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- All industries

Extend the employment periods of your staff — Seasonal employment extension component
Gouvernement du Québec- Max. $5,000
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Elevate Talent
Elevate Talent- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Propel – Student Work Placement Program
Tourism HR Canada- Max. $7,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

FESTQ - Student Funds 1 and 2
Solidarity Funds (FTQ)- Up to 90% of project cost
- All industries

WILWorks program — Student Work Placement Program
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC)- Max. $7,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

AGRI Talent
Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC)- Max. $7,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Empowering Futures — Student Work Placement Program
Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)- Max. $7,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities

Digital Skills Internships
Communautique- Max. $21,500
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG)
Government of Ontario- Max. $10,000
- All industries

Extend the employment periods of your staff — Partnership and workforce matching component
Gouvernement du Québec- Max. $5,000
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Financial assistance for hiring First Nations and Inuit members
Gouvernement du Québec- Max. $5,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

Career launcher — ImpAct Internships
Colleges and Institutes Canada- Max. $10,000
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Manufacturing
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First Nations and Inuit Employment Integration Program
Gouvernement du Québec- Max. $10,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

ECO Canada — Environmental Employability Pathways
ECO Canada- Max. $12,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

EHRC — Empowering Futures
Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)- From $5,000 to $10,000
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Ambition-Compétences — Green Economy and Digital Transformation
Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT)- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

Northern Ontario Development Program — Youth Internships — Private Sector
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)- No Condition
- All industries

Employment stabilization
Gouvernement du Québec- Max. $6,500
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

DuoEmploi – Internships for people with disabilities
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Construction
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance

MRC des Chenaux — Support for Self-Employment
MRC des Chenaux- No Condition
- All industries

ACQ — Proud and Competent training program
Quebec Construction Association (ACQ)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Construction

FedNor — Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)- Up to 90% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Innovation in Quantum Technologies — Stream 4
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- Max. $1,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

OBIO — (WiHI) Training and Wage Subsidies
Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO)- Max. $20,000
- Health care and social assistance

Apprenticeship START
Government of Nova Scotia- Max. $25,000
- All industries

Summer Employment for Nunavut Students
Government of Nunavut- No Condition
- Public administration

START Program
Government of Nova Scotia- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services

EHRC — Discovering Potential
Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)- Max. $22,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities

Rural Enhancement Employment Program — Private Sector Businesses
Government of Prince Edward Island- Max. $14,400
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Work Experience PEI — For Organizations
Government of Prince Edward Island- No Condition
- All industries

Invest Nova Scotia — Payroll Rebate
Government of Nova Scotia- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Public administration

EHRC — Destination Trade
Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)- Max. $5,000
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Regional Initiatives Fund (FAIR)
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- Max. $150,000
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Student Summer Employment Program — High school
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador- Max. $5,000
- All industries

Youth Strategy
Réseau des SADC et CAE- Max. $50,000
- All industries

Rural Enhancement Employment Program — Non-profit and Municipality Organizations
Government of Prince Edward Island- Max. $14,400
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Staffing UP
Government of Yukon- Up to 60% of project cost
- All industries

OBIO — Health to Business Bridge Program
Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO)- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Startup Zone Resident Company Program
Startup Zone- No Condition
- All industries

Yukon — Subsidy to hire a summer student
Government of Yukon- Max. $4,950
- All industries

Columbia Basin Trust — Basin RevUp
Columbia Basin Trust- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

JEDI — Indigenous Internship Program
Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI)- Max. $45,000
- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries
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Alberta — Workplace Training
Government of Alberta- Max. $7,000
- All industries

Gearing Up — Student Work Placement Program
Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR)- Max. $7,000
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Experience Matters Program
Bowman Employment Services- No Condition
- All industries

BioTalent — Science Horizons Youth Internship
BioTalent Canada- Max. $25,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Yukon bids&tenders
Government of Yukon- No Condition
- All industries

Graduate Mentorship Program — For Employers
Government of Prince Edward Island- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

BioTalent — Career Starter Program
BioTalent Canada- Max. $20,000
- Up to 60% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Student Training and Employment Program (STEP)
Government of Yukon- No Condition
- All industries

Future Wabanaki
Government of New Brunswick- No Condition
- All industries

Métis Employment Services
Rupertsland Institute- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services
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WorkBC — Wage Subsidy Program
WorkBC- From $3,600 to $12,000
- Up to 85% of project cost
- All industries

Yukon Business Incentive Program
Government of Yukon- Up to 15% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Training on the Job — Nunavut
Government of Nunavut- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Trucking HR Canada – Student Work Placement Subsidy
Trucking HR Canada- Max. $7,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing

OVIN — TalentEdge Fellowship
Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Graduate to Opportunity (GTO) Program
Government of Nova Scotia- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

NBIF — Research Assistantships Initiative (RAI)
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF)- Max. $45,000
- Educational services

ESDC — Apprenticeship Service Program
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- From $5,000 to $10,000
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Apprenticeship Wage Subsidy
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Employment Enhancement Program
Population Growth and Skills- Max. $15,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Clean Foundation — Science Horizons Youth Internship
Clean Foundation- Max. $25,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

JobsNL Wage Subsidy
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador- Up to 60% of project cost
- All industries

Student Summer Skills Incentive
Government of Nova Scotia- No Condition
- All industries

Energy Training Program for Students
Government of Nova Scotia- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities

Cooperative Education Incentive
Government of Nova Scotia- No Condition
- All industries

Job integration contract
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- All industries

Training-on-the-job program
Workers' Compensation Board - Alberta- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Career-Ready with CTMA — Expanding Opportunities
Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA)- Max. $15,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Palette Skills — Hire Faster, Hire Better
Palette Skills- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services

Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages — Not-for-Profit
Canadian Heritage- Up to 70% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages — For-Profit
Canadian Heritage- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services

Small Enterprise Co-op Placement Assistance Program
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN)- Max. $5,000
- All industries

GradWorks — Employer Incentive Program
Nova Scotia Community College- Max. $30,360
- Up to 66% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Riipen — Future Path
Riipen- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

TECHNATION — Calgary Wage Subsidy Program
TECHNATION- Up to 80% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development — Publishing Internships
Canadian Heritage- Max. $50,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Mitacs — Accelerate Entrepreneur
Mitacs- Min. $7,500
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

People & Talent Program — Workforce Development Stream
Government of Ontario- Max. $35,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

People & Talent Program — Indigenous Workforce Development Stream
Government of Ontario- Max. $52,500
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

ECO Canada — Digital Skills for Youth
ECO Canada- Max. $18,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Professional, scientific and technical services
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Clean Leadership Summer Internships — Nova Scotia
Clean Foundation- Up to 60% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Employment Ontario
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- All industries

Manitoba — First Jobs Fund
Government of Manitoba- Max. $225,000
- All industries

Employment Incentives Program
Government of Nova Scotia- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

First Nations and Inuit Skills Link Program (Not-for-Profit Sector)
Indigenous Services Canada- Up to 100% of project cost
- Educational services

Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development — Business Planning — Aboriginal or Official Language Minority Firms
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries

MiHR — Green Jobs
Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR)- Max. $30,000
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Job Creation Partnership Northwest Territories
Government of the Northwest Territories- No Condition
- All industries

Student Work Placement Program
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- No Condition
- All industries

Housing Internship Initiative for First Nations and Inuit Youth
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)- No Condition
- Construction
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Other services (except public administration)

Employ PEI
Government of Prince Edward Island- Max. $12
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Collaborate 2 Commercialize
Government of Ontario- From $20,000 to $150,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Employers — FIT Project
Network of specialized manpower services (RSSMO)- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

OVIN — TalentEdge Internship
Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

GNWT — Wage Subsidy Program
Government of the Northwest Territories- Max. $30,500
- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

Alberta Innovates — R&D Associates Program
Government of Alberta- Max. $105,000
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Youth Job Connection
Ministry of Colleges and Universities- No Condition
- All industries

FPSC — Student Work Placement Program (SWPP+)
Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC)- Max. $7,000
- Manufacturing

Workforce Training and Employment — Wage Subsidy
Government of Manitoba- No Condition
- All industries

CDAP — Youth Wage Subsidies
Magnet- Max. $7,300
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries
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Columbia Basin Trust — Summer Works Program
Government of British Columbia- No Condition
- All industries

Clean Foundation — Green Jobs
Clean Foundation- Max. $30,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Get Youth Working Program
Bowman Employment Services- No Condition
- All industries

Ministerial initiative for incentive internships in veterinary medicine in the bio-food sector
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- Max. $12,180
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Post-Secondary Student Program
Government of Prince Edward Island- No Condition
- All industries

Ontario Job Creation Partnerships
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- All industries

Sound Design Program
Indigenous Screen Office (ISO)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries

BHER — WIL Hub
Business + Higher Education Roundtable- No Condition
- Educational services

CHRC — Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC)- Max. $5,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

EHRC — Welcoming Newcomers
Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)- Max. $10,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Educational services
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SkillsAdvance Ontario Pilot
Ministry of Colleges and Universities- No Condition
- All industries

Workforce Development Stream
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)- No Condition
- All industries

First Nations and Inuit Skills Link Program (Private Sector)
Indigenous Services Canada- Up to 100% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Hire for Talent
Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC)- No Condition
- All industries

Intrapreneurship program
Venture for Canada- No Condition
- All industries

Jobs for Youth Program
Government of Prince Edward Island- No Condition
- All industries

Student Summer Employment Program — Post‐secondary
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador- Up to 60% of project cost
- All industries

OCI — ENCQOR 5G Technology Development (SME) Program
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Yukon Youth Conservation Corps
Government of Yukon- No Condition
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Health Workforce Matching Portal
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- All industries

Options Youth Subsidy Program
Saint Mary's University (SMU)- No Condition
- All industries

Canada emergency wage subsidy (CEWS)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Grants for adapted businesses
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- All industries

Magnet — Student Work Placement Program
Magnet- Max. $7,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- All industries