Hiring Incentives
Your organization can benefit from the various recruitment resources offered!
Government funding and subsidy programs can help you secure the best recruits for your organization. Funding opportunities are available for employers who are expanding their operations as well as for employers hiring.
Ontario Co-operative Education Tax Credit
Ontario Co-operative Education Tax Credit offers up to $3,000 of a tax credit to qualifying employers for each four-month work term.
Click here to learn more about the Ontario Co-operative Education Tax Credit.
Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
The Government of Canada has a variety of funding opportunities as part of the Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) administered by Employment and Social Development Canada. Through SWPP, employers can apply for wage subsidies of up to $7,000 to hire students. If you are seeking any guidance regarding where to start, please reach out to our Co-op Job Developers at recruit@uoguelph.ca.
Employer Delivery Partners Administering the SWPP Program
- Biotalent Canada Student Work Placement Program
- Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC)
- Canadian Council for Aerospace and Aviation
- Canadian Media Producers Association
- Cultural Works Canada
- Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)
- Environmental Careers Organization of Canada (ECO Canada)
- Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC)
- Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC)
- Information and Communication Technology Council (ICTC)
- Magnet Student Work Placement Program
- Mining Industry Human Resources Council
- Ontario Chamber of Commerce
- TECHNATION Career Ready Program
- Tourism HR Canada
- Trucking HR Canada
- Venture for Canada VFC
Additional Resources for Hiring Students or Alumni
Funding
- Canada Summer Jobs
- Career-Ready with CTMA: Expanding Opportunities
- Eastern Ontario Development Fund
- Mitacs Accelerate (national, not-for-profit research organization)
- National Research Council of Canada, Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Northern Scientific Training Grants Program
- Rural Ontario Development Program
- Science and Technology Internship Program — Green Jobs
