ECO Canada

Overview: ECO Canada is one of the partners selected by the Federal Government to deliver the Student Work-Integrated Learning Program (SWILP). Working with employers and PSE institutions in the environmental sector, ECO Canada will administer wage subsidies to hire co-op students. .

Available funding

Employers may be eligible to receive a wage subsidy of 50% (up to $5000) to hire a student and may be eligible to receive 70% (up to $7000) if they hire under-represented groups including women in STEM, Indigenous students, persons with disabilities, recent immigrants and first year students
Ontario employers may also be eligible for a tax credit of up to $3000 for the

Co-operative Education Tax Credit.
Employers receiving other federal funding to hire the student will not be eligible to also receive SWILP funding

Eligible Employers

To qualify for the program, either the co-op position needs to be related to the environment or an environmental project
Employers must be willing to provide full-time work (5 days per week, 7.5 hrs per day) for a 16-week term duration in an environmental capacity

Eligible students

Full time environmental student enrolled in a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) or business program at a Canadian post-secondary education (PSE) institution
Canadian citizen, permanent resident or have refugee status
Must be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial legislation and regulations
Not currently employed as a paid employee at the host employer

How to Apply

Complete the Host application form on the ECO Canada website
Post your co-op opportunity via Carleton University’s CUHire for students in eligible programs to apply (Note: Approval of the wage subsidy must be secured before an offer is made to the student, if the position is dependent upon receipt of the subsidy).

Contacts:
ECO Canada: Email: info@eco.ca
Carleton Co-operative Education: Business Development Team

More information:
ECO Canada Co-op Program