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