Various funding and subsidy programs to assist in the hiring a co-op student are available. Qualified employers must apply independently through the organization contacts listed below.
Co-op/Internship Hiring
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Co-op Education Incentive (Nova Scotia)
Funded by: Nova Scotia Labour,听Skills听and Immigration
The Co-op Education Incentive provides wage听assistance听to private sector, government-funded and non-profit organizations in Nova Scotia who offer career-related work experience for co-op students.
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Please Note:听Not all programs are eligible for CEI听Funding.听Please check with your听听to confirm before听hiring. 听WIL Co-op programs听NOT听eligible for CEI Funding:
Master of Applied Computer Science听(MACS)
Bachelor of Community Design (BCD) 听
Details
Employers can hire a co-op student for a work term of 12-16 weeks. You鈥檒l receive a subsidy of $8 an hour for the wages you pay the student. The CEI Funding program will reimburse up to 640 hours of work. 32-week terms are available in some education programs 鈥� please confirm with the at the post-secondary institution.
Apply in May, September, January (check for specific deadlines)
Organizations within Canada that offer opportunities鈥痜or full-time Canadian post-secondary students (including remote-working opportunities) may be eligible to receive wage subsidies covering up to $5,000 toward the salary of every student hired through the program.
Details
Up to $5,000 wage subsidy per student
Students must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or refugees.
Connects companies and not-for profit organizations with academic researchers for innovative research projects, supporting collaborations with all academic disciplines and sectors, and providing matching funding to help organizations听leverage听their research budgets and hire College, Master, PhD, and Post-Doc interns.鈥�
Provides wage subsidies to听assist听not-for-profit, public听sector听and smaller private sector organizations with 50 or fewer employees across Canada听to hire post-secondary students.
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Energy Training Program
Funded by: Government of Nova Scotia
The Energy Training Program helps energy sector employers cover the wages of a student or recent graduate for a summer work term.
Each year the Energy Training Program helps postsecondary students and recent graduates get work experience in the energy sector by providing a hiring incentive for local businesses.
Details
Employers receive an incentive of 50 to 60% of the student or graduate鈥檚 wages for a 12-to-17-week work term.
Employers receive a 50% subsidy (up to $10 an hour) for students and recent graduates. They receive an increased subsidy of 60% (up to $12 an hour) for students or recent graduates who self-identify as Mi鈥檏maq or Indigenous, a woman in an underrepresented occupation, visible minority, African Nova Scotian or a person with a disability.
Employers can hire current students (including co-op students) and recent graduates who graduated within 18 months before starting the work term at a Nova Scotia postsecondary institution. First-time applicants are eligible for an additional 10%.
Eligibility
Businesses with up to 500 employees operating in Nova Scotia are eligible to apply:
have a direct connection to the energy sector
provide work experience that鈥檚 directly related to the student鈥檚 field of study
provide work term positions that pay at least the legal minimum wage, plus 4% vacation pay
SKILL helps registered non-profits, charities and social enterprises offer summer jobs to post-secondary students.
Eligible employers can hire students for terms of 8-14 weeks in the summer. You鈥檒l receive a subsidy of $10.50 per hour for the wages you pay to your student employees. Students must work at least 240 hours during their work term. The program will reimburse up to 525 hours.
