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Gearing Up — Student Work Placement Program
Mining Industry Human Resources Council
Taking applications?
Taking applications; no deadline stated
The official page says: “The Gearing Up program is now accepting applications for the 2026-27 fiscal year.”
Read from the official page on October 13, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $5,000
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Businesses
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
Limited to: Mining, oil and gas.
What it is
Subsidy to hire students for mining jobs
Get a wage subsidy of up to $7,000 to create new work-integrated learning opportunities for students in mining-related post-secondary education programs.
Description from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025), Open Government Licence – Canada.
Who got it before
This program isn’t in the federal grants and contributions records, which cover federal departments only, so there is no record here of who got it.
More programs: all provinces.