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Student Work Placement Program
Government of Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada
Taking applications?
Applications accepted any time
The official page says: “employers can apply for wage subsidies year-round to help them hire post-secondary students across Canada.”
Read from the official page on October 13, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $7,000
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Businesses
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
What it is
Wage subsidy for post-secondary science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) intern
Receive wage subsidies up to a maximum of $5,000 per placement and up to a maximum of $7,000 per placement for under-represented students including first-year students, women in STEM, Indigenous students, persons with disabilities, and newcomers.
Description from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025), Open Government Licence – Canada.
What applicants actually got
From the federal records of every agreement signed under this program. Advertised: up to $7,000.
- Agreements, last 12 months
- 0
- starting Oct 2025 or later
- Typical award
- —
- the middle half, since Oct 2023
- Median award
- —
- 0 agreements since Oct 2023
- All agreements
- 38
- $1.8B
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026. Filed as “Student Work Placement” (Employment and Social Development Canada, 27), “Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)” (Employment and Social Development Canada, 10), “Student Work Placement Program” (Employment and Social Development Canada, 1).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
Plus 1 agreements ($11.9M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Ontario35 agreements · $1.6B
Quebec1 agreements · $156M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| La Fédération des chambres de commerce de la province de Québec | 1 | $156M |
Alberta2 agreements · $95M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Careers Organization of Canada | 2 | $95M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2022 | Mining Industry Human Resources Council | Gearing Up Phase IIContribution | $10,291,777 |
| Jun 2021 | Cultural Human Resources Council | Student Work Placement (SWP) ProgramContribution | $9,214,148 |
| Jun 2021 | Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council | Growing Opportunities: Work Integrated Learning in AgricultureContribution | $8,738,026 |
| Jun 2021 | Trucking Human Resources Canada | Delivering Student Work Placements in Truck Transportation and LogisticsContribution | $16,451,332 |
| Jun 2021 | La Fédération des chambres de commerce de la province de Québec | Accompagnement aux entreprises pour favoriser l'accueil de stagiairesContribution | $155,758,970 |
| Jun 2021 | Food Processing Skills Canada | Work-Integrated Learning for the Food and Beverage Processing IndustryContribution | $15,817,894 |
| Jun 2021 | Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council | Launching Future Careers in the Visitor EconomyContribution | $15,417,051 |
| Jun 2021 | Canadian Media Producers Association / Association canadienne des producteurs médiatiques | Screen Content Production Mentorship ProgramContribution | $802,059 |
| Jul 2020 | The Ontario Chamber Of Commerce | Additional support for Students in Response to COVID-19Contribution | $1,484,000 |
| Jul 2020 | Electricity Human Resources Canada | Additional Support for Students in Response to COVID-19Contribution | $1,056,939 |
| Jul 2020 | Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium of Canada | Additional Support for Students in Response to COVID-19Contribution | $510,000 |
| Jul 2020 | Ryerson University | Additional support for Students in Response to COVID-19Contribution | $171,000,000 |
| Jul 2020 | Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace | Additional Support for Students in Response to COVID-19Contribution | $558,728 |
| Jun 2020 | Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) of Canada Inc. | Additional support for Students in Response to COVID-19Contribution | $9,214,164 |
| Jun 2020 | Venture for Canada Fellowship Institute | Additional support for Students in Response to COVID-19Contribution | $3,645,614 |
| Jun 2020 | The Ontario Chamber Of Commerce | Talent Opportunities Program (TOP)Contribution | $54,255,859 |
| Jun 2020 | Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium of Canada | Contribution | $54,132,956 |
| May 2020 | Venture for Canada Fellowship Institute | Additional Support for Students in Response to COVID-19Contribution | $3,645,614 |
| May 2020 | TECHNATION Canada | Additional Support for Students in Response to COVID-19Contribution | $32,221,000 |
| May 2020 | Ryerson University | Additional Support for Students in Response to COVID-19Contribution | $171,000,000 |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | $11.9M |
| 2019 | 9 | $1B |
| 2020 | 20 | $561M |
| 2021 | 7 | $222M |
| 2022 | 1 | $10.3M |
The full record: Student Work Placement, Student Work Placement Program (SWPP), Student Work Placement Program.
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