Grants you can apply for · Program · Wage subsidy
Talent Opportunities Program — Student Work Placement Program
Ontario Chamber of Commerce
Taking applications?
Taking applications; no deadline stated
The official page says: “The application portal is open for both Fall 2026 (September – December) and Winter 2027 (January – March) terms.”
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
- Up to 50% of eligible costs
- Who can apply
- Businesses; Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
What it is
Money for businesses to hire students
Get a wage subsidy of up to $5,000/student to cover 50% of your cost or $7,000/student to cover up to 70% of your costs when you hire students from an under-represented group on work-integrated learning (WIL) placements in your business or not-for-profit
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.
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