Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program
Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
The Student Work Placement Program provides post-secondary students across Canada paid work experience related to their field of study. Through Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Initiatives this program fosters work with businesses and post-secondary education (PSE) institutions to: • provide wage subsidies to employers that offer quality student work placements; and • create partnerships with colleges, universities, polytechnics and CEGEPs to recruit students for these placements.
- Total value
- $250M
- Agreements
- 10
- May 2020 to May 2020
- Median agreement
- $6.3M
- Typical range
- $2.5M–$15.2M
- the middle half of agreements
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.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Employment and Social Development Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ryerson University | 1 | $171M |
| TECHNATION Canada | 1 | $32.2M |
| BioTalent Canada | 1 | $16.6M |
| The Ontario Chamber Of Commerce | 1 | $10.9M |
| Environmental Careers Organization of Canada | 1 | $9M |
| Venture for Canada Fellowship Institute | 1 | $3.6M |
| Mining Industry Human Resources Council | 1 | $2.8M |
| Electricity Human Resources Canada | 1 | $2.5M |
| Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (CCAA) | 1 | $559K |
| Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium of Canada | 1 | $510K |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | $250M |
By province
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 10 | $250M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| May 2020 | The Ontario Chamber Of Commerce | Additional Support for Students in Response to COVID-19Contribution | $10,859,000 |
| May 2020 | Mining Industry Human Resources Council | Additional Support for Students in Response to COVID-19Contribution | $2,806,170 |
| May 2020 | Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium of Canada | Additional Support for Students in Response to COVID-19Contribution | $510,000 |
| May 2020 | Environmental Careers Organization of Canada | Additional Support for Students in Response to COVID-19Contribution | $8,975,000 |
| May 2020 | Electricity Human Resources Canada | Additional Support for Students in Response to COVID-19Contribution | $2,463,189 |
| May 2020 | Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (CCAA) | Additional Support for Students in Response to COVID-19Contribution | $558,728 |
| May 2020 | BioTalent Canada | Additional Support for Students in Response to COVID-19Contribution | $16,607,000 |