Lifestyles – Jobs – Looking For Workers – Employer-Incentive Training Programs

Many programs are available to employers which offer financial incentives to hire workers in need of experience in the workforce. Here is a listing of some of these programs:

  • Agri-Value Marketing Internship Program— funding to hire marketing interns for agri-value Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). The program is designed to place students into agri-value companies in Saskatchewan on a cost-shared basis.  Funding is 50 % of the intern’s monthly salary up to $1,500 per month.
  • Career Focus Program—offers funding to Canadian employers to provide career-related work experience for eligible youth. Employers receive a wage subsidy of $15,000 maximum per participant.
  • Canada Summer Jobs—provides funding for small businesses with 50 or fewer employees, public-sector employers, and not-for-profit organizations for eligible youths.
  • Environmental Youth Corp.—designed to create a six to twelve month national or international environmental internship for post-secondary graduates. Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) Canada supplies a wage subsidy of up to $12,000.
  • Internship Program with Innovative Small and Medium Enterprises—provides financial assistance to Canadian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for hiring post-secondary graduates to work on technical or technology related projects.
  • NRCan Science and Technology Internship Program—helps employers hire recent graduates in science and engineering by partially funding salaries. Conditions apply.
  • Science Horizons Youth Internship Program—offers young scientists and post-secondary graduates hands-on experience working on environmental projects under mentorship of experienced scientists.
  • Skills Link Program—provides financing for a wide range of activities which can be tailored to meet individual employment needs and career goal.
  • Young Canada Works—provides wage subsidies to help secondary and post-secondary students access summer work experiences, and to provide internships for college and university graduates who need some assistance to enhance their skills and career prospects.