As part of the Government of Canada's Student Work Placement Program (SWPP), a variety of funding opportunities are available for employers to hire students for the purposes of experiential learning. You may be eligible to receive up to $7,500 in wage subsidies!

The Government of Canada's Student Work Placement Program has been extended to March 2024.

Guidelines on the new “net new” calculations

To determine Net New value for a particular fiscal year, you will need the following information:

A. The number of paid student placements the employer had in a fiscal year (April 1 to March 31) prior to first participating in the SWP Program.

For employers that accessed SWP funding for the first time in 2017, 2018 or 2019, use the original baseline year (a fiscal year is from April 1 to March 31) prior to first participating in the SWP Program;
For employers that accessed SWP funding for the first time in 2020, use 2019;
For employers that accessed SWP funding for the first time in 2021, use the lesser of 2019 or 2020 number of paid student placements.

B. The estimated number of students the employer intends to hire within the current fiscal year of April 1 to March 31 (including the ones already hired).

The number of placements to be funded in a particular fiscal year will then be the net increase of placements above the baseline year.

This funding is being administered by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) through 18 delivery partners. Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada) provides links for more information on each of the organizations listed below:

SWPP Organizations

Employer Funding