Support to help you grow your business
Take advantage of funding programs and federal tax incentives to help hire and train employees for your business, not-for-profit or public-sector organization.
Contact us to learn more, or read about the incentives below.
Canada-Ontario Job Grant
Meet your workforce needs by upskilling your current workforce, or train to hire, with support from the Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG), a joint investment from the governments of Ontario and Canada. COJG can cover 2/3 of your training costs, up to $10,000 per employee, and is available to small, medium, and large businesses across Ontario. To learn more about eligibility and how to apply, visit the Government of Ontario website (opens in new window).
Co-operative Education Tax Credit
The Co-operative Education Tax Credit (CETC) is a refundable tax credit that is available to employers who hire students enrolled in a co-operative education program at an Ontario college or university. To learn more about eligibility and how to apply, visit the Government of Ontario website (opens in a new window).
Riipen - FuturePath (wage subsidy)
FuturePath is a government-supported program that connect employers with postsecondary students for short paid projects/work terms/placements (up to 420 hours). Employers must pay 50% of the hourly rate of $23.24 per hour to have the program cover the remaining 50% (ie. $1400 to student > $700 paid by employer, $700 paid by FuturePath).
Spring 2026 Cohort
Employers are now invited to request to match their projects to the Spring 2026 Cohort. View Application Information.
Fall 2026 Cohort opens June 15, 2026
Employers are invited to request to match their projects to the Fall 2026 Cohort. A reminder that students will not begin applying to projects until September 14.
Interested in applying? Visit How to Apply to FuturePath: Employers for more details. Review the breakdown of key dates.
Student Work Placement Program
Funded by the Government of Canada, the Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) offers wage subsidies for employers hiring students involved in a work-integrated learning opportunity, such as a co-op work term. To learn more about eligibility and how to apply, visit the SWPP information page (opens in a new window).
Funding is provided by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and is administered by various delivery partners
Each delivery partner provides 50% wage subsidy (up to $5,000 maximum). Each delivery partner also has their own eligibility and approval process, visit each link to determine application information.
Common delivery partners that align with our programs:
Environmental, Biosciences, Biotechnology and Healthcare
Biotalent Canada | Contact: askme [at] biotalent.ca (askme[at]biotalent[dot]ca)
Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) Canada | Contact: coop [at] eco.ca (coop[at]eco[dot]ca)
Generation, transmission and distribution of electricity
Electricity Human Resources Canada’s (EHRC) | Contact: info [at] ehrc.ca (info[at]ehrc[dot]ca)
Manufacturing and Engineering Technology
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) | Contact: Wendy Gray wgray [at] emccanada.org (wgray[at]emccanada[dot]org)
Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC) | Contact: Camille Paultre cpaultre [at] fpsc-ctac.com (cpaultre[at]fpsc-ctac[dot]com)
Canadian Council for Aerospace and Aviation | Contact: Kethy S-K Sangare ksossokolle [at] avaerocouncil.ca (ksossokolle[at]avaerocouncil[dot]ca)
Information Technology, Computer, and Digital Programs
Technation | Contact: careerready [at] technationcanada.ca (careerready[at]technationcanada[dot]ca)
Information and Communication Technology Council (ICTC) | Contact: wil_digital [at] ictc-ctic.ca (wil_digital[at]ictc-ctic[dot]ca)
Various Programs including Robotics
Magnet | Contact: swpp [at] magnetnetwork.ca (swpp[at]magnetnetwork[dot]ca)
Venture for Canada | Contact: https://ventureforcanada.ca/contact
