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Build your sustainable talent strategy with Canada’s innovation university. As the top school for entrepreneurs in Canada (Pitchbook University Rankings 2023), our co-op students are industry ready.
Our student talent can meet your business needs with cutting-edge digital, engineering and artificial intelligence skills.
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Why hire À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ?
Roles co-op students can fill
Tap into valuable skills of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ co-op students in areas such as:
Fund your next hire
Hiring a co-op student through subsidies and grants can be an affordable way of building a sustainable talent strategy!
Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
Through SWPP, Canadian organizations that offer full-time employment opportunities for full-time Canadian post-secondary students can receive wage subsidies.
Funding will cover up to 50 per cent in wage subsidies (to a max. of $5,000) per co-op student hired for each 12–16-week work term. Students hired from under-represented groups may be eligible to have up to 70 per cent of their wages subsidized. Eligibility is determined on a case-by-case basis at the end of each work term.
Ontario Co-operative Education Tax CreditÌýÌý
Large corporations can claim 25 per cent of expenditures, up to $3,000 per work placement. Small businesses can claim 30 per cent, up to $3,000. Each work placement must be at least 10 weeks and up to 4 months. This tax credit is available for each eligible work placement. Employers may have multiple work placements at the same time and throughout the year.
The tax credit is per eligible work placement and there is no cap. If an organization decides to hire for an eight-month work term, or two students for four-month work terms, both would be considered as two work placements and would be eligible for a total tax credit of up to $6,000.
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Connect with Nicole! 🚀
Nicole is an industry strategist with the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s Co-operative Education department. She can help guide your recruitment strategy and answer questions about recruiting top co-op talent.
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