CO-OP funding for student hires
It's never been more affordable to hire uOttawa!
CO-OP funding opportunities continue as part of the Student Work Placement program (SWPP), administered by Employment and Social Development Canada.
Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to hire some of our CO-OP students! It’s free to post a job with uOttawa. To learn more about the positive impact our CO-OP students can make on your organization, contact us.
SWPP funding has temporarily become more flexible. If you didn't qualify in the past, you should consider applying now.
Some SWPP partners are developing a pre-approval checklist so you can find out if you're eligible for funding before going through the hiring process.
Available funding:
- Up to $7,500 per CO-OP student
- Some of the wage subsidy may be provided in advance by certain partners, reducing your up-front hiring costs.
- Employers based in Ontario and Quebec can also qualify for a tax credit of up to $3,000 as part of the Co-operative Education Tax Credit.
*Standard job placements are full-time hours for 16 weeks. In these unusual times though, flexibility for start dates and length of term continues.
Contact the appropriate partner to validate if you qualify to apply
Confirmed SWPP partners:
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Targeted sectors: Bio-economy (Bio-health, Bio-energy, Bio-industrial, Agri-biotech) Organization types: Private sector companies and Parapublic organizations (except Universities) Programs of study: Biochemistry*; Biology*; Biomedical Mechanical Engineering; Biotechnology; Computer Science; Mathematics*; Physics; Physics-Mathematics*; Statistics * May qualify, depending on program’s applicability to bio-economy sector. |
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Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (CCAA) Targeted sectors: Aviation and aerospace industry Organization types: Aviation or aerospace organizations Programs of study: Biochemistry; Chemical Engineering; Chemistry; Computer Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Mathematics; Mechanical Engineering; Physics*; Physics-Mathematics*; Software Engineering; Statistics * May qualify if work has an aviation/aerospace focus |
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Targeted sectors: Environmental sector (example: an organization working in the environmental sector has an environmental division or a non-environment company working on environmental projects) Organization types: Private companies and consulting firms that are Canadian owned or Canadian subsidiaries, NGOs, Universities (must provide full-time work for a 12-16 week term). Programs of study: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art or Math (STEAM) and Business * May qualify, depending on applicability of ecological/environmental knowledge in position |
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Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) Targeted sectors: Generation, transmission and distribution of electrical power Organization types: Canadian or Canadian owned firms engaged in:
Programs of study: All programs, provided the work is related to the aforementioned areas of the electricity sector |
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Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) Targeted sectors: Manufacturing Organization types: Private sector organizations that have manufacturing activities (if they have a relation to the manufacturing industry) and professors/researchers that do not have other federal government funding and work with manufacturers partners. |
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Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) Targeted sectors: Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Organization types: Advanced manufacturing, intelligent retailing, FINTECH, e-health, clean technology, artificial intelligence and cyber security, Big Data, connected transportation, and entertainment and gaming. * *Open to applications from employers within other emerging high growth technologies, or companies outside of the technology industry provided the role is IT related. Programs of study: All programs, providing the nature of the work applies to technology. |
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Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) Targeted sectors: Mining Organization types: Private sector environmental and engineering consulting organizations (if they have a relation to the mining industry) and professors/researchers that do not have other government funding. Programs of study: STEM (Sciences, Technologies, Engineering) and Business |
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Talent Opportunity Program (TOP) Targeted sectors: All sectors Organization types: Employers must be a registered Canadian business or not-for-profit organization, may be located anywhere in Canada. |
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Technation (formally named ITAC) Targeted sectors: All sectors and all students – student’s work must have a tech component Organization types: Private, NGO, NPO Programs of study: All Programs, student’s work must have a tech component. |
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Targeted sectors: Entrepreneurial and innovative organizations Organization types:
Programs of study: All programs |
*More partners continue to be announced.