Funding Resources
| Funding Partner | Industry Focus | Role Focus | Full-Time Work: | Payroll Department Required?? | Upfront Funds Required?? | Contact Information & Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Summer Jobs | Any | Any | N | Y | Y | 1.800.935.5555 or visit Canada Summer Jobs website |
| Mitacs | Any | Research | N | N | Y | Angelo Nwigwe [email protected] 403.836.6708 |
| CC for Aviation & Aerospace | Aviation and aerospace companies, companies that provides goods and services to support avationand aerospace cos. | Be in position that supports the aviation and aerospace industry. | N | Y | Y | [email protected] |
| ICTC | Any | Tech | Y | Y | Y | [email protected] |
| Technation | Any - Except (financial sector employer, PSI, or government) | Tech-immersive | Y | Y | Y | Jacob Lolarga [email protected] |
| EHRC: Empowering Futures (SWPP) | Firms whose primary activity is the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. Sector support including renewables, in any of the following areas: R & D, business development, energy efficiency. Firms engaged in manufacturing of equipment and the provision of services necessary to generation, transmission or distribution | STEAM or Business | N | N - proof of payments only, CRA registration is NOT required | Y | Yoana Turnin [email protected] |
| ECO Canada | STEM and Business: small to medium-sized companies (under 500 employees) | Environmental jobs in STEAM or Business. | N | Y | Y | Contact ECO Canada SWPP 403-233-0748 1-800-890-1924 |
| EMC WILWorks | Manufacturing& Allied Industry | Any | N | Y | Y | Wendy Gray Senior Project Coordinator [email protected] (519-377-5709) Carol Choquette, Employer Engagement Specialist [email protected] (514-709-5389). |
| Canadian Media Producers Association | Screen-based companies for SWPP (members for other CMPA programs) | Any in Media Production | N | N | Y | Ladane Ali [email protected] 50% of placements are dedicated to priority groups for the Government of Canada. $11.90/hr -EDIA; $5.10 /hr – employer; $8.50/hr – employer (regular) |
| Cultural HR Council | Digital Media (Content Creators); Film and Television; Live Performing Arts; Music and Sound Recording; Visual Arts and Crafts; Writing and Publishing; and Heritage. | Any | N | Y, but not at applying | Y | [email protected] |
| Any | Any | N | Y, but not at applying (will need to submit first and last paystubs) | Y | https://swpp.magnet.today/#contact | |
| Ontario Chamber of Commerce | Any - Except (financial sector employer, PSI, or government) | Any | N | Y | Y | [email protected] |
| Tourism HR Canada: Propel | Registered Canadian businesses, startups, and not-for-profits related to the tourism and hospitality sector. | Any role related to tourism/hospitality business | Y | Y | Y | [email protected]. |
| Trucking HR Canada | Trucking, Transportation, Logistics and related industries | Any | N | Y | Y | [email protected] Up to $2,000 extra for underrepresented groups. WIL student required. |
| Venture for Canada | Start-ups, Entrepreneural, small or medium-sized business, start-up, social enterprises, nonprofit, or charity, less than 500 employees | Any | N | Y, but not at applying | Yes, but half of your allowable subsidy is paid within six weeks of your intern's start date, and the remainder is paid upon completion of the placement. | https://here.ventureforcanada.ca/en/vfc-employer-interest-form Registered (pre-Covid) in one of the following Canadian provinces: the Northern Territories, BC, AB, SK, MB, QC, NB, NS, PE or NL |
| Food Processing Skills Canada | Any - Except (financial sector employer, PSI, or government) | Any | N | Y | Y | Camille Paultre 613.691.9403 [email protected] Tiffany Gelvez 613.237.7988 [email protected] Cynthia Perry 902.749.7161 [email protected] |
| Gearing Up-Mining Industry HR Council | Mining Sector, PSI, Nonprofit | STEM & Business Program | Y | Y, only at the end of the placement | N | [email protected] or [email protected] |
| Canadian Agricultural Resource Council | Agriculture Industry (including but not limited to: field crops, primary producers, greenhouse, horticulture, aquaculture, veterinary clinics servicing farm animals/ livestock, farm equipment dealerships, input dealers and agriculture focused media agencies) | Any | N | Y | Y | [email protected] |
| Technology Alberta: FIRST Jobs | Technology SMEs | Tech & related roles | N | Y | Yes, reimbursement: $2000 – After week 10 (Reimbursed 2-4 weeks later); Remaining $2000 After Week 20, also reimbursed 2-4 weeks later) | [email protected] |
| BioAlberta | STEM & Life Sciences | Related & applicable to Life Sciences | Y | Y, but not at applying | Y | Jamie Anderson-Reid [email protected] |
| The Archaeological Society of Alberta | Archeology, heritage, museum | Related/tangent with industry | N | N | Y | [email protected] 30 placements available |
| Alberta Hospitality Association | Hospitality - members ONLY of AHA | Hospitality sector (service and kitchen-related positions, management, marketing, administrative and tech support. ) | N | Y, but not at applying | Yes, reimbused quarterly | [email protected] |
| Alberta Food Processors Association (Food Futures) | Food processing & related industry. | Related to food processing | N | Y, only at the end of the placement | Y | Ryan Hemphill Grant Manager [email protected] (587)-480-7482 |