Wage subsidy · not repaid

Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages (For-Profit)

Government of Canada, Canadian Heritage · Federal (all of Canada)

OpenHiring & Talent
Funding
50% of costs
Covers 50% of eligible wages, no stated dollar cap
Deadline
Feb 3, 2027
Open, deadline Feb 3, 2027 (annual intakes).
Type
Wage subsidy · not repaid
Company stage
SME, Large Corp
Limited to: Youth hiring. Only applicants in this group can apply.

Overview

Wage subsidy covering 50% of the cost of employing a summer student working 30–40 hours per week for 16 weeks, for for-profit businesses. Delivered under Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages via regional delivery organizations.

Who can apply

  • Must operate a for-profit business (private or public sector organization) hiring a summer student to work 30–40 hours per week for 16 weeks
  • apply to the delivery organization responsible in your region.
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What it can pay for

Hiring

Past recipients

No public list of past recipients is linked for this program yet.

Official source

Program details change. Always confirm eligibility, amounts and deadlines on the official page before you apply.

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Last checked by SeedPort: Oct 15, 2026. SeedPort is not affiliated with the funder. Information is summarized from public sources and may be out of date.