Hiring Graduate Students & Alumni
Other sources of funding or tax credits that may interest your organization:
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Canada Summer Jobs: Provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses to create summer job opportunities for students who are returning to school in the fall. Not-for-profit employers can receive up to 100% of the minimum hourly wage, and public and private-sector employers up to 50%. Deadline: Mid January each year.
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Young Canada Works: Contributes 50-75% of students’ summer job wages and employment costs for positions that are either bilingual or focus on fostering Canadian culture and heritage. Deadline: Beginning of February each year.
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Career Focus: Offers a wage subsidy that covers the majority of recent post-secondary graduate’s wage for a term of up to 25 weeks. The position must be related to the graduate’s educational focus and the maximum funding amount per intern is $20,000.
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National Research Council of Canada, Industrial Research Assistance Program: Helps fund internships for university graduates between 6-12 months in length. The program is targeted towards small and medium-sized businesses working on technologically innovative products and processes and covers 50% of costs – up to $15,000 towards the first 12 months of a new hire under 30 years of age.
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Science and Technology Internship Program: Helps employers hire recent graduates in the natural sciences and engineering fields. Maximum funding provided is $13,500 over 52 weeks. Deadline: end of February each year.
Please contact our office if you have any questions about the various hiring incentives, recruit@uoguelph.ca, or (519) 824-4120 x52323.