Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)

Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) is a WIL funding opportunity from the Government of Canada. Employers can apply for wage subsides to help them hire postsecondary students. Employers may receive a wage subsidy:

• up to $5,000 for every student hired through the program
• up to $7,000 for every student hired that is in their first year of study or is from an underrepresented group including:
  • women in STEM
  • persons with disabilities
  • newcomers to Canada
  • Indigenous students
  • visible minorities

SWPP is a federal funding program administered by Employment and Social Development Canada through funding recipients including:

• Technation
• Information and Communication Technology Council
• Canadian Council for Aviation and Aerospace
• ECO Canada
• Biotalent Canada
• Electricity Human Resources Canada
• Mining Industry Human Resources Council
• Venture for Canada
• Magnet Student Work Placement Program
• Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium
• Ontario Chamber of Commerce
• Tourism HR Canada
• Cultural Human Resources Council
• Trucking HR Canada
• Canadian Agricultural Human Resources Council
• Food Processing Skills Canada
• Canadian Media Producers Association
• FCCQ

Recruitment and Qualifying Criteria for SWPP:

1. The employer must be a registered Canadian business organization and not a federal or provincial government organization.
2. The student is a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or a protected person defined by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
3. The student is registered in a full-time program with a postsecondary institution.
4. The student should not be an international student and/or on a work permit.
5. The final decision lies with the SWPP funding partner.