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     "quote": "Student must be enrolled at a recognized Canadian college or university in a program where the placement is part of the study plan.",
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     "quote": "50% of student wages, to a maximum of $5,000 per placement term",
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   "sector": [
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     "quote": "Employers must pay at least 50% of each participant's salary.",
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     "label": "Record #595"
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     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "The placement must be completed by March 31, 2027.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #595"
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     "quote": "As of April 1, 2026, apprenticeships and short-term or seasonal roles are not eligible",
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    "text": "Apply before the placement starts; retroactive applications are refused.",
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     "label": "Record #603"
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    {
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     "field": "description",
     "quote": "50% of the student's salary reimbursed, up to $5,000, for 6-16 week placements",
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     "label": "Record #873"
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     "id": 873,
     "field": "deadline",
     "quote": "Placement dates April 1, 2026 - February 15, 2027",
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     "quote": "50% of total gross wages up to a maximum of $5,000 per placement",
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     "label": "Record #920"
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    {
     "id": 920,
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     "quote": "The placement must be a full- or part-time work-integrated learning opportunity of at least 20 hours a week and at least 4 weeks",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #920"
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   "deadline": "Ongoing — applications are made per academic term through the Propel portal; no fixed calendar deadline is published",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Rolling, organised by academic term. Employers post opportunities and apply for the subsidy against a named term (Summer, Fall, Winter) in the Propel portal, and terms open in sequence — Tourism HR Canada runs a pre-application form so employers can be notified when upcoming semesters open. The subsidy application is only finalized once a student has been hired and all eligibility documentation has been submitted. No calendar deadline is published.",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "Post the opportunity against the right term in the Propel portal, then apply once the student is hired.",
    "src": {
     "id": 920,
     "field": "deadlineNotes",
     "quote": "the application is finalized only once a student has been hired and the eligibility documentation has been submitted",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #920"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 85,
   "key": "csj",
   "short": "Canada Summer Jobs",
   "group": "csj",
   "kind": "csj",
   "pctBusiness": 0.5,
   "pctNonprofit": 1.0,
   "maxEmployees": 50,
   "ageMin": 15,
   "ageMax": 30,
   "minHours": 30,
   "minWeeks": 6,
   "maxWeeks": 16,
   "rule": "Businesses: 50% of the provincial minimum wage for each hour. Non-profits: up to 100%.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 85,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Wage subsidy covers up to 100% of provincial/territorial minimum wage for non-profit employers; up to 50% for small for-profit businesses",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #85"
    },
    {
     "id": 85,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Must be a Canadian employer with 50 or fewer employees (private sector requirement; non-profits and public sector may also apply)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #85"
    },
    {
     "id": 85,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Must hire youth aged 15–30 for a summer position (minimum 6–8 weeks, generally runs May–August)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #85"
    },
    {
     "id": 85,
     "field": "faqs",
     "quote": "Must be full-time (30+ hours/week) for the entire 6–8 week placement.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #85"
    },
    {
     "id": 85,
     "field": "deadlineNotes",
     "quote": "Next employer intake expected November 2026 (based on historical pattern; 2026 window opened November 4, 2025).",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #85"
    },
    {
     "id": 84,
     "field": "eligibilityDimensions",
     "quote": "The same placement cannot draw SWPP funding from two delivery partners, or be combined with another federal program such as Canada Summer Jobs.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #84"
    }
   ],
   "title": "Canada Summer Jobs",
   "org": "Employment and Social Development Canada",
   "status": "between-intakes",
   "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/canada-summer-jobs.html",
   "slug": "canada-summer-jobs",
   "provinces": [
    "ALL"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-06-24",
   "deadline": "Annual — 2026 cycle closed December 11, 2025. Next intake expected November 2026.",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Annual intake in November-December for the following summer. CSJ 2026 intake: November 4 to December 11, 2025. CSJ 2027 intake expected November 2026. Approximately 5-week application window.",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "Apply in the employer intake expected in November 2026 for summer 2027 jobs. Last year’s ran November 4 to December 11.",
    "date": "2026-11",
    "src": {
     "id": 85,
     "field": "intakePeriods",
     "quote": "CSJ 2026 intake: November 4 to December 11, 2025. CSJ 2027 intake expected November 2026.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #85"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 664,
   "key": "ocelc",
   "short": "Ontario Co-operative Education Tax Credit",
   "group": "taxcredit",
   "kind": "ocelc",
   "prov": [
    "ON"
   ],
   "rateSmall": 0.3,
   "rateLarge": 0.25,
   "cap": 3000,
   "minWeeks": 10,
   "coop": true,
   "studyInProv": true,
   "rule": "25% to 30% of co-op wages, up to $3,000 per placement; wages are reduced by any other wage subsidy first",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 664,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "25–30% refundable tax credit on co-op student wages; maximum $3,000 per qualifying work placement",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #664"
    },
    {
     "id": 664,
     "field": "faqs",
     "quote": "Employers with a prior-year Ontario payroll of $400,000 or less receive 30%. Those with payrolls of $600,000 or more receive 25%.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #664"
    },
    {
     "id": 664,
     "field": "faqs",
     "quote": "the SWPP amount you receive reduces the eligible wages for the Ontario credit",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #664"
    },
    {
     "id": 664,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Placement must be a minimum of 10 consecutive weeks (regular co-op) or 8–16 consecutive months (co-op internship)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #664"
    },
    {
     "id": 664,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Must hire students enrolled in a formally approved post-secondary co-operative education program",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #664"
    }
   ],
   "title": "Ontario Co-operative Education Tax Credit (OCELC)",
   "org": "Government of Ontario (administered via Canada Revenue Agency — Schedule 550 / Form ON479)",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://www.ontario.ca/page/co-operative-education-tax-credit",
   "slug": "ontario-co-operative-education-tax-credit",
   "provinces": [
    "ON"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-06-26",
   "deadline": "Ongoing — claimed annually on corporate tax return for the year the placement ends",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Ongoing — claimed annually on the tax return for the year the work placement ends. No application window or intake deadline.",
   "fundingType": "tax-credit",
   "when": {
    "text": "Get the certification letter from the school, then claim the credit on your tax return for the year the placement ends.",
    "src": {
     "id": 664,
     "field": "faqs",
     "quote": "Simply hire the student, get the certification letter from the school, and claim the credit when filing your tax return.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #664"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 462,
   "key": "coshi",
   "short": "Manitoba Co-op Students Hiring Incentive",
   "group": "taxcredit",
   "kind": "pct_cap",
   "pct": 0.15,
   "cap": 5000,
   "prov": [
    "MB"
   ],
   "coop": true,
   "reduceByFederal": true,
   "rule": "15% of co-op wages (after federal assistance), up to $5,000 per student over all work terms",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 462,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "Up to $5,000 per student lifetime (15% of wages per placement, multiple terms allowed)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #462"
    },
    {
     "id": 462,
     "field": "eligibleExpenses",
     "quote": "Net wages (deduct any federal government assistance received for the same wages)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #462"
    }
   ],
   "title": "Co-operative Students Hiring Incentive (COS-HI): Manitoba",
   "org": "Manitoba Finance — Tax Assistance Office",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ald/tax_credit/cetc.html",
   "slug": "co-operative-students-hiring-incentive-cos-hi-manitoba",
   "provinces": [
    "MB"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-06-26",
   "deadline": "Ongoing — claimed on annual corporate income tax return",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Ongoing — no intake windows. Claim on annual tax return for each year wages were paid during co-op work terms.",
   "fundingType": "tax-credit",
   "when": {
    "text": "Claim on your Manitoba tax return for the year the wages were paid. No pre-certification needed.",
    "src": {
     "id": 462,
     "field": "deadlineNotes",
     "quote": "No TAO pre-certification required for COS-HI",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #462"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 660,
   "key": "nscoop",
   "short": "Nova Scotia Co-op Education Incentive",
   "group": "exclusive",
   "kind": "hourly",
   "rate": 8.0,
   "rateDiversity": 9.5,
   "maxHours": 640,
   "prov": [
    "NS"
   ],
   "coop": true,
   "studyInProv": true,
   "minWage": 18.0,
   "minWeeks": 12,
   "maxWeeks": 16,
   "rule": "$8 an hour ($9.50 for a student from a designated diversity group), up to 640 hours",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 660,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "$8/hour (up to 640 hours per placement, max ~$5,120); $9.50/hour for diversity group students (max ~$6,080)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #660"
    },
    {
     "id": 660,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Position must pay the student at least $18/hour plus vacation pay",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #660"
    },
    {
     "id": 660,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Work term must be 12–16 weeks in duration",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #660"
    },
    {
     "id": 660,
     "field": "deadlineNotes",
     "quote": "Summer 2026 placement window: apply Dec 15, 2025–Jan 15, 2026.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #660"
    }
   ],
   "title": "Nova Scotia Co-op Education Incentive",
   "org": "Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://novascotia.ca/programs/co-op-education-incentive/",
   "slug": "nova-scotia-co-op-education-incentive",
   "provinces": [
    "NS"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-06-26",
   "deadline": "Three intakes per year: Summer (Dec 15–Jan 15), Fall (Apr 15–May 15), Winter (Aug 15–Sep 15)",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Three intake windows per year: Summer placements (Dec 15–Jan 15), Fall placements (Apr 15–May 15), Winter placements (Aug 15–Sep 15). Budget allocated first-come, first-served within each window.",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "Apply in the intake window before the work term. Summer placements: December 15 to January 15.",
    "date": "2026-12",
    "src": {
     "id": 660,
     "field": "deadline",
     "quote": "Three intakes per year: Summer (Dec 15–Jan 15), Fall (Apr 15–May 15), Winter (Aug 15–Sep 15)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #660"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 661,
   "key": "gto",
   "short": "Nova Scotia Graduate to Opportunity",
   "group": "exclusive",
   "kind": "gto",
   "prov": [
    "NS"
   ],
   "growPct1": 0.25,
   "growPct2": 0.125,
   "innovPct1": 0.3,
   "innovPct2": 0.15,
   "urBonus": 0.1,
   "growMaxEmployees": 99,
   "growMinSalary": 37500,
   "innovMaxEmployees": 200,
   "innovMinSalary": 60000,
   "gradWithinYears": 1,
   "rule": "GTO Grow: 25% of year-one salary and 12.5% of year two (plus 10% in year one for an under-represented hire)",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 661,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "GTO Grow: 25% Year 1 + 12.5% Year 2 salary. GTO Innovate: 30% Year 1 + 15% Year 2 salary. +10% Year 1 bonus for underrepresented groups",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #661"
    },
    {
     "id": 661,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Graduate must have successfully completed a post-secondary program within 1 year of their first day of work",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #661"
    },
    {
     "id": 661,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Employer must apply before the graduate's first day of work (retroactive applications not accepted)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #661"
    },
    {
     "id": 661,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "position pays minimum $37,500/year",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #661"
    }
   ],
   "title": "Nova Scotia Graduate to Opportunity (GTO)",
   "org": "Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://novascotia.ca/programs/graduate-to-opportunity/",
   "slug": "nova-scotia-graduate-to-opportunity",
   "provinces": [
    "NS"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-08-05",
   "deadline": "Rolling — apply before hiring (not retroactive)",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Rolling intake year-round. No fixed intake windows. Apply before the graduate's first day.",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "Apply before the graduate’s first day of work. Approval takes about two weeks.",
    "offsetWeeks": -3,
    "src": {
     "id": 661,
     "field": "deadlineNotes",
     "quote": "Must apply BEFORE the graduate's first day of work",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #661"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 461,
   "key": "coghi",
   "short": "Manitoba Co-op Graduate Hiring Incentive",
   "group": "taxcredit",
   "kind": "coghi",
   "prov": [
    "MB"
   ],
   "pct": 0.15,
   "capYear": 2500,
   "years": 2,
   "minHours": 35,
   "rule": "15% of wages in each of the first two full years, up to $2,500 a year",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 461,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "Up to $5,000 per graduate (15% of wages, max $2,500/year × 2 years)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #461"
    },
    {
     "id": 461,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Employment must be permanent and full-time (minimum 35 hours per week)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #461"
    },
    {
     "id": 461,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Employment must begin within 18 months of the graduate's program completion",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #461"
    }
   ],
   "title": "Co-operative Graduate Hiring Incentive (COG-HI): Manitoba",
   "org": "Manitoba Finance — Tax Assistance Office",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ald/tax_credit/coghi.html",
   "slug": "co-operative-graduate-hiring-incentive-cog-hi-manitoba",
   "provinces": [
    "MB"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-06-26",
   "deadline": "Ongoing — claimed on annual corporate income tax return",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Ongoing — no intake windows. Apply to the TAO after the first full year of employment, then claim on annual tax return.",
   "fundingType": "tax-credit",
   "when": {
    "text": "After the first full year, apply to Manitoba’s Tax Assistance Office for certification, then claim on your return.",
    "src": {
     "id": 461,
     "field": "deadlineNotes",
     "quote": "Employers must wait until the first full year of employment is completed before applying to the Manitoba Tax Assistance Office for certification.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #461"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 964,
   "key": "oci",
   "short": "OCI Talent Development Internships",
   "group": "exclusive",
   "kind": "oci",
   "prov": [
    "ON"
   ],
   "perUnit": 10000,
   "maxUnits": 2,
   "maxEmployees": 499,
   "gradWithinYears": 3,
   "minCashPerUnit": 15000,
   "role": [
    "digital"
   ],
   "rule": "$10,000 per four-month internship unit, two units at most; you match 1:1",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 964,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "Up to $10,000 of matched OCI funding per 4-month internship unit; 2 units maximum per company",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #964"
    },
    {
     "id": 964,
     "field": "faqs",
     "quote": "the intern must receive a minimum cash compensation of $15,000",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #964"
    },
    {
     "id": 964,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Internship project must involve at least one named critical technology in a key sector",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #964"
    }
   ],
   "title": "OCI Critical Industrial Technologies: Talent Development Internships: Ontario Centre of Innovation",
   "org": "Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://www.oc-innovation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CIT-Talent-Development-Internship-Program-Guidelines-April-2024-1.pdf",
   "slug": "oci-critical-industrial-technologies-talent-development-internships-ontario",
   "provinces": [
    "ON"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-08-16",
   "deadline": "Open for applications on a rolling basis",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Rolling. The guidelines state 'Program Status: Open for applications (accepted on a rolling basis)', with no rounds or deadlines. Funding is limited and discretionary, so timing still matters.",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "Line up the intern first; anyone who worked for you in the last six months cannot be the intern.",
    "src": {
     "id": 964,
     "field": "faqs",
     "quote": "they are a current or past employee of the company within the last six months",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #964"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 767,
   "key": "technl",
   "short": "techNL Graduate Transition Initiative",
   "group": "exclusive",
   "kind": "upto",
   "cap": 41250,
   "prov": [
    "NL"
   ],
   "role": [
    "digital"
   ],
   "maxEmployees": 249,
   "gradWithinYears": 2,
   "minWeeks": 52,
   "rule": "Up to $33,000 wage subsidy plus $8,250 for onboarding, over a one-year term",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 767,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "Up to $41,250 per graduate hire ($33,000 one-year wage subsidy + $8,250 onboarding/training subsidy)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #767"
    },
    {
     "id": 767,
     "field": "deadlineNotes",
     "quote": "the Cohort 2 employer application deadline was Sunday, May 31, 2026",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #767"
    }
   ],
   "title": "techNL Graduate Transition Initiative",
   "org": "techNL Innovation Inc.",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://technl.ca/programs/graduate-transition-initiative/",
   "slug": "technl-graduate-transition-initiative",
   "provinces": [
    "NL"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-07-07",
   "deadline": "Between intakes — Cohort 2 employer application deadline was May 31, 2026; Cohort 3 window not yet announced (as of Sep 2026).",
   "deadlineDate": "",
   "intake": "Graduate Transition Initiative runs cohort-based employer application windows — the Cohort 2 deadline was May 31, 2026, and no Cohort 3 window has been announced as of 2026-09-11. techNL's AI Skills Launchpad opens periodic cohort application windows (most recent closed January 30, 2026); the High School Tech Immersion Internship opens a single spring intake for its summer cohort (2026 applications ran April 1–30, closed).",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "Between cohorts: techNL has not announced the next employer window.",
    "src": {
     "id": 767,
     "field": "deadlineNotes",
     "quote": "techNL has not announced a Cohort 3 window as of 2026-09-11",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #767"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 470,
   "key": "fednor",
   "short": "FedNor Youth Internships",
   "group": "exclusive",
   "kind": "pct_cap_year",
   "pct": 0.9,
   "capYear": 35000,
   "cap18": 52500,
   "prov": [
    "ON"
   ],
   "northern": true,
   "ageMax": 30,
   "gradWithinYears": 3,
   "rule": "Up to 90% of the intern’s salary and benefits, up to $35,000 a year ($52,500 over 18 months)",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 470,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "Up to 90% of intern salary/benefits (max $35,000/year or $52,500 over 18 months)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #470"
    },
    {
     "id": 470,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Intern must be 30 years of age or under at time of hire",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #470"
    },
    {
     "id": 470,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Intern must have graduated from a post-secondary institution within the last three years",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #470"
    },
    {
     "id": 470,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "For-profit businesses must apply through a Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #470"
    }
   ],
   "title": "Youth Internships in Northern Ontario: FedNor",
   "org": "Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://fednor.canada.ca/en/our-programs/youth-internship-guidelines-applicants",
   "slug": "youth-internships-northern-ontario-fednor",
   "provinces": [
    "ON"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-06-26",
   "deadline": "Rolling applications — contact local CFDC or FedNor officer",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Year-round rolling applications. Budget availability fluctuates — apply early in the federal fiscal year (April-June) when budgets are freshest.",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "For-profit businesses apply through their local Community Futures office (CFDC), not to FedNor directly.",
    "src": {
     "id": 470,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "For-profit businesses must apply through a Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #470"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 813,
   "key": "nohfc",
   "short": "NOHFC Workforce Development",
   "group": "exclusive",
   "kind": "nohfc",
   "pctBusiness": 0.5,
   "pctNonprofit": 0.9,
   "capYear": 35000,
   "prov": [
    "ON"
   ],
   "northern": true,
   "minHours": 35,
   "weeksFunded": 52,
   "ageMin": 18,
   "rule": "Businesses: 50% of salary and payroll costs, up to $35,000 for a 52-week internship. Non-profits: 90%.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 813,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "Up to $35,000 per intern per year. Covers up to 90% of salary + MERCs for municipalities, Indigenous communities and not-for-profits; up to 50% of salary + MERCs for businesses.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #813"
    },
    {
     "id": 813,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "The position must be a limited-term internship of 52 weeks with at least 35 hours of work per week",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #813"
    },
    {
     "id": 813,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "The intern cannot be hired before the application is submitted to NOHFC",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #813"
    },
    {
     "id": 813,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "An employer hiring an apprentice under a registered apprenticeship program is eligible provided all other criteria are met",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #813"
    }
   ],
   "title": "NOHFC Workforce Development Program",
   "org": "Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://nohfc.ca/public-program/workforce-development-program/",
   "slug": "nohfc-workforce-development-program",
   "provinces": [
    "ON"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-08-01",
   "deadline": "Continuous intake — no fixed deadline. Funding is limited and subject to NOHFC Board approval.",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Continuous intake — applications are accepted at any time through the NOHFC online portal and there is no fixed deadline. Funding for each project is determined by the NOHFC Board of Directors and limited funding is available, so not all projects meeting the criteria receive funding. You may not hire the intern before submitting your application.",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "Submit the NOHFC application before you hire. You cannot hire the intern first.",
    "offsetWeeks": -8,
    "src": {
     "id": 813,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "The intern cannot be hired before the application is submitted to NOHFC",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #813"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 814,
   "key": "nohfci",
   "short": "NOHFC Indigenous Workforce Development",
   "group": "exclusive",
   "kind": "nohfc",
   "pctBusiness": 0.75,
   "capBusiness": 52500,
   "pctNonprofit": 0.9,
   "capYear": 35000,
   "prov": [
    "ON"
   ],
   "northern": true,
   "minHours": 35,
   "weeksFunded": 52,
   "ageMin": 18,
   "needIndigenous": true,
   "rule": "Businesses: 75% of an Indigenous intern’s salary and payroll costs, up to $52,500 a year",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 814,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "Up to $52,500 per year for businesses (75% of salary + MERCs).",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #814"
    },
    {
     "id": 814,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "The Indigenous requirement applies to the intern, not to the applicant",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #814"
    }
   ],
   "title": "NOHFC Indigenous Workforce Development Program",
   "org": "Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://nohfc.ca/public-program/indigenous-workforce-development-program/",
   "slug": "nohfc-indigenous-workforce-development-program",
   "provinces": [
    "ON"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-08-01",
   "deadline": "Continuous intake — no fixed deadline. Funding is limited and subject to NOHFC Board approval.",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Continuous intake — applications are accepted at any time through the NOHFC online portal and there is no fixed deadline. Funding for each project is determined by the NOHFC Board of Directors and limited funding is available, so not all projects meeting the criteria receive funding. You may not hire the intern before submitting your application.",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "Submit the NOHFC application before you hire. You cannot hire the intern first.",
    "offsetWeeks": -8,
    "src": {
     "id": 814,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "The intern cannot be hired before the application is submitted to NOHFC",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #814"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 874,
   "key": "careerstarter",
   "short": "BioTalent Career Starter",
   "group": "exclusive",
   "kind": "pct_cap",
   "pct": 0.6,
   "cap": 20000,
   "sector": [
    "bio"
   ],
   "ageMin": 15,
   "ageMax": 30,
   "minHours": 30,
   "minWeeks": 13,
   "needBarrier": true,
   "needOutOfWork": true,
   "rule": "60% of the youth’s salary, up to $20,000 (including support services)",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 874,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "60% of a youth's salary up to a maximum of $20,000, including wrap-around services",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #874"
    },
    {
     "id": 874,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Participant must be \"youth furthest from employment\": facing a barrier to employment AND involuntarily NEET",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #874"
    },
    {
     "id": 874,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Employer must offer a full-time position of at least 30 hours per week for at least 3 months",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #874"
    }
   ],
   "title": "BioTalent Canada: Career Starter Program",
   "org": "BioTalent Canada",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://www.biotalent.ca/projects/career-starter-program-2024-2028/",
   "slug": "biotalent-canada-career-starter-program",
   "provinces": [
    "ALL"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-08-01",
   "deadline": "Program timeline: September 9, 2024 – March 31, 2028",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Now accepting applications, within the program timeline of September 9, 2024 – March 31, 2028. BioTalent Canada publishes no intake rounds or application cut-off; the review process may take up to 40 business days.",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "Allow up to 40 business days for review before the start date.",
    "offsetWeeks": -8,
    "src": {
     "id": 874,
     "field": "intakePeriods",
     "quote": "the review process may take up to 40 business days",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #874"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 604,
   "key": "mihrgreen",
   "short": "MiHR Green Jobs",
   "group": "exclusive",
   "kind": "upto",
   "cap": 24000,
   "capPriority": 30000,
   "sector": [
    "mining"
   ],
   "ageMin": 15,
   "ageMax": 30,
   "minHours": 30,
   "rule": "Up to $24,000 per placement; up to $30,000 for Indigenous youth, youth with disabilities and northern or remote youth",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 604,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "Up to $24,000 per placement (standard youth); up to $30,000 for Indigenous youth, youth with disabilities, and northern/remote youth",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #604"
    },
    {
     "id": 604,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Placement must be full-time — at least 30 hours per week",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #604"
    }
   ],
   "title": "MiHR: Green Jobs Program (Mining Clean Tech Youth Placements)",
   "org": "Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) / Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://mihr.ca/career-development/green-jobs/",
   "slug": "mihr-green-jobs-program",
   "provinces": [
    "ALL"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-06-26",
   "deadline": "Rolling — 2026–27 fiscal year intake currently open; check portal.mihr.ca for current application deadlines",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Rolling intake — currently accepting applications for 2026-27 fiscal year. MiHR notifies applicants within 10 business days of each application deadline. Program extended through approximately 2027.",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "Apply through the MiHR portal before the hiring decision.",
    "src": {
     "id": 604,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Apply through MiHR portal at portal.mihr.ca before hiring decision",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #604"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 857,
   "key": "yesp",
   "short": "Youth Employment and Skills Program (agri-food)",
   "group": "exclusive",
   "kind": "pct_cap",
   "pct": 0.5,
   "pctEnhanced": 0.8,
   "cap": 14000,
   "sector": [
    "agri"
   ],
   "ageMin": 15,
   "ageMax": 30,
   "needOutOfWork": true,
   "rule": "50% of wages and benefits, up to $14,000 (up to 80% for a youth facing a barrier)",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 857,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "Standard support up to $14,000 per project (50% of wages/benefits); enhanced support up to 80% to a maximum $14,000 for Indigenous employers or youth-facing-barriers hires",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #857"
    },
    {
     "id": 857,
     "field": "deadlineNotes",
     "quote": "2026-27 applications were accepted March 5 to May 4, 2026 and are now closed",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #857"
    }
   ],
   "title": "Youth Employment and Skills Program: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada",
   "org": "Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada",
   "status": "between-intakes",
   "url": "https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/programs/youth-employment-and-skills",
   "slug": "youth-employment-and-skills-program-agriculture-and-agri-food-canada",
   "provinces": [
    "ALL"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-08-01",
   "deadline": "2026–27 applications accepted March 5 to May 4, 2026 (now closed); projects must end by March 31, 2027",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Annual intake. The 2026-27 intake is closed — \"Applications were accepted until May 4, 2026.\" Projects funded in that round must end by March 31, 2027. The Government announced up to $13.47 million for 2026-27 as part of a broader commitment through 2026-2028, so a further intake is expected; AAFC publishes the opening of each intake on the program page rather than on a fixed calendar date.",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "Closed for 2026–27. Watch the programme page for the next intake.",
    "src": {
     "id": 857,
     "field": "deadlineNotes",
     "quote": "so a further intake is expected",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #857"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 1015,
   "key": "accessability",
   "short": "Access Ability Wage Subsidy",
   "group": "exclusive",
   "kind": "hourly",
   "rate": 9.0,
   "maxHours": 700,
   "prov": [
    "NS",
    "NB",
    "NL",
    "PE"
   ],
   "needDisability": true,
   "rule": "$9 an hour for up to 700 hours, up to $6,300",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 1015,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "$9 per hour wage subsidy, up to 700 hours per placement, for a maximum of $6,300 per participant",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #1015"
    },
    {
     "id": 1015,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Must hire an individual who self-identifies as living with a disability.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #1015"
    }
   ],
   "title": "Access Ability Wage Subsidy Program: Arthur L. Irving Entrepreneurship Centre",
   "org": "Saint Mary's University — Arthur L. Irving Entrepreneurship Centre (Service Canada funded)",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://arthurlirvingentrepreneurshipcentre.ca/access-ability-wage-subsidy-program-for-employers/",
   "slug": "access-ability-wage-subsidy-program-arthur-l-irving-entrepreneurship-centre",
   "provinces": [
    "NS",
    "NB",
    "NL",
    "PE"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-08-16",
   "deadline": "No fixed deadline. Placements are limited and filled first come, first served.",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Continuous, against a limited number of placements. Applications are reviewed and candidates interviewed as necessary, and positions are filled on a first come, first served basis.",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "Placements are limited and filled first come, first served.",
    "src": {
     "id": 1015,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Positions are limited and filled on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #1015"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 360,
   "key": "jobsnl",
   "short": "JobsNL Wage Subsidy",
   "group": "exclusive",
   "kind": "hourly_pct_range",
   "pctLow": 0.6,
   "pctHigh": 0.8,
   "hourlyCap": 12.0,
   "maxWeeks": 28,
   "maxAmount": 13440,
   "prov": [
    "NL"
   ],
   "rule": "60% to 80% of wages, at most $12 an hour, for 10 to 28 weeks",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 360,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "60-80% wage subsidy, up to $12/hour for 10-28 weeks (up to $13,440 per hire)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #360"
    },
    {
     "id": 360,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Employees must be unemployed or underemployed (under 20 hours a week, or working in a field unrelated to their training), or recent post-secondary graduates who have not found work in their field",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #360"
    },
    {
     "id": 360,
     "field": "faqs",
     "quote": "Anyone hired before the date your application is submitted in LaMPSS is not eligible for funding.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #360"
    }
   ],
   "title": "NL JobsNL Wage Subsidy",
   "org": "Government of Newfoundland and Labrador — Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/jgrd/empservices/jobsnl/",
   "slug": "nl-jobsnl-wage-subsidy",
   "provinces": [
    "NL"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-06-26",
   "deadline": "Ongoing",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Continuous intake year-round. Two streams: JobsNL-42 (long-term employment, 28 weeks of subsidy across 42-week period) and JobsNL-28 (seasonal/short-term, 28 weeks of continuous subsidy).",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "Submit the application before the person starts; anyone hired before submission is not eligible.",
    "offsetWeeks": -4,
    "src": {
     "id": 360,
     "field": "faqs",
     "quote": "Anyone hired before the date your application is submitted in LaMPSS is not eligible for funding.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #360"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 409,
   "key": "employpei",
   "short": "Employ PEI",
   "group": "exclusive",
   "kind": "hourly_pct",
   "pct": 0.5,
   "hourlyCap": 12.5,
   "maxWeeks": 20,
   "prov": [
    "PE"
   ],
   "rule": "50% of wages, at most $12.50 an hour, for up to 20 weeks",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 409,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "Up to 50% of wages (max $12.50/hr) for up to 20 weeks",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #409"
    },
    {
     "id": 409,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Employee must have been out of high school for 2+ years",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #409"
    }
   ],
   "title": "Employ PEI (Wage Subsidy)",
   "org": "SkillsPEI (Government of PEI)",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/service/employ-pei-for-employers",
   "slug": "employ-pei",
   "provinces": [
    "PE"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-06-26",
   "deadline": "Ongoing",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Continuous intake year-round with no fixed deadlines. Applications accepted on a first-come, first-served basis subject to available funding. Apply and receive approval before the employee's start date.",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "Get written approval before the employee starts.",
    "offsetWeeks": -3,
    "src": {
     "id": 409,
     "field": "faqs",
     "quote": "applications must be approved and a funding agreement signed, with an agreed start date, before the employee starts work",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #409"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 363,
   "key": "yukon",
   "short": "Yukon Staffing UP",
   "group": "exclusive",
   "kind": "upto_pct",
   "pct": 0.6,
   "maxWeeks": 52,
   "prov": [
    "YT"
   ],
   "minEmployees": 1,
   "rule": "Up to 60% of base wages, for up to one year",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 363,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "Up to 60% of base wage (max 1 year) + training subsidies",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #363"
    },
    {
     "id": 363,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Yukon employers with at least 1 employee besides owner",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #363"
    }
   ],
   "title": "Yukon Staffing UP: Wage & Training Subsidy",
   "org": "Government of Yukon — Department of Education",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://yukon.ca/en/doing-business/funding-and-supports-business/apply-funding-find-hire-and-keep-workers-staffing",
   "slug": "yukon-staffing-up-wage-training-subsidy",
   "provinces": [
    "YT"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-06-26",
   "deadline": "Ongoing",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Ongoing — applications accepted at any time with no fixed deadlines",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "Talk to Advanced Education before applying; decisions come within 10 business days.",
    "src": {
     "id": 363,
     "field": "faqs",
     "quote": "Decisions are made within 10 business days of application submission",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #363"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 662,
   "key": "start",
   "short": "Nova Scotia START",
   "group": "exclusive",
   "kind": "case",
   "prov": [
    "NS"
   ],
   "minHours": 30,
   "rule": "A wage incentive set case by case by Employment Nova Scotia",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 662,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "Case-by-case wage incentive (no fixed cap)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #662"
    },
    {
     "id": 662,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Application must be submitted and approved BEFORE the new hire begins — no retroactive approvals",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #662"
    }
   ],
   "title": "Nova Scotia START Hiring Incentive",
   "org": "Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration (Employment Nova Scotia)",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://novascotia.ca/programs/start/",
   "slug": "nova-scotia-start-hiring-incentive",
   "provinces": [
    "NS"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-06-26",
   "deadline": "Ongoing",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Rolling intake year-round. No published intake windows or application deadlines. Apply well in advance of the intended hire date — minimum 2 weeks recommended, 4+ weeks for priority-sector positions with training components.",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "Apply and get approval before the hire starts; the new hire applies too, through a Nova Scotia Works Centre.",
    "offsetWeeks": -4,
    "src": {
     "id": 662,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "The person you hire must also apply for START with the help of a Nova Scotia Works Centre",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #662"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 1159,
   "key": "qcsub",
   "short": "Subvention salariale (Québec)",
   "group": "exclusive",
   "kind": "upto_pct",
   "pct": 0.5,
   "maxWeeks": 30,
   "maxWeeksDisability": 60,
   "maxHoursWeek": 40,
   "prov": [
    "QC"
   ],
   "rule": "Up to 50% of gross wages for up to 30 weeks (60 for a person with a disability), at most the minimum-wage equivalent per hour",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 1159,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "Up to 50% of gross wages for up to 30 weeks under the insertion-en-emploi stream, or up to 60 weeks for a person with a disability or a functional limitation. The hourly subsidy cannot exceed the minimum-wage equivalent.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #1159"
    },
    {
     "id": 1159,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "The participant must be referred by, or assessed by, a Services Québec employment-assistance agent as facing difficulties integrating the labour market",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #1159"
    }
   ],
   "title": "Subvention salariale (Québec Wage Subsidy)",
   "org": "Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale (Services Québec)",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://www.accueil.servicesquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/fichiers_ServicesQC/guide_mesures_services/05_Mesures_progr_Emploi_Quebec/05_3_Subventions_salariales/Guide_SS.pdf",
   "slug": "quebec-subvention-salariale-wage-subsidy",
   "provinces": [
    "QC"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-08-31",
   "deadline": "Ongoing, no fixed deadline",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Ongoing. Applications are initiated through a Services Québec employment-assistance agent.",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "File within 10 working days of the person’s first day, through a Services Québec agent.",
    "src": {
     "id": 1159,
     "field": "deadlineNotes",
     "quote": "an employer can request the subsidy up to 10 working days from the first day of work",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #1159"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 350,
   "key": "ajctc",
   "short": "Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit",
   "group": "taxcredit",
   "kind": "ajctc",
   "pct": 0.1,
   "capYear": 2000,
   "rule": "10% of the apprentice’s wages, up to $2,000 a year, in their first two years (a non-refundable tax credit)",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 350,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "10% of eligible salaries, max $2,000 per apprentice per year",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #350"
    },
    {
     "id": 350,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Apprentice must be in first 2 years of apprenticeship program",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #350"
    },
    {
     "id": 350,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Any employer whose business income is subject to federal Part I tax",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #350"
    },
    {
     "id": 350,
     "field": "faqs",
     "quote": "the maximum is achievable if the apprentice earns at least $20,000 in eligible wages in the tax year",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #350"
    }
   ],
   "title": "Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit (AJCTC)",
   "org": "Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/completing-a-tax-return/deductions-credits-expenses/line-41200-investment-tax-credit/apprenticeship-job-creation-tax-credit.html",
   "slug": "apprenticeship-job-creation-tax-credit",
   "provinces": [
    "ALL"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-06-26",
   "deadline": "Ongoing",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "No intake periods — available continuously. Claim on your annual tax return for a tax year still inside the 12-month identification window. Credit available for wages paid after May 1, 2006.",
   "fundingType": "tax-credit",
   "when": {
    "text": "Register the apprenticeship before they start, then claim the credit on your tax return (Schedule 31 or Form T2038).",
    "src": {
     "id": 350,
     "field": "deadlineNotes",
     "quote": "the apprenticeship ITC must be identified no later than 12 months after that return's due date",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #350"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": 972,
   "key": "oaip",
   "short": "Ontario Achievement Incentive",
   "group": "milestone",
   "kind": "oaip",
   "prov": [
    "ON"
   ],
   "perLevel": 1000,
   "bonus": 1000,
   "registration": 1000,
   "completion": 1000,
   "maxLevels": 4,
   "rule": "$1,000 per in-class level (up to 4) and $1,000 on certification, matched by a bonus if the apprentice is under 25 and/or from an under-represented group",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 972,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "$1,000 per in-class training level to a maximum of 4 levels, plus $1,000 on certification.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #972"
    },
    {
     "id": 972,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "A $1,000 registration payment and matching $1,000 bonuses at each milestone are payable only for an apprentice who is under 25 and/or self-identifies as part of an under-represented group",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #972"
    },
    {
     "id": 972,
     "field": "deadlineNotes",
     "quote": "notifies eligible employers automatically when their apprentices complete a level of in-class training",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #972"
    }
   ],
   "title": "Ontario Achievement Incentive Program",
   "org": "Government of Ontario / Skilled Trades Ontario",
   "status": "active",
   "url": "https://www.ontario.ca/page/financial-supports-apprentices-and-sponsors",
   "slug": "ontario-achievement-incentive-program",
   "provinces": [
    "ON"
   ],
   "lastVerified": "2026-08-16",
   "deadline": "No deadline is published. The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development notifies eligible employers automatically when their apprentices complete a level of in-class training or attain the highest level of trade certification, and issues a one-time secure online application link at that point.",
   "deadlineDate": null,
   "intake": "Continuous. There is no application window: the ministry notifies eligible employers as each apprentice milestone is reached and issues a one-time application link.",
   "fundingType": "grant",
   "when": {
    "text": "Nothing to apply for up front: the ministry contacts you at each training level and at certification.",
    "src": {
     "id": 972,
     "field": "deadlineNotes",
     "quote": "notifies eligible employers automatically when their apprentices complete a level of in-class training",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #972"
    }
   }
  },
  {
   "id": "bcas",
   "key": "bcas",
   "short": "Build Canada Apprenticeship Service",
   "title": "Build Canada Apprenticeship Service",
   "org": "Employment and Social Development Canada",
   "group": "announced",
   "kind": "upto",
   "cap": 10000,
   "status": "announced",
   "statusLabel": "Opens later this fall",
   "url": "/apprenticeship-grants-canada.html#team-canada-strong",
   "rule": "Up to $10,000 per first-year apprentice in an eligible Red Seal trade, for small and medium-sized employers",
   "sources": [
    {
     "page": "grant-connect-deploy/apprenticeship-grants-canada.html",
     "quote": "Small and medium-sized employers hiring a first-year apprentice in an eligible Red Seal trade Up to $10,000 per apprentice Announced Later this fall (2026)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "GrantCompass apprenticeship page"
    },
    {
     "page": "grant-connect-deploy/apprenticeship-grants-canada.html",
     "quote": "The Build Canada Apprenticeship Service is not in the catalogue yet; its row is from the ESDC news release of September 18, 2026.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "GrantCompass apprenticeship page"
    },
    {
     "id": 503,
     "field": "amount",
     "quote": "$5,000 per eligible new first-year apprentice hired; $10,000 if the apprentice is from an equity-deserving group (last published rates — the program is not currently accepting applications)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #503"
    }
   ],
   "when": {
    "text": "Opens later this fall (2026). ESDC has not published the application process yet.",
    "src": {
     "page": "grant-connect-deploy/apprenticeship-grants-canada.html",
     "quote": "ESDC has not published the employer size limit, the delivery organisations or the application process.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "GrantCompass apprenticeship page"
    }
   }
  }
 ],
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  {
   "a": "swpp",
   "b": "taxcredit",
   "why": "SWPP “can be combined” with provincial co-op tax credits; the credit is then worked out on wages minus the SWPP amount.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 664,
     "field": "faqs",
     "quote": "the SWPP amount you receive reduces the eligible wages for the Ontario credit",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #664"
    },
    {
     "id": 462,
     "field": "eligibleExpenses",
     "quote": "Net wages (deduct any federal government assistance received for the same wages)",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #462"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "a": "csj",
   "b": "taxcredit",
   "why": "Canada Summer Jobs allows provincial programmes on top, up to 100% of your costs.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 85,
     "field": "faqs",
     "quote": "Yes — many provinces offer complementary youth subsidies. But total government funding cannot exceed 100% of actual costs.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #85"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "a": "taxcredit",
   "b": "milestone",
   "why": "The Ontario Achievement Incentive is a milestone grant, not a wage subsidy, so it does not reduce the tax credit’s wage base.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 350,
     "field": "insiderTip",
     "quote": null,
     "tier": "paid",
     "label": "Record #350"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "a": "exclusive",
   "b": "taxcredit",
   "why": "A tax credit can sit on top of a wage subsidy, but only on the wages the subsidy did not pay.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 350,
     "field": "stackingNotes",
     "quote": null,
     "tier": "paid",
     "label": "Record #350"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
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  "swpp": {
   "id": 84,
   "title": "Student Work Placement Program",
   "note": "One delivery partner per placement. They pay the same way; they differ in who they accept.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "id": 84,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Trades and apprenticeships, clinical hours in healthcare and articling hours for lawyers do not count as work-integrated learning under this program",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #84"
    },
    {
     "id": 84,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Provincial, territorial and municipal funding may be combined with this subsidy, but the subsidy is calculated only on the share of the wage the employer pays from non-government funds",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #84"
    },
    {
     "id": 84,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "The student must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or a person to whom refugee protection has been conferred; international students are not eligible",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #84"
    },
    {
     "id": 84,
     "field": "eligibility",
     "quote": "Subcontract or contractor positions are not eligible, and the placement cannot be filled by a business owner or an existing employee",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #84"
    },
    {
     "id": 84,
     "field": "deadlineNotes",
     "quote": "Summer terms (April–August) have the highest demand and often enter waitlist status within weeks of opening.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #84"
    },
    {
     "id": 84,
     "field": "eligibilityDimensions",
     "quote": "The same placement cannot draw SWPP funding from two delivery partners, or be combined with another federal program such as Canada Summer Jobs.",
     "tier": "free",
     "label": "Record #84"
    }
   ]
  }
 },
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  {
   "prov": "AB",
   "hires": [
    "hs",
    "pse",
    "grad",
    "unemp"
   ],
   "maxAge": "18-24",
   "name": "Alberta Youth Employment Incentive",
   "url": "https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-youth-employment-incentive",
   "checked": "2026-09-24",
   "says": "$4,000 for hiring 1 to 2 youths aged 15 to 24 (400 hours combined), or $7,500 for 3 to 5 youths (750 hours combined). Applications are open, first come, first served."
  },
  {
   "prov": "BC",
   "hires": [
    "unemp",
    "grad",
    "hs",
    "exp"
   ],
   "name": "WorkBC Wage Subsidy",
   "url": "https://www.workbc.ca/employers-industry/wage-subsidy",
   "checked": "2026-09-24",
   "says": "50% of the wages of a WorkBC client you hire full time, at most $12.50 an hour, for up to 800 hours (new rates from August 31, 2026)."
  },
  {
   "prov": "NL",
   "hires": [
    "appr"
   ],
   "name": "Newfoundland and Labrador Apprenticeship Wage Subsidy",
   "url": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/atcd/apprentices-youth/financial-supports/aws/",
   "checked": "2026-09-24",
   "says": "75% of an apprentice’s wage, at most $14 an hour, for 700 hours in the first year or 1,560 hours in later years. Apply at least 30 days before the job starts."
  },
  {
   "prov": null,
   "hires": [
    "pse"
   ],
   "name": "Magnet (Student Work Placement Program partner)",
   "url": "https://swpprogram.ca/",
   "checked": "2026-09-24",
   "says": "50% of a student’s wages up to $5,000, any sector and any program of study; the fall 2026 portal is open. It pays the same way as the partners above."
  }
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}