MiHR — Green Jobs Program (Mining Clean Tech Youth Placements)
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- Scored mainly on environmental outcome. Only 11 lead with that.
- Winning means you must credit the funder publicly. 16 ask that.
- Only 4 written answers, against a median of 5.
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Eligibility & Details
What this program funds and who can apply
Program Description
Wage subsidy up to $24,000 per placement (or $30,000 for priority youth) for employers whose work delivers environmental benefit through clean technology in the mining and minerals sector. Youth participants must be aged 15–30. Delivered by MiHR through NRCan's Science and Technology Internship Program (STIP) — Green Jobs.
Eligibility Requirements
- MiHR-approved hiring organizations whose operations produce positive environmental outcomes through clean technology in mining/minerals
- Youth participant must be aged 15–30 years old at time of hire
- Placements up to 12 months focused on clean technology and innovation in the mining/minerals sector
- Job description must articulate the specific environmental impact/benefit of the role
- Participants cannot be former employees of the hiring organization
- Separate application required for each placement position
- Apply through MiHR portal at portal.mihr.ca before hiring decision
- Participant must have been unemployed, underemployed or a student immediately before the placement starts
- Participant must not be enrolled in school full-time during the placement (part-time study is eligible)
- Placement must be full-time — at least 30 hours per week; rotational (fly-in-fly-out) jobs qualify if the average weekly hours are at least 30
- Organization must be Canadian-owned or a Canadian subsidiary
- Organization must be one of: a not-for-profit (incl. voluntary organizations and foundations); a for-profit organization; an Indigenous organization (incl. band councils, tribal councils, self-government entities); a provincial, territorial, regional or municipal government (incl. departments, agencies, institutions and Crown corporations); or a public health, educational or cultural organization
- Employer must have an established payroll system, a well-developed training plan, and a process for supervising and mentoring participants
Quick Assessment
Funding Details
- Amount
- Up to $24,000 per placement (standard youth); up to $30,000 for Indigenous youth, youth with disabilities, and northern/remote youth
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Federal
- Co-Funding
- Up to 75% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- Rolling — 2026–27 fiscal year intake currently open; check portal.mihr.ca for current application deadlines
Program Scorecard
Competition, effort, and approval at a glance
Accessible — straightforward requirements
Below average competition
Easy — minimal documentation
How to Win
Insider tips, common pitfalls, and what successful applicants look like
Insider TipThe environmental impact component of the job description is the most critical element — reviewers check that the role genuinely contributes to clean technology or environmental benefit in the mining sector, not just that the employer happens to be a mining company.
Rejection Pitfalls 6
- Job description does not articulate a clear environmental benefit within the mining/clean-tech context
Success Profile
Evaluation Criteria
How MiHR — Green Jobs Program (Mining Clean Te... judges your application
What the reviewer scores, what gets applications rejected, and what to write.
Distilled from 6+ source documents, condensed into one brief. Sources as of 2026-09-11.
6 of the sources
- Legal Agreement — Terms and Conditions of the Green Jobs Agreement portal.mihr.ca
- Applicant's Guide for MiHR's Green Jobs Program mihr.ca
- The Green Jobs Program — MiHR mihr.ca
- Green Job Application — MiHR portal portal.mihr.ca
- Green Jobs — MiHR application portal landing page portal.mihr.ca
- Green Jobs Program — Strengthening the Mining Industry Labour Market mihr.ca
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What MiHR — Green Jobs Program (Mining Clean Te... favours
Include environmental impact in role description◦
“In addition to day-to-day responsibilities please ensure that your role description includes the environmental impact of the role. This is especially important in instances where the day-to-day responsibilities are not clearly environment-related.”
The form
Employer contact and organization
- 1Employer contactshort answer
- 2Hiring Organization identityshort answer
- 3Primary Hiring Organization Typeselection
- 4Natural resource sector, subsector and ownershipselection
Placement design
- 5Detailed job description — including the environmental impact of the rolewritten answer
In addition to day-to-day responsibilities please ensure that your role description includes the environmental impact of the role
- 6Training planwritten answer
A detailed job description, training plan, recruitment plan, and participant compensation costs are required
- 7Recruitment planwritten answer
- 8Participant compensation coststable
Eligibility screens
- 9Qualifying organizations — Canadian ownership and categorycheckboxes
- 10Employer capacity — payroll, training plan, supervisioncheckboxes
- 11Positions that qualify for a wage subsidycheckboxes
- 12Participant eligibility criteria (the hiring organization certifies these)checkboxes
Agreement and appendices
- 13The hiring organization agrees to — the ten contractual commitmentscheckboxes
- 14Appendix A — Hiring organization placement costsspreadsheet
- 15Appendix B — Description of approved participant work plan, job responsibilities, learning outcomes and placement lengthwritten answer
Training and payment
- 16Mandatory eLearning — supervisor and participant (payment condition)checkbox
- 17Invoice 1 — 75% of funds, at signingtable
- 18Invoice 2 — remaining 25% and supporting documentation, at placement endtable
Reporting and close-out
- 19Reporting to MiHRlist
- 20Exit Survey — participant and supervisorlist
- 21Post-placement questionnairelist
MiHR — Green Jobs Program (Mining Clean Te... states no length limits for these answers.
Judged against
- 1
Does the role deliver a real environmental benefit?
Show them Give the environmental outcome of the role its own paragraph, naming what it protects even when the employer's whole operation is already environmental.◦
In the funder’s words · 2
- Aligns with green economic sectors or industries or supports innovation and the use of green technologies and processes in the minerals and metals sector.
- Related to processes with positive environmental outcomes that aim to protect the environment.
- 2
Can you train and supervise this placement?
What to show, and the funder’s 2 criteria behind it in Premium
- 3
Are the organization, role and youth eligible?
What to show them in Premium
- 4
Is the funding split and paperwork in order?
What to show them in Premium
3 questions the reviewer answers about you, in Premium.
Where applicants fail
“In addition to day-to-day responsibilities please ensure that your role description includes the environmental impact of the role. This is especially important in instances where the day-to-day responsibilities are not clearly environment-related.”
“Are there exceptions to the eligibility requirements? No. The eligibility requirements are set out by Natural Resources Canada.”
“The funds received by the hiring organization under this agreement shall be used solely to compensate participants employed by the hiring organization under this agreement and for no other purposes, including but not limited to the acquisition of goods.”
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Your organisation
Canadian-owned, in a listed category
The organization applying must be Canadian-owned or a Canadian subsidy, and in one of the following categories: Not-for-profit organizations (including voluntary organizations and foundations); For-profit organizations; Indigenous organizations (including band councils, tribal councils and self-government entities); Provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments, and their departments, agencies, institutions and Crown Corporations, where applicable; Public health, educational and cultural organizations
The project
At least 30 hours a week
A full-time position is considered to be at least 30 hours per week. Rotational (fly-in-fly-out, or FIFO) jobs are considered full-time if the average weekly number of hours worked is at least 30 hours
Hired within the fiscal year
Hired between April 1 – March 31 of the current fiscal year
Role protects the environment
Related to processes with positive environmental outcomes that aim to protect the environment
Aligns with green sectors and technologies
Aligns with green economic sectors or industries or supports innovation and the use of green technologies and processes in the minerals and metals sector
Documents to attach
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The money
Reimbursement rate75%; max $24,000/$30,000
The hiring organization shall seek reimbursement for up to seventy-five percent (75%) of each participant's compensation to the maximum amount of $24,000 for job-ready youth, or a maximum of $30,000 for youth facing barriers to employment.
First invoice at signing75% of funds payable
Upon signing of this agreement, the hiring organization shall provide MiHR with an invoice for 75% of the funds payable under this agreement
Final invoice at endRemaining 25% of funds
At the end of the placement period, the hiring organization shall provide MiHR with an invoice for the remaining 25% of funds payable under this agreement
Invoice approval window10 business days
Within ten (10) business days of receipt of an invoice, MiHR shall approve, amend or reject the invoice and advise the hiring organization promptly in writing of any dispute MiHR has with the invoice.
Your shareAt least 25% from non-federal sources
Contribute at least 25% towards the participant's compensation (note: this must come from other non-federal government sources).
StackingOther Government of Canada funding may stack
The anticipated funding provided by another Government of Canada funding program in addition to that provided under this agreement
What it pays for · 2
- Participant compensation costs include participant wages, MERC's (e.g., EI, CPP, vacation pay) as well as training and placement related costs
- Compensation refers to the remuneration paid to the Participant during the term of their placement including salary, MERC's (including training and placement related equipment expenditures) and benefits
What it does not pay for · 1
- The funds received by the hiring organization under this agreement shall be used solely to compensate participants employed by the hiring organization under this agreement and for no other purposes, including but not limited to the acquisition of goods
From application to money
- Submit the applicationSubmit application before hiring
- Eligibility decisionDecision within 10 business days
- Sign the agreementMiHR emails agreement and forms
- Recruit and selectRecruit and select eligible youth
- Invoice 75% at signingInvoice 75% at signing
- Close out and reportInvoice 25% and report at end
In the funder’s words · 6
- Submit the application
- Step 1 is to complete and submit an application seeking eligibility, before you have hired anyone. (Rolling application deadlines within the fiscal year)
- Eligibility decision
- MiHR will contact all applicants to inform them if their organization has been approved. (Within 10 business days of the application deadline)
- Sign the agreement
- MiHR emails the hiring organization agreement, participant contract, EFT form, Participation Information Form and the compensation payment details.
- Recruit and select
- Step 2 is to promote your placement and Step 3 is to select a qualified job-ready youth who meets the participant eligibility criteria. (Hired between April 1 – March 31 of the current fiscal year)
- Invoice 75% at signing
- Upon signing you invoice MiHR for 75% of the funds payable under the agreement.
- Close out and report
- At the end of the placement you invoice the remaining 25%, provide an earnings statement or Record of Employment, and complete the exit survey and post-placement questionnaire.
Quoted lines are word for word from the source documents; lines marked ◦ are our reading of them.
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Application Playbook
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Application Steps
Required Documents 7
Eligible Expenses 2
Ineligible Expenses 5
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