For employers looking for funding to support their hiring of Arts Co-op students, some programs are now accepting applications, with deadlines fast approaching.
Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ)
CSJ provides wage subsidies for not-for-profit organizations, public sector employers, and small businesses with 50 or fewer full-time employees to create quality summer experiences for young people between the ages of 15 and 30.
Deadline: January 12, 2023
Young Canada Works (YCW)
YCW funding enables the creation of job opportunities in the fields of arts, culture, heritage, and official languages.
YCW has 2 employment programs:
(1) Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
Deadline: January 20, 2023
(2) Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages
Deadline: February 3, 2023
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions
Access $12,000 to hire a university student to work on climate change mitigation and adaptation research, planning or implementation.
Employer eligibility: BC provincial, regional, and local governments, BC-based non-governmental agencies and Indigenous communities, private companies and Crown corporations
Deadline: January 9, 2023