Student Work Placement (Co-op)

Matching Post-Secondary Students To The Right Employer

Post-Secondary Students are crucial for the Environmental Workforce to continue to grow into the future. ECO Canada’s Student Work Placement Program helps both students and employers find the right match and the support they need through wage assistance.  

This program is funded by the Government of Canada’s Employment and Social Development Program.

Program Status: Applications Are Open

Funding Will Cover a 6 to 16 Week Full-time or Part Time Student Placements

About the Co-op Program

Post-secondary students play a vital role in the growth of the environmental workforce. ECO Canada’s Student Work Placement Program assists both students and employers in finding suitable matches, providing essential support through wage assistance.

This program is funded by the Government of Canada’s Employment and Social Development Program. It collaborates with institutions and employers across the country to fund work placements that offer students real-world experience in the environmental field while they are still in school.

How Does the Student Work Placement (Co-op) Program Work?

1. Apply Online

Fill out our online application.

2. Get Approved

Students and employers will be informed by email once they are pre-qualified to participate in the program.

3. Recruitment

Students and Employers are required to find their own placement, ECO Canada can offer helpful resources such as the Job Board (where hosts can post a job and candidates can submit their resume).

4. Get Paid

Funding is secured once a match is confirmed between the employer and a pre-approved student and contracts have been signed and returned to us within 15 days of being issued. 

5. Receive Funding 

This program offers eligible employers 50% and 70%, with funding available up to $5,000 or $7,000 of a student’s salary for placement in a new full or part-time 6 to 16-week position with a minimum of 180 hours. Both the employer and candidate must fill out reports throughout the placement for the employer to receive the wage subsidy.

You'll receive 50% to 70% wage coverage, with funding available up to $5,000 or $7,000 to support a student's wages.

Breakdown for Participants

Breakdown for Employers

About ECO Canada

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As the steward for the Canadian Environmental workforce across all industries, ECO Canada offers employment programs that stimulate environmental career pathways, skill development, business growth, workforce support and workforce advancement through wage and training funding.

To date, we have distributed over $176M in wage and training subsidies and helped to fill 16,775 job placements!

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