Wage Subsidies Available to Nova Scotia Businesses
START Program Nova Scotia
Amount: No Fixed Amount Type of Program: Subsidy Description: The START program offers financial incentives to businesses and organizations that have business locations and jobs in Nova Scotia to help them hire Nova Scotians who need work experience. There will be a focus on SMEs. Benefits of the Nova Scotia Start Program: The Start Program
Innovate to Opportunity Hiring Incentive
Amount: No Fixed Amount Type of Program: Subsidy Description: Innovate to Opportunity (ITO) is providing Nova Scotia SMEs an incentive to hire recent masters and PhD grads for jobs that are focused on research and innovation that will help businesses begin, prepare for, or expand exports. Employers can receive salary incentives in one of two
Co-op Education Incentive (CO-OP)
Amount: No Fixed Amount Type of Program: Subsidy Description: The Co-op Education Incentive (CO-OP) provides wage assistance to organizations that offer career-related work experiences for university and college co-operative students. Agreements run from 12 to 16 consecutive weeks per term, depending on the requirements of the cooperative program. Comments on Funding: Funding is a subsidy
Graduate to Opportunity (GTO)
Amount: No Fixed Amount Type of Program: Subsidy Description: Graduate to Opportunity (GTO) is helping to build a stronger workforce and retain young people in Nova Scotia with a salary incentive that makes it easier to hire recent graduates. Comments on Funding: Funding is 25% of the first year’s salary – 35% if the new
Apprenticeship START program
Amount: $30,000.00 Type of Program: Subsidy Description: The objective of the Apprenticeship START program is to encourage employers to register, retain and support their apprentices to completion during their apprenticeship journey. There will be a focus on SMEs. Comments on Funding: Employers can receive up to $25,000 in funding for the duration of the apprenticeship.
Options Youth
Amount: $6,300.00 Type of Program: Subsidy Description: Options Youth is an employment wage subsidy program funded by Service Canada and facilitated by the Saint Mary’s University Entrepreneurship Centre and Enactus Saint Mary’s. The program consist of personalized skill training and paid work placements to help Nova Scotian youth overcome barriers to enter the workforce. Comments
Energy Training Program
Amount: No Fixed Amount Type of Program: Subsidy Description: The Energy Training Program helps postsecondary students and recent graduates get work experience in the energy sector by providing a hiring incentive for local businesses. Employers receive an incentive of 50 to 60% of the student or graduate’s wages for a 12 to 17-week work term.
Student Summer Skill Incentive (SKILL)
Amount: No Fixed Amount Type of Program: Wage subsidy Description: SKILL helps registered charities and societies offer summer jobs to post-secondary students. Eligible employers can hire students for terms of 8-14 weeks in the summer and receive a subsidy. Comments on Funding: Funding is in the form of a wage subsidy of $9.10 per hour
RBC Talent Fund
Amount: $3,150 Type of Program: Wage Subsidy Description: The RBC Talent Fund is a wage subsidy program aimed to benefit entrepreneurial led companies based in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) area. The program can help grow the business by adding bright young talent to the team through hiring SMU students. Comments on Funding: Funding is
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