Atlantic Canada Business Grants

Memorial University

Small Enterprise Co-operative Placement Assistance Program (SECPAP)

Amount:

No Fixed Amount

Type of Program:

Wage Subsidy

Description:

The Small Enterprise Co-operative Placement Assistance Program (SECPAP) provides wage subsidies to small businesses that provide work experience to post secondary co-operative education students in Newfoundland and Labrador. Placements are for 12-16 weeks in duration with the exception of computer science which can range from 8-16 months in duration. 

Comments on Funding:

Funding is in the form of a wage subsidy. SECPAP will fund 50% of the co-operative education student’s overall hourly salary up to a maximum of $6.38/hr.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling deadline

Eligibility:

​Applicants must be organizations that have:

  • fewer than fifty employees,
  • annual sales of less than $5,000,000.00,
  • work term located in Newfoundland and Labrador,
  • an individual (generally paid staff) capable of supervising and evaluating students,
  • adequate facilities/accommodations for the placement,
  • a defined task with an appropriate academically relevant job description,
  • a position that is related to the student’s field of study,
  • an understanding of the purpose and academic requirements of co-op work terms,
  • an appreciation of the role of the small business / entrepreneurial sector and its potential for future work,
  • opportunities for students.

Students:

  • must be enrolled in Memorial University of Newfoundland’s co-operative education programs,
  • must be academically eligible to undertake a work term,
  • must be 16 years of age or older and must be eligible to work in Canada,
  • who are immediate family members of applicants would normally be ineligible to be hired in that organization,
  • work term must be located in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Application Steps:

1

complete the application form and attach any requested and/or supporting documentation, 

2

email all SECPAP related documents to cesc@mun.ca or via their co-op office contact, 

3

upon successful approval of their SECPAP application, their organizations will enter into the cooperative education job competition process to find a student suitable for the position (only if the organization does not already have an eligible student). 

Documentation Needed:

The applicant must submit:

  1. 1
    the application form,
  2. 2
    the SECPAP Student Eligibility Form,
  3. 3
    the SECPAP Reimbursement Claim Form (to be submitted on the 1st business day of each month in order to receive your monies)
  4. 4
    proof of payment.

Other Things to Note:

SECPAP is funded by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador's Department of Advanced Education and Skills (formerly called Human Resources Labor and Employment) and is administered by the Co-operative Education Services Centre (CESC).

Program Contact:

Small Enterprise Co-operative Placement Assistance Program (SECPAP)

​SMALL ENTERPRISE CO-OPERATIVE PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SECPAP)

​SECPAP Application & Forms​​​