Wage subsidies and government funding available to you
The Canada Business Network is a wonderful resource from the federal government that gives information on all of the government grants, subsidies, and credits available to you. If you follow each link and enter your region at the top, you will find all of the possible funding sources available to you.
Specifically, follow this link to view wage subsidies that might be available to your employees, while they are being training. There is one in particular, the Canada-B.C. Job Grant that is worthy to note. You can receive up to $10,000 per grant towards your employees training. Each funding opportunity will have different requirements of a business/employer, however, they are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis to eligible companies, so the sooner you apply the better!
There is “Hire a Student” funding called the Get Youth Working Program, funded by the B.C. government. One thing you may choose to do, to stay current with the B.C. government’s funding offerings is to subscribe to sign up for the B.C. FundConnect eNews. As soon as any new funding source is released, specific to B.C., you will get an instant update and instructions on how to apply!
Here are a couple other programs directly related to hiring students:
For Provincial Apprenticeship Tax credits and information, please follow the link provided.
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