Funding your co-op role – financial resources for co-op employers
With a combination of grants and subsidies, hiring a co-op student is a cost-effective element of your recruitment strategy. Here are some of the current programs available to organizations hiring co-op students:
Ontario Co-operative Education Tax Credit
- Available to any Ontario employer looking to hire a student from a post-secondary cooperative education program
- Corporations can claim 25% of eligible expenditures while small businesses can claim 30%, up to a maximum credit of $3,000 per work placement. Learn more at ontario.ca/page/co-operative-education-tax-credit
The Student Work Placement Program
- Provides employers with wage subsidies up to $7,000 per Canadian student they hire. Learn more at canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/student-work-placement-program
There are many provincial and federal funding opportunities to help you hire UWindsor and offset some of your student salary costs. For more resources and links, visit uwindsor.ca/coop.
*Internship students are not eligible for the Ontario Co-operative Education Tax Credit.
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For more information, contact the office of Career Development & Experiential Learning:
Joyce Entrepreneurship Centre, Suite 100 519.253.3000 x 3900 careerservices@uwindsor.ca
Or Contact Co-operative Education & Workplace Partnerships:
Joyce Entrepreneurship Centre, Suite 132 519.253.3000 x 3877 employer@uwindsor.ca