The Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) brings together employers, students, and post-secondary institutions to create quality work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities across Canada. The program provides employers with wage subsidies to hire post-secondary students for paid work experiences, while students gain quality work experience to help secure employment in their chosen fields of study.

The program is delivered by 18 recognized associations and organizations representing key industries and sectors across Canada. Magnet is one of these delivery partners, using the Outcome Campus Connect platform (Canada's largest online student recruitment tool) to connect employers with students from 125+ post-secondary institutions through a single job posting.

Funding Structure

The program provides two levels of wage subsidy:

• Standard Placements: 50% of wages to a maximum of $5,000 per net new placement
• Placements for Underrepresented Groups: 70% of wages to a maximum of $7,000 per net new placement

Underrepresented groups include women in STEM, Indigenous students, newcomers, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and first-year students.

Eligible Work-Integrated Learning Types

Work-integrated learning (WIL) is a model of curricular experiential education which formally integrates a student's academic studies within a workplace or practice setting. Eligible WIL opportunities include co-op placements, internships, practicums, applied research projects, and mentorship programs.

Eligibility and Key Employer Requirements

Eligible employers:

• Registered Canadian non-profit organizations or businesses
• Must provide quality work-integrated learning experience to post-secondary students
• Must pay students upfront for full placement duration (wage subsidy reimbursed after completion with supporting documentation)
• Cannot be government entities, crown corporations, post-secondary institutions, hospitals, or financial institutions

Student Eligibility Requirements

Students must:

• Be registered as a domestic student in a recognized post-secondary institution
• Be Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or persons to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
• Be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations (international students are not eligible)
• Be undertaking a placement recognized as work-integrated learning in connection with a course, degree, certificate, diploma, or other recognized program offered by the institution
• Be enrolled in a full-time or part-time program from any program of study
• Not be an immediate family member of the employer