Wage Subsidies

Are high wage expectations making you reluctant to put up that Help Wanted sign? A wage subsidy program can put the perfect employee within your reach.

• Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1083/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  If you hire an eligible apprentice, you can receive a tax credit equivalent to 10% of their salary.
• Career Focus
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4959/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  This wage subsidy could help you pay part of the salary of college or university graduates, if you provide them with relevant work experience.
• Child Care Stabilization Grant
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3500/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  You can receive a government grant for your child care business to help retain and train qualified child care professionals.
• Early Childhood Enhancement Grant
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4776/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  You could receive a grant to improve employee salaries and benefits at your daycare.
• Employment Incentives Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3739/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Receive technical and financial incentives for hiring a qualified employee who has had a workplace injury.
• Energy Training Program for Students
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/2398/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Receive a wage subsidy to hire a student for a work term in your energy sector business.
• Export Internship for Trade Graduates
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/857/
  Applies to: Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island
  Hire a graduate with exporting know-how under this wage subsidy program.
• Film Industry Tax Credit
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3428/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Receive a fully refundable corporate income tax credit for labour amounts paid to Nova Scotia residents working on the production of your film or television show.
• Housing Internship Initiative for First Nations and Inuit Youth
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/5139/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Your housing-related Aboriginal business may qualify for wage subsidies of up to $10,000 to hire and train First Nations or Inuit youths.
• Job Creation Partnerships
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1080/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Yukon
  Funding to hire staff for projects that last up to 52 weeks.
• Job Creation Partnerships (Nova Scotia)
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4210/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Access funding to hire unemployed workers.
• Labour Market Partnerships (Nova Scotia)
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3907/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Access funding to help with labour force issues and human resources planning.
• Nova Scotia Business Inc. Payroll Rebate
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/2381/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Receive a payroll rebate for your export or growth sector-oriented project.
• Opportunities Fund - Funding for Employers and Organizations
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4937/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  If you are a person with disabilities who wants to start a business or an employer who would like to hire someone with a disability, you could qualify for funds.
• Private Sector Research and Development Co-operative Employment Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3816/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Hire a science, business or engineering co-op student and receive a 75% wage subsidy.
• Science and Technology Internship Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1459/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  If your business is in the geomatics, geology, mining, forestry or energy sector, you could get money to hire recent graduates in science, engineering or business.
• Skills Link
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1995/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Need employees? You can receive money to hire and train young Canadians between the ages of 15 and 30 to work on your project.
• Small Business Internship Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1050/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Get funding to hire a student to help you implement e-business practices and technologies that can increase your sales or improve productivity.
• Targeted Wage Subsidies (Nova Scotia)
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4114/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Access subsidies for wages and other costs to hire unemployed workers.
• Targeted Wage Subsidies
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1587/
  Applies to: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Yukon
  If your business is in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or Yukon, you can secure money to hire someone who is or was recently receiving employment insurance.