Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Digital

Overview of the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Digital program:

WIL Digital helps employers grow their businesses by providing a wage subsidy to hire post-secondary students while students gain meaningful work experience and on-the-job learning. Get a wage subsidy to cover up to 70% of the costs of a work term placement with a maximum of $7,000 that provides post-secondary students with a position that is digital/technology immersive and that uses technology either entirely or in some capacity.

Benefits of the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Digital program:

• WIL Digital provides employers with a wage subsidy of up to 50% of a students salary up to $5,000, or 70% up to $7,000 for underrepresented students.

Eligibility criteria of the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Digital program:

• For an employer to be eligible for this program, the following criteria must be met:
• Must be a registered, Canadian business, non-profit, or Charity.
• The student must be hired as an employee of the company and not a contractor or an independent contractor.
• Must have the financial capacity to hire a student for the full work term, pay them consistently, and on time, and provide meaningful work experience.
• The position is digital/technology immersive and or uses technology either entirely or in some capacity.
• Must be compliant with Human Rights and Labor legislation, regulation, and laws in your province or region.
• Maintain and provide records of employment, proof of wages paid, and reports when requested by ICTC or the Government of Canada.
• Where legally required, the employer is responsible for Workplace Safety and Insurance or alternate workplace insurance coverage.
• The student is not replacing a displaced worker or filling a role left vacant due to a labor dispute.
• The funding application must have started with ICTC before the student placement start date.
• The employer must reply to telephone calls/emails/questionnaires from ICTC in a timely manner.
• The position is Net New