Cooperative Education Incentive

Amount

Varies

Deadline

Date not announced

Can you get this?

✓Private-sector, non-profit, charity, social enterprise, or municipality

✕Provincial government entities are not eligible

✓Must hire co-op student for 12–16 week term

✓Must pay student at least $19.50/hour plus vacation pay

✓Student must be enrolled at a Nova Scotia university or college

What it takes

Create a LaMPSS account or sign in, then apply online, providing your organization's Registry of Joint Stocks number, Canada Revenue Agency charities number or legal documentation.

Describe your organization and the role you want to fill; submit a separate application for each county if hiring in more than one.

If approved, return a signed contract, provide proof of the student's enrollment, and have the student sign a consent form.

At the end of the program, provide a valid pay stub as proof of wages paid and complete a feedback survey along with the student.

Worth knowing

Employers who hire a student from a designated equity group, including Mi'kmaq or Indigenous, African Nova Scotian, a visible minority, or a woman in an under-represented occupation, receive an additional $1.50 per hour.

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