Talent Opportunities Program — Student Work Placement Program

Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling

Odds

First-come, first-served

Effort

30–60 minutes

Can you get this?

✓Registered Canadian business or non-profit eligible

✓Employer can be in any industry sector

✕Government bodies and crown corporations are not eligible

✕Financial sector employers are not eligible

✓Student must be Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or protected person

Your real odds

Funding is first-come, first-served, and Winter 2026 is already closed because demand filled it.

The portal is open for Summer 2026 and Fall 2026 only, and if funding runs out before your application clears, you land on a waitlist, so the day you apply within a term is a real variable.

What it takes

Confirm eligibility — check the student's enrollment status, placement relevance, and your business's employee count for 'net new' rules if you have 100+ staff30–60 minutes

Submit application through the OCC portal during an open term window1–2 hours

Receive conditional approval and sign the Recipient Agreement to reserve fundingDays to weeks depending on volume

Worth knowing

If you have 100 or more employees, the placement has to be net new above your historical baseline of student hires, meaning only the incremental hire above that baseline qualifies for funding.

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