Youth Internship and Co-Op

Through this program, young northerners will have access to work placements and internships that will serve as a springboard to rewarding and successful careers. By investing in our highly skilled young workforce, Northern Ontario employers prepare them for future employment right here in the North.

What is Eligible?

Private sector and public sector employers located in Northern Ontario involved in the following areas: health care, social services, value-added manufacturing, emerging technologies, environmental sciences, and other activities that will result in an economic or social development advantage for Northern Ontario.

Candidate Criteria

• Co-op Placements: Northern Ontario secondary school graduates 29 years of age or under currently attending an accredited college or university.
• Internships: Northern Ontario secondary school graduates 29 years of age or under who recently graduated from an accredited college or university.

Funding

Co-op placements: eligible Northern Ontario employers would be provided with a conditional contribution of up to 50 per cent of a wage subsidy to a maximum of $6.00 per hour to hire post-secondary students from Northern Ontario for work placements.

Internships: eligible Northern Ontario employers would be provided with a conditional contribution of:

• Up to 50 per cent of a recent Northern Ontario graduate’s salary to a maximum of $27,500 annually (private sector employers).
• Up to 90 per cent of a recent Northern Ontario graduate’s salary to a maximum of $27,500 annually (public sector employers)

Please download the Program Brochure below for complete details including eligibility, funding and guidelines.

How to Apply

Send completed application forms to:

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation
70 Foster Drive, Suite 200
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
P6A 6V8
fax: 1-705-945-6701
email: nohfc.ndm@ontario.ca

For More Information call our toll free line 1-800-461-8329