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Digital Skills for Youth – $10,500 Wage Subsidy

The University of Calgary is delivering the DS4Y program on behalf of ISED Canada. DS4Y is a wage subsidy program targeted to employers with under 500 employees looking to hire youth in the digital/tech space. This program has two components – internship/job alongside some training coursework to upgrade tech/digital skills & employers participating are eligible for upto $10,500 in wage subsidies.

You can find information for employers in the employer guide – https://www.ucalgary.ca/student-services/careers/digital-skills-youth/employer-guide;

and training options available to interns/hires here: https://www.ucalgary.ca/student-services/careers/digital-skills-youth/pathway-options.

If you would like to know more, please contact Devika Pandey, the DS4Y Program Coordinator at devika.pandey@ucalgary.ca.

Check out my interview with Devika Pandey with the Digital Skills for Youth Program (DS4Y). They are in need of employers before March 31, 2020.

The Anti-Racism Action Grant is intended to help address barriers to employment, justice and social participation among Indigenous Peoples, racialized communities and religious minorities. Deadline: December 17, 2019. $500,000. Covers 100% Eligible expenses.

At the Alberta Innovates conference in June, you can pitch your business to investors. A grant staffer told me two weeks ago that, “they find many businesses they fund a grant conferences.” Check it out!

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