Digital Skills for Youth (DS4Y) │ Government of Canada

Eligible expenditures are those incurred by the eligible applicant (i.e. delivery organization) and which are reasonable and required to carry out the eligible activities to deliver on the goals of the DS4Y program. These include the following:

Internship costs (up to a maximum of $30,000):

• Wage subsidy of up to 100% of intern salaries and Mandatory Employment Related Costs (MERCS)
• Training costs up to $4,000 per intern, inclusive of taxes
• Participant costs (such as living expenses, dependent care, scholarships/bursaries, and accommodation)
• Capital costs, including small repairs or renovations to support the participation of youth facing barriers. Capital costs for the construction of a building or the purchase of land or buildings are not eligible

Administrative costs (limited to a maximum of 15% of federal contribution):

• Overhead costs, including costs related to central administrative functions of the recipient organization that are drawn upon to support agreement activities (such as shared postage, telephones, IT maintenance and head office support)
• The costs of materials and supplies
• Staff wages, training and professional development costs
• Honoraria and hospitality costs
• Printing and communication costs
• Travel costs (need to be in accordance with the Travel Directive as developed by the National Joint Council. Incidentals are not eligible costs under the DS4Y program
• Professional fees (such as consultants, IT, technical expertise, facilitation, legal, research, audit, assessment and evaluation)

The funds distributed by the delivery organization to the employers to carry out eligible project activities are also eligible expenditures.