Empowering Futures Program | Electricity Human Resources Canada

Employer Organizations are eligible if they meet the following criteria:

• Firms whose primary activity is the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity.
• Sector support, including renewables, in any of the following areas: R & D, business development, energy efficiency.
• Firms engaged in the manufacturing of equipment or the provision of services necessary for generation, transmission or distribution.
• Post-Secondary institutions are no longer eligible to receive funding.

Participants are eligible if they meet the following criteria:

• They are registered as a full-time or part-time student in a post secondary institution.
• They are a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person with refugee protection in Canada.
• They are legally able to work in Canada according to the laws and regulations of the province or territory where they live.

Employment is eligible if it meets the following criteria:

• The wages for this position must not be funded by another federally funded program.
• The company must provide a full or part-time work opportunity for a student in post-secondary education, enrolled in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics, arts, or business program.
• The company must not recruit and retain friends or family members as participants to the co-op wage subsidy program, or have a sufficient nepotism policy in place.
• The placements must be meaningful work-integrated learning opportunities for the students. As such, they should be generally at least 12 weeks long (exceptions can be discussed).