Student Work Placement Program │ Innovate BC

Eligible Applicants

Employer Eligibility

• Be established in B.C., as defined by being registered in BC and/or having a physical location within the province,
• Be a small or medium-sized business or not-for-profit organization (under 500 employees), and
• Have not received a Digital Skills for Youth grant from Innovate BC or another program delivery partner after April 22, 2020.

Youth Eligibility

• Be between the ages of 15 and 30, inclusive, at the start of the internship
• Be a post-secondary graduate (i.e. has completed a diploma or degree following secondary education),
• Not be in receipt of EI during the course of the work placement,
• Be legally entitled to work in Canada (i.e. Canadian citizen, permanent Resident or person who has been granted refugee status), and Self-assess as underemployed, meaning they are employed below their level of education and/or hold part-time employment, or are unemployed.
• Youth who self-identify as women, Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), member of an official language minority community, new immigrant, refugee, a person with a disability, a visible minority or LGBTQ2S+ or who live in a rural or remote location, will be given special consideration.