Sign Up for the Grant Gazette

5 Grant Gotchas - Header CTA - Hello Bar

Along the top of the site, you will see a "call to action." It's an orange bar.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

There is grant money waiting for YOU!

BUT if you step in a “grant trap,” your application is a NO! Learn the FIVE most common errors to AVOID in government grants! Get the 5 Grant Gotchas now to save you countless hours.

  • This field is hidden when viewing the form
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Youth in Natural Resources | ECO Canada

none

Value

Cover 75% of wages up to $20k & training.

Description

ECO Canada, in partnership with Natural Resources Canada, provides wage funding for employers looking to onboard young professionals for full-time work placements and job training.

This program offers eligible employers salary coverage to create jobs within the natural resources sectors to protect the environment and have a positive environmental outcome. Natural resource sectors include: the Energy Sector, Forest Sector, Mining, Minerals & Metals Sector, and Earth Sciences & Support Sector.

Eligible Applicants

Youth Candidates:

  • This program is open to participants who are aged 15-30.
  • Funding is focused around the Natural Resources field.
  • This program is open to candidate’s who hold Canadian citizenship, Canadian permanent residency status, or Canadian refugee status.

 

Host Employers:

  • The program is open to businesses of all sizes.
  • Employers must be Canadian-owned or a Canadian subsidiary, municipal government, provincial or territorial governments department, or Indigenous organizations.
  • Funding will cover full-time placements for work terms up to 12 months.

 

Eligible Sectors:

Natural resource sectors that qualify include: Energy Sector; Forest Sector; Mining, Minerals & Metals Sector; Earth Sciences & Support Sector

Eligible Expenses

This program offers eligible employers 75% of the candidate’s wages covered up to $20,000 or 75% up to $30,000 when hiring an indigenous youth, a person with a disability or a person living in a remote location.

Equity deserving groups include: Persons with a disability, Indigenous, Persons living in a remote location including one of Canada’s territories. Both the employer and candidate must fill out reports throughout the placement for the employer to receive the wage subsidy.

Deadline Date

Ongoing. Please click the link indicated below for update.

I’m going to let you in on a secret: You don’t have to waste countless hours or drown in paperwork to win grants

With ABG, you can find the right grants, prepare for your meeting, and write a winning application that will get you the most money, in the least amount of time.

Contact Alberta Business Grants right now.

Download Now! Five Grant Gotchas

There is grant money waiting for YOU! BUT if you step in a “grant trap,” your application is a NO! Learn the FIVE most common errors to AVOID in government grants! Get the 5 Grant Gotchas now to save you countless hours.

  • This field is hidden when viewing the form
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.