Wage Subsidy Programs for Employers 2025-26
April 16, 2025
- Hire summer students.
- Mentor youth who face barriers to employment, who are not in school, are unemployed/underemployed.
- Inuit ages 15 to 30 at the start of the program
SUMMER STUDENTS
May 1 – start of fall academic term. Minimum 80 hours::
Help Inuit students acquire skills by providing summer work experiences.
- Assist secondary and post-secondary students in preparation for future entry into the labour market by enabling them to obtain employment experience.
- Enable Inuit youth to earn wages to help finance their post-secondary education.
- For current full-time students planning to return to school in the fall.
MENTORED YOUTH
- Promote the benefits of education as key to Inuit youth participation in the labour market.
- Support the development and enhancement of young people’s essential employability through Mentored Youth programs.
- Introduce youth to a variety of career options.
For more information, contact Nicole Maksagak at nmaksagak@kitia.ca.
Applications will be reviewed in order received.
