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Agriculture Job Connector · Government of Alberta · Alberta · Dates vary
Alberta Self-Employment Program · Government of Alberta, Ministry of Labour and Immigration · Alberta · Dates vary
Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit · Canada Revenue Agency · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Apprenticeship Wage Subsidy · Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour · Newfoundland · Dates vary
Atlantic Immigration Program · Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
B.C. Youth in Manufacturing Initiative · EMC - Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund - Capital Investment · Government of British Columbia · British Columbia · Dates vary
BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund - Project Readiness · Government of British Columbia · British Columbia · Dates vary
BioTalent - Career Starter Program · BioTalent Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Building UP · Government of Yukon · Yukon · Dates vary
Canada - Manitoba Job Grant · Government of Manitoba · Manitoba · Dates vary
Canada Summer Jobs Program · Employment and Social Development Canada, Service Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Canada-Ontario Job Grant · Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development · Ontario · Dates vary
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit · Canada Revenue Agency · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Career launcher - Clean Tech Internships · Colleges and Institutes Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Career launcher - Natural Resources Internships · Colleges and Institutes Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
CDEM - Self-Employment Benefit Program · Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Centre for Drug Research and Development · adMare Bioinnovations · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Child Care Early Childhood Educator Wage Enhancement · Government of British Columbia · British Columbia · Dates vary
CHRC - Student Work Placement Program · Cultural Human Resources Council · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
CIHR Health Research Collaboration · Canadian Institutes of Health Research · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Clean Foundation - Green Jobs · Clean Foundation · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Clean Foundation - Science Horizons Internship Program · Clean Foundation · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Co-op Graduates Hiring Incentive · Government of Manitoba · Manitoba · Dates vary
Co-op Students Hiring Incentive · Government of Manitoba · Manitoba · Dates vary
Collaborate 2 Commercialize · Government of Ontario, Ontario Centre of Innovation · Ontario · Dates vary
Community Workforce Response Grant · Government of British Columbia, WorkBC · British Columbia · Dates vary
CRC Office of Business Development · Communications Research Centre Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Digital Animation Tax Credit · Government of Nova Scotia, Finance and Treasury Board · Nova Scotia · Dates vary
DRDC Defence Research Partnerships · Defence Research and Development Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Eastern Ontario Development Fund - Business project grants · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade · Ontario · Dates vary
Eastern Ontario Development Fund - Business project loans · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade · Ontario · Dates vary
ECO Canada - Digital Skills for Youth · ECO Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
ECO Canada - Foreign Talent Development · ECO Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
ECO Canada - Youth Employment in Natural Resources YNR · ECO Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Employ PEI · Government of Prince Edward Island, SkillsPEI · Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
Employment Enhancement Program · Newfoundland & Labrador, Immigration, Population Growth and Skills · Newfoundland · Dates vary
Employment Incentives Program · Government of Nova Scotia, Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia · Nova Scotia · Dates vary
ExploreIP · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit · Canadian Heritage · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
First Nations and Inuit Skills Link Program (Not-for-Profit Sector) · Indigenous Services Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
First Nations and Inuit Skills Link Program (Private Sector) · Indigenous Services Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
First Nations and Inuit Summer Work Experience Program · Indigenous Services Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program - Collaboration projects · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry · Ontario · Dates vary
Gearing Up - Student Work Placement Program · Mining Industry Human Resources Council · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Global Innovation Clusters · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Global Skills Strategy - Dedicated service channel · Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Graduate to Opportunity - GTO Innovate · Nova Scotia, Labour, Skills and Immigration · Nova Scotia · Dates vary
Hire a permanent foreign worker · Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Horizon Europe - Pillar 2 · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Housing Internship Initiative for First Nations and Inuit Youth · Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Indigenous Employment Training Partnerships Program · Government of Alberta · Alberta · Dates vary
Indigenous Wage Subsidy Initiative · Clean Foundation · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Innovation and Development Labour Rebate Program · Government of Prince Edward Island, Innovation PEI · Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
Innovation Employment Grant · Government of Alberta, Ministry of Treasury Board and Finance · Alberta · Dates vary
International Mobility Program · Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
JEDI - Indigenous Internship Program · JEDI - Joint Economic Development Initiative · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Job Bank · Employment and Social Development Canada, Service Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Job Creation Partnership Northwest Territories · Government of the Northwest Territories · Northwest Territories · Dates vary
Job Creation Partnerships · Government of Nova Scotia, Employment Nova Scotia · Nova Scotia · Dates vary
Jobs for Youth Program · Government of Prince Edward Island · Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
JobsNL Wage Subsidy · Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour · Newfoundland · Dates vary
Labour - Sponsored Venture - Capital Tax Credit · Government of Nova Scotia, Finance and Treasury Board · Nova Scotia · Dates vary
Labour Force Training · Government of New Brunswick, Working NB · New Brunswick · Dates vary
Métis Employment Services · Rupertsland Institute · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Mitacs - Business Strategy Internship · Mitacs · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Northwest Territories Tourism Training Fund · Northwest Territories, Tourism and Parks · Northwest Territories · Dates vary
NRC - Refrigerated material test laboratory (Cold test labs) Research Facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
NRC IRAP Youth Employment Program · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit · Government of Ontario, Ontario Creates · Ontario · Dates vary
Ontario Job Creation Partnerships · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development · Ontario · Dates vary
Ontario Office of the Employer Adviser · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development · Ontario · Dates vary
Paid Sick Leave Rebate · Government of Yukon, Department of Economic Development · Yukon · Dates vary
Paid Work Experience Tax Credits · Government of Manitoba, Manitoba Tax Assistance Office · Manitoba · Dates vary
Pathway Job matching · Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills · Newfoundland · Dates vary
People & Talent Program - Indigenous Workforce Development Stream · Government of Ontario, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation · Ontario · Dates vary
People & Talent Program - Workforce Development Stream · Government of Ontario, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation · Ontario · Dates vary
Post-Secondary Student Program · Government of Prince Edward Island · Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
Protein Industries Canada - Technology projects · Protein Industries Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
SaskJobs - Employer Services · Government of Saskatchewan · Saskatchewan · Dates vary
Sector Council Program · Government of Manitoba · Manitoba · Dates vary
Self-Employ PEI · Government of Prince Edward Island, SkillsPEI · Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
Self-Employment Assistance · Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour · Newfoundland · Dates vary
Self-Employment Benefit - Workforce Expansion · Government of New Brunswick, Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour · New Brunswick · Dates vary
Self-Employment Program · Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Education, Culture and Employment · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Self-Employment Program (Nova Scotia) · Government of Nova Scotia, Employment Nova Scotia · Nova Scotia · Dates vary
SIF - Collaborations and Networks projects · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Skilled Trades Employment Program (STEP) · BC Construction Association, STEP · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Skills Development Fund - Capital Stream · Government of Ontario · Ontario · Dates vary
Small Enterprise Co-op Placement Assistance Program · Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Immigration, Skills, and Labour · Newfoundland · Dates vary
Staffing UP · Government of Yukon · Yukon · Dates vary
Student Training and Employment Program (STEP) · Government of Yukon, Department of Education · Yukon · Dates vary
Student Work Placement Program · Employment and Social Development Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Summer Employment for Nunavut Students · Government of Nunavut · Nunavut · Dates vary
Supported Employment · Government of Ontario, Ontario Ministry of Colleges and University · Ontario · Dates vary
SynergiQc program for biopharmaceutical research · CQDM Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Targeted Labour Market Program · Government of Nunavut · Nunavut · Dates vary
Tax credit for an on-the-job training period · Gouvernement du Québec, Revenu Québec · Québec · Dates vary
TECHNATION - Career Ready Program · TECHNATION · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Temporary Foreign Worker Program · Employment and Social Development canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary

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