EHRC Green Jobs Program: Youth Employee Subsidies
June 26, 2019
Electricity Human Resources Canada’s (EHRC) Green Jobs Program supports companies in providing youth with work experience (via internships and on-the-job training) in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) positions in Canada’s green economy.
What is a Green Job?
STEM jobs linked to the green economy can be classified two ways:
- Positions that require environmental skills, knowledge, experience or competencies in order to produce products or services that have an environmental benefit
- Positions that may not require specialized environmental skills but result in an environmental benefit.
Placements and Subsidies
EHRC provides 50% wage subsidies to a maximum of $15,000 for employers hiring youth between the ages of 15 and 30. For those employers with placements in northern and remote communities and youth furthest from employment, EHRC will provide a 50% wage subsidy to a maximum of $20,000. To encourage employers to proactively place youth from under-represented groups, EHRC is reserving 50% of placements for youth self-identifying in the following categories:
- Women
- Indigenous peoples
- Visible minorities
- Persons with disabilities
Placements must be a minimum of six months and ending by March 31, 2020.
Employer Eligibility
Employers must be in one or more of the following areas:
- Firms whose primary activity is the generation, transmission and distribution of green electrical power.
- Sector support including renewables such as: R&D, energy efficiency.
- Firms engaged in the manufacturing of equipment and the provision of services necessary to the generation of green energy.
Employer organizations must be classified as one of the following:
- Aboriginal
- Academic
- Not-for-Profit Organization
- Industry
- Municipal, Provincial, or Territorial Government
- Utility
Youth Eligibility
Youth workers must:
- Be a youth between the ages of 15 to 30 years of age as of the start date of their placement.
- Be a Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or persons with refugee protection in Canada.
- Be legally able to work in Canada according to relevant laws and regulations of the province or territory of residence.
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