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Ontario Centre of Innovation
Support for SMEs to hire recent post-secondary graduate
Helps small Ontario businesses hire recent graduates for 4-8 month projects in critical technology. Provides up to $20,000 in matched support for these internships.
Provides matched funding (up to $10k per 4-month unit, max $20k per company) and support for Small-and-Medium-Enterprises to hire recent post-secondary graduates for Critical Technology projects, including network development, strategic innovation partnerships, and ecosystem navigation.
Business Size: small, medium
Industries: Critical Technology
Region: Ontario
Other Criteria: for-profit, less than 500 staff, able to hire recent post-secondary school graduates (undergraduate or master’s program, within three years of graduation), maximum 2 internship units per company (each 4-month internship is 1 unit), intern project must involve at least 1 named Critical Technology in 1 key sector, requires 1:1 matching of funds by the SME, suitable for companies requiring 4-8 months of new talent for Critical Technology projects
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This program is available to small, medium businesses in Critical Technology industries located in Ontario.
This program offers funding up to $20,000.
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