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Nova Scotia, Labour, Skills and Immigration
Wage subsidy for innovation jobs in Nova Scotia
Helps businesses hire recent master's or PhD graduates for innovation jobs. Covers up to 30% of the first year's salary and 15% of the second year's salary.
Wage subsidy for hiring recent Masters or PhD graduates into innovation-focused roles. Employers receive 30% of the first year's salary and 15% of the second year's salary. An additional 10% subsidy is provided in year 1 if the employer hires a graduate from an under-represented group (Mi'kmaq/Indigenous, African Nova Scotian, visible minority, person with a disability, 2SLGBTQIA+ community member, woman in an under-represented occupation, or international student). The program aims to build a stronger workforce and retain young people in Nova Scotia.
Business Size: small, medium
Industries: any sector (for-profit business)
Region: Nova Scotia
Other Criteria: for-profit business with no more than 200 full-time employees, hiring a recent Masters or PhD graduate (within 1 year of first day of work), job must be innovation-focused and pay at least $60,000 a year, at least half of the new graduate's time must be spent on innovation-based activities (e.g., applied research, product/service development, market analysis for new complex products, activity improvement, process development/improvement, technical feasibility studies and pilots)
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