Co-op Students Hiring Incentive (COS-HI)

Amount:

$5,000.00

Type:

Tax Credit

Description:

The Co-op Students Hiring Incentive (COS-HI) is designed to provide training and work experience for students to help create more employment opportunities through co-operative education work placements. The benefit provides a 15% tax credit of up to $5,000 per student that will help to encourage employers to provide a work placement for co-op education students.

Comments on Funding:

Deadline:

Rolling deadline

Eligibility:

Eligibility criteria:
1. Eligible employers include taxable corporations or exempt corporate entities. 2. Unincorporated employers may claim the refundable credit on the individual income tax return.

Application Steps:

Employers seeking information on how to claim the Paid Work Experience Tax Credit on their income tax must contact:

Manitoba Finance
Manitoba Tax Assistance Office
809-386 Broadway
Winnipeg MB R3C 3R6
Telephone: 204-948-2115 or (1-800-782-0771 outside Winnipeg)
Fax: 204-948-2263
Email: tao@gov.mb.ca

Documentation Needed:

No specific documentation has been identified.

Other Things to Note:

The Co-op Students Hiring Incentive (COS-HI) is one of the Paid Work Experience Tax Credits.

Maurice

About the author

Maurice

Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Canada to identify and maximize funding to grow their business.

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