Project Learning Tree Canada Green Jobs Program
$6,000.00
Subsidy
Description:
Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada) offers a 50% wage match, with up to $6,000 CAD in reimbursements, to employers hiring youth aged 15-30 into Green Jobs. A Green Job is one that supports nature-based solutions for a more sustainable planet. Green jobs are typically involved in, but not limited to, jobs in the forest sector, parks, conservation, natural resource management, environmental education, sustainable food systems, climate change, carbon sequestration, species maintenance and recovery, water quality and quantity, and more.
Comments on Funding:
Funding is a 50% wage match, with up to $6,000 CAD in reimbursements.
Currently accepting applications
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
1. be Indigenous communities, businesses, and non-profits;
2. provide a a new job and the work experience must last between 2-20 weeks (some exceptions apply) — the funding must be used to help your organization hire more youth than normal.
3. be hiring youth aged 15-30 into Green Jobs.
The work experience must take place in Canada.
Application Steps:
Applicants must:
1. first register as a Green Jobs employer on the PLT Canada website (see Source 3);
2. apply for the wage subsidy and start searching for job candidates.
Documentation Needed:
No specific documentation has been identified.
Other Things to Note:
About the author
Maurice
