Student Training and Employment Program (STEP)

Who can apply

This program is for hiring post-secondary students who are from the Yukon. Students must be enroled in or recently graduated from a post-secondary program lasting a minimum of 2 years.

You can apply for funding if you are a:

private-sector employer;

non-government organization or agency;

First Nation;

municipal government; or

Government of Yukon department.

You must also:

be legally entitled to operate a business in Yukon;

have an office in Yukon with a local contact person; and

have been operating in Yukon for at least 1 year.

Eligible jobs

You can apply for funding if your student job:

relates to a student’s field of study and will benefit the student’s future career;

guarantees at least 450 hours of work;

provides at least 32 hours of work per week;

starts no earlier than May 1 and ends no later than September 1; and

pays according to the STEP pay scale.

This process is for hiring post-secondary, Yukon students only.