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NRC IRAP Youth Employment Program (YEP) is a wage subsidy program from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program that provides financial assistance to Canadian small and medium-sized businesses to hire young talent for innovation projects.
The program funds positions in R&D, engineering, multimedia, and market analysis to help companies develop new products and processes, advance research activities, and support technology-based business development. Eligible employers must be incorporated, for-profit Canadian SMEs with 500 or fewer full-time employees who are ready to enhance their innovation capacity.
Eligible candidates must be 15 to 30 years old, Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or refugees, and available to work a minimum of 30 hours per week for six to twelve months. The program operates under the federal Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.
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NRC IRAP funding to hire young graduates - National Research Council Canada NRC IRAP funding to hire young graduates Bring new ways of thinking to your business Young talent offer fresh perspectives that can fuel innovation. Our youth employment program provides financial assistance to companies so they can hire young talent to contribute to their innovation needs.
The Youth Employment Program offers financial assistance to offset the cost of hiring young talent to work on projects with R&D, engineering, multimedia or market analysis components or to help develop a new product or process.
The National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) delivers this program under the federal government's Youth Employment and Skills Strategy , which aims to help young Canadians get career information, develop skills, find good jobs, and stay employed.
In addition to bringing new ideas to your organization, your participation also helps highly skilled young people transition into today's rapidly changing labour market. How can a young worker help my business?
A student or young graduate hired through this program can work on business, technical, or technology-related projects to help you: advance research and development, engineering and multimedia activities develop new products and processes conduct market analyses for new technology-based products support business development related to science and technology activities improve customer services To be eligible for financial assistance through our youth employment program, your business must be: a small or medium-sized business (500 or fewer full-time equivalents) incorporated and for-profit ready to enhance your innovation capacity and willing to partner with NRC IRAP Who can I hire under this program?
The youth job placement will last a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 12 months. The candidate must work a minimum of 30 hours per week.
The candidate must also be: 15 to 30 years of age at the start of the job placement a post-secondary graduate a Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada or person granted refugee status in Canada legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial legislation and regulations a first-time participant in a Youth Employment and Skills Strategy work experience program targeted at post-secondary graduates How can I access the program?
Call us toll-free at 1-877-994-4727 to speak with us. We will ask you some questions about your business to determine if you are eligible, including your business objectives and your capacity and willingness to grow through innovation. Discuss your needs with one of our industrial technology advisors .
If we determine your development and growth strategies could benefit from NRC IRAP support, we will refer you to an industrial technology advisor (ITA). The ITA may want to meet with you in person to understand your business in more detail — such as your strategy, the issues you're facing, the opportunities you see for growth and your plans for the future — to determine if our youth employment program is right for you.
Develop a project proposal . The ITA will work with you to develop a project proposal for submission to NRC IRAP. Your ITA can connect you with networks to help you find candidates.
You will hear back from us within two weeks whether or not your project was approved. Once approved, you will need to submit monthly reimbursement claims to NRC IRAP. Please note that these programs cost-share only a portion of the youth candidate's salary costs.
You remain responsible for other expenses, including benefits and overhead costs. Call us toll-free at 1-877-994-4727 to learn more about NRC IRAP . Please note the NRC is committed to providing a respectful and harassment-free workplace.
No inappropriate behaviour, aggression, harassment, or foul language towards our employees will be tolerated. All conversations with anyone behaving in this manner will be immediately terminated. We want to provide you with the best possible service.
Follow the NRC IRAP feedback process to let us know how we can improve.
From: National Research Council Canada Statement from the NRC – continued support for clients and collaborators during COVID-19 April 9, 2020 – Ottawa, Ontario – As Canada and the world continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Research Council's (NRC) top priority is to protect the health and safety of our employees, colleagues, and stakeholders while supporting clients and collaborators.
The NRC is committed to helping Canada and stakeholders during this time of need. We are prioritizing our pandemic response, mandated by the Prime Minister, to address urgent COVID-19 challenges and support Canadian businesses who are developing solutions. Please visit our website for more information and to contact us should you require our services.
In an effort to limit the spread of the virus, 90 percent of NRC staff have transitioned to teleworking. Employees who remain onsite are working on COVID-related programs, and performing critical tasks such as ensuring our buildings are secure, monitoring equipment and facilities, keeping systems running safely, and receiving essential shipments at loading docks on reduced hours.
The NRC remains committed to all of our clients and collaborators, therefore we will continue to carefully consider which facilities need to remain open and which projects are critical to support Canada and Canadians during this difficult time. NRC representatives will be reaching out to clients and collaborators directly, to understand their challenges and how we can best support them.
We also continue to be available to discuss future projects. For questions about payment terms, clients and collaborators are invited to contact the NRC's account receivable team at 1-866-545-1195 or nrc. ar-cd.
cnrc@nrc-cnrc. gc. ca .
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Canadian SMEs (incorporated, for-profit, 500 or fewer FTEs) hiring post-secondary graduates aged 15-30 who are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or refugees. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Manufacturing Grants (Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund) is sponsored by FuzeHub (New York State). These grants, part of the Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund, encourage collaboration between not-for-profit organizations and small to medium-sized manufacturing companies in New York State. Project categories include adoption of new technology to enhance a process and/or product, prototype development, design for manufacturing, proof-of-concept manufacturing, certain equipment purchases, and manufacturing scale-up.
The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to four (4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) that will provide entrepreneurial development services to Native American communities, focusing on supplying services to socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing SBA resources. Eligible applicants must be Tribal Colleges and Universities as defined in the Higher Education Act HEA 316 (U.S.C. 1059c). Funding Opportunity Number: SB-GC7J-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.007. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,ED. Award Amount: Up to $250K per award.
The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to two (2) private, non-profit organizations that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs for the District of Columbia (DC) and the State of Oregon. There will be one award for each location. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax exempt status from the U.S. Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service and must provide services to the District of Columbia (DC) and State of Oregon. Funding Opportunity Number: SB-OEDWB-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.043. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,CD,RD. Award Amount: $75K – $150K per award.