From Katherine Tsang WIL Digital

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Katherine Tsang <katherine.tsang@changeconnect.ca>

Hi Terry,

We’re currently working on Step 4, which requires us to enter the student’s information and placement description. For wage subsidy approval from WIL Digital, the student must be hired as an employee of the company and meet the following criteria:

Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or persons to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
Enrolled in a program at a Canadian accredited post-secondary institution, during work placement period.
The student is legally entitled to work in Canada. The students will also need to complete the student application form in Step 6.

As per their guidelines, wage subsidies are paid to employers who bring on students for a meaningful WIL opportunity. WIL Digital provides:

50% of the student’s salary, up to $5,000; or
70% of the student’s salary, up to $7,000, if the student falls within one of the following under-represented groups:
- Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
- Indigenous students
- Newcomer (immigrants who immigrated within the last 5 years)
- Students with disabilities
- Visible minorities, (Black; South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan); Filipino; Arab; Latin American; Southeast Asian (e.g., Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Thai); West Asian (e.g., Iranian, Afghan); Korean Japanese; and Other visibility minority groups)
- First-year students With that in mind, we’ll need the following information from you to complete Step 4:

Student’s first name, last name, contact phone number and email address
WIL opportunity takes place remotely or in-person?
Student position title
Department or Business Unit in which the student will be working
Student Job description/Job summary
Start date of the WIL DIGITAL placement
Hourly rate
Number of hours per week

Your prompt reply is highly appreciated. Thank you.