Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Digital
When & where
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Who it's for
- Registered businesses or not-for profit organizations in Canada
Summer 2025 Status:
Funding is available; applications are open. Application intake starts on March 3, 2025.
Placement Dates: Placements must start on or after April 1st, 2025, and end on or before August 31st, 2025.
*Application Submission Deadline: July 15, 2025, or when ICTC has reached funding capacity for the summer term.
ICTC's WIL Digital program provides employers with wage subsidies to provide a meaningful work-integrated learning placement to post-secondary students.
WIL Digital is an innovative work placement program that benefits both employers and students. WIL Digital helps employers grow their businesses by providing a wage subsidy to hire post-secondary students while students gain meaningful work experience and on-the-job learning. WIL Digital is funded by the Government of Canada's Student Work Placement Program (SWPP). ICTC is among the first organizations to deliver this program.
In addition to work-integrated learning, ICTC also offers access to exclusive e-learning courses. Through taking these courses WIL Digital students develop foundational technology, business, and entrepreneurship skills.
WIL Digital provides employers with a wage subsidy of up to 50% of a student’s salary up to $5,000, or 70% up to $7,000 for underrepresented students.
Application Information
All employers must complete the Eligibility Criteria Pre-screen for each intended application. The option to proceed will only be available to those who pass the Pre-screen. Apply here.
Once the application is released from the Pre-screen, an email notification will be sent to invite the employer to complete the application steps and submit the application for review. Please allow 24-48 hours for the application to become unlocked and available.
After submission, the application review process takes 5-10 business days.
Quick Facts
Employers:
- You are a registered business or not-for-profit organization in Canada
- You provide a safe workplace
- You have general liability insurance
- You hire the student on payroll (not as a contractor)
- You have the financial capacity to hire a student for the full work term, pay them consistently, and on time
- You are able to provide a meaningful work-integrated learning experience
Students:
- They are a Canadian Citizen, a Permanent Resident or a Protected Person as defined by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- They are registered or enrolled at a Canadian post-secondary education institution and are able to provide proof of full-time or part-time enrolment during placement
- They are legally entitled to work in Canada
*International students do not qualify.
Read below for a list of ineligibility criteria.
- Federal, provincial, territorial or municipal governments
- Organizations which are extensions of a federal, provincial, territorial, or municipal government, such as crown corporations, hospitals, public long-term care facilities, public or private schools, and post-secondary institutions
- Members of Government
- Organizations that engage in partisan political activities
- Financial institutions and services companies, including businesses that underwrite loans or do investments
Common Disqualifiers:
- Familiar relationships: The student is an immediate family member of himself or another employee, by definition of: father, mother, step-father, step-mother, brother, sister, spouse (including common law), child (including common-law partner), step-child, ward, father in law, mother in law or relative permanently residing in the household of the Employer.
- International students
- The student is a current permanent full-time or part-time employee of the host employer.
- The student is a director, officer, manager, founder, shareholder or executive of the Host Employer or any other Company.
- Retroactive placements
Please note that this list of exclusions and disqualifiers may not be exhaustive. ICTC reserves the right to amend eligibility criteria at our discretion.
- Confirm your eligibility based on the criteria above.
- Visit our application page and click the "APPLY" button.
- Log in to Survey Monkey. If you do not have an account with Survey Monkey, please register to gain access to the application portal.
- Start the application process, the option to proceed will only be available to those who pass the Eligibility Criteria Pre-screen.
- An email notification will be sent providing you with updates on your application's status.
- Women in STEM
- Indigenous Peoples
- Students with disabilities
- Visible minorities
- Newcomers to Canada
- First-year students
What is ICTC's WIL Digital?
work placements facilitated.
post-secondary students provided with practical work experience in digital economy roles.
employers supported to create work placements for emerging digital talent.
e-learning courses providing online professional development to support student success in the digital economy.
students belonging to under-represented groups in the digital economy.
“As a small business owner, I can’t speak highly enough of ICTC’s WIL program. It has been an invaluable resource for is in growing our business while providing meaningful opportunities for post-secondary students…It’s a win-win opportunity that truly makes a difference for both employers and students alike.”
— Employer from London, Ontario
PARTNER
Post-secondary Education Institutions, Industry Associations, Indigenous Organizations
FUNDER
Funded by the Government of Canada’s Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
