Wage Subsidy Programs
The Trust’s wage subsidy programs, with support from College of the Rockies, could support your business to hire a employee, such as a student, an apprentice or recent graduate.
Click on a program below for more information.
School Works Wage Subsidy Program
The School Works Wage Subsidy Program provides wage subsidies to employers to help them hire full-time students on part-time basis throughout the school year.
This program is closed. Click here to learn more.
Apprentice Wage Subsidy Program
The Apprentice Wage Subsidy Program provides a wage subsidy to businesses, non-profits or First Nations communities, and local governments in the Columbia Basin to meet their employment needs.
This program is closed. All program details can be found here.
Summer Works Wage Subsidy Program
The Summer Works Wage Subsidy Program provides small businesses with a wage subsidy to hire full-time high school and post-secondary students during the school summer break.
This program is closed. Click here to learn more.
Basin Food Producer Wage Subsidy Program
The Basin Food Producer Wage Subsidy Program provides support to primary food producers in the Basin. The program will provide flexibility to farmers to hire employees as needed throughout the 2024 growing and harvesting season.
This program is now accepting applications. Program details and online application can be found here.
