Summer, Fall & Winter Semesters

• International students;
• Recent graduates;
• Government departments and crown corporations;
• Credit unions;
• Post-Secondary Institutions

• New employer applications will be accepted until August 28, 2026
• Final day to submit a job opportunity to the Internship Job Board is August 21, 2026 (or earlier, if funding is fully allocated)
• Internship START date window: July 1, 2026 - September 14, 2026
• Latest END date: January 25, 2027

All eligible internships qualify for a 50% wage subsidy (up to a maximum of $5000).

Sales, Marketing, Software, Hardware Dev, Finance, and Operations. We want to support all entrepreneurial jobs, other types are encouraged!

Employers participating in our program for the first time:

• 1 intern for organizations with 1-9 staff
• Up to 3 interns for organizations with 10+ staff

Employers who have participated before:

• Up to 3 interns for organizations with 
• Up to 5 interns for organizations with 10+ staff

We can fund the same intern-employer match for a maximum of two consecutive terms (up to a total of 8 months). An intern may be hired by the same employer for a maximum of four cohorts in total, whether those cohorts are consecutive or not. Employers must submit a new Hiring Request Form for each intern and for each cohort for which they wish to receive funding.

• Full and part-time students enrolled in an accredited Canadian college or university
• Studying any discipline, at any diploma or degree level
• Hold Canadian citizenship, Permanent Residency or refugee status (International students are not eligible)
• Will be enrolled (completing program requirements) for at least the first 30 days of this internship

Post-secondary institutions (universities, colleges, and polytechnics) are no longer eligible to be employers.

Employers must pay at least $18.00/hour. On average, our employers typically pay their interns about $22/hour.

Hiring requests for Fall 2026 internships will be accepted from June 8th until August 28th. The link can be found here: https://here.ventureforcanada.ca/en/ip-hiringrequest. Eligible Employers will receive the password beginning June 8th. Please note, that funding will only be allocated to a fully eligible employer who has completed the initial application and attended an onboarding session. Please reach out to internemployers@ventureforcanada.ca if you have any questions.

• You can stack VFC funding with provincial, municipal, or private funding sources, which means your net cost could be even lower. 
• The one restriction: VFC funding can't be combined with other federal programs like Canada Summer Jobs or Young Canada Works.as this program is funded by ESDC's Student Work Placement Program (through the Government of Canada).
• Stacking funding does not affect the maximum subsidy you can receive from VFC, however, the total funding received cannot exceed 100% of the student's salary for the term.
• You do not need to report to us if you receive funding other than ours, although questions about this matter are always welcome!

If something isn't working, reach out to internemployers@ventureforcanada.ca. We're involved throughout the placement, not just at the start. Most issues are easier to sort out early, and we'd rather hear from you than have a placement fall apart quietly.