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Hire a co-op!

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David Crow

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Looking for ways to get new talent? Hire a co-op! The Ontario Government has a great program to help offset the costs. It’s interesting how all of these programs are located in and around Waterloo. This is one of the benefits of starting a company in Ontario.

I know that Kontagent, Extreme VP, Bumptop, LearnHub, Sysmos, FreshBooks, Well.ca, Idee and others have hired co-ops in the past. Here is some basic math, pay your students $15/hour for a 40 hour week for 16 weeks. It will cost you $9,600. The program will return you 25% which is $2,400. Cost for you for the 16 weeks is only $7,200. A steal!

For each co-op student hired, your organization can take advantage of the Co-operative Education Tax Credit.  The Ontario Government recently increased the credit to 25 per cent of salaries or wages and benefits (30 per cent for small businesses) to a maximum of $3,000 per student, per term. For more
information:

Anyone know the contact details for UofT, Seneca, or Ryerson’s coop programs?

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32 responses to “Hire a co-op!”

  1. GregL Avatar
    GregL

    Contact info for UofT's PEY program at http://www.pey.utoronto.ca/contact.htm

    Reply
  2. heatherleson Avatar
    heatherleson

    Thanks David, I sent this post to a few people already.

    I went to Seneca for their Library and Information Technician program over a decade ago. They had placements as part of the program.
    http://www.senecac.on.ca/fulltime/LIT.html. Here’s the info I found on who runs it now:

    Program Chair: Wanda Forsythe
    Telephone: (416) 491-5050 Ext. 2745
    Email: [email protected]

    Reply
  3. heatherleson Avatar
    heatherleson

    Thanks David, I sent this post to a few people already.

    I went to Seneca for their Library and Information Technician program over a decade ago. They had placements as part of the program.
    http://www.senecac.on.ca/fulltime/LIT.html. Here's the info I found on who runs it now:

    Program Chair: Wanda Forsythe
    Telephone: (416) 491-5050 Ext. 2745
    Email: [email protected]

    Reply
  4. Puleen Patel Avatar
    Puleen Patel

    Information about Seneca’s Co-Op Programs. I was part of their Computer Programming and Analysis Co-Op program. Both me and my then employer benefited largely from this initiative. I got the relevant experience and time to play with new technologies and my employer got the tax benefits as well as a skilled and dedicated employee.

    I urge all students and companies to take part in the Co-Op program. It’s a Win-Win!

    For Students: http://www.senecac.on.ca/students/coopprograms.html
    For Employers: http://www.senecacareerlink.com/

    Reply
  5. puleen Avatar
    puleen

    Information about Seneca's Co-Op Programs. I was part of their Computer Programming and Analysis Co-Op program. Both me and my then employer benefited largely from this initiative. I got the relevant experience and time to play with new technologies and my employer got the tax benefits as well as a skilled and dedicated employee.

    I urge all students and companies to take part in the Co-Op program. It's a Win-Win!

    For Students: http://www.senecac.on.ca/students/coopprograms….
    For Employers: http://www.senecacareerlink.com/

    Reply
  6. Rahil Sondhi Avatar
    Rahil Sondhi

    Employers looking for Management students from the University of Toronto Scarborough campus can get more information here:
    http://mgmtcoop.utsc.utoronto.ca
    (416) 287-7111
    [email protected]

    Reply
  7. Rahil Sondhi Avatar
    Rahil Sondhi

    Employers looking for Management students from the University of Toronto Scarborough campus can get more information here:
    http://mgmtcoop.utsc.utoronto.ca
    (416) 287-7111
    [email protected]

    Reply
  8. dtham Avatar
    dtham

    Ryerson University: For coop programs check out http://www.ryerson.ca/co-op/

    Ryerson University: For year round 12 – 16 month internships for Mechanical & Industrial Engineering check out http://www.ryerson.ca/mie/IIP/

    Prof. K.Donald Tham

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  9. dtham Avatar
    dtham

    Ryerson University: For coop programs check out http://www.ryerson.ca/co-op/

    Ryerson University: For year round 12 – 16 month internships for Mechanical & Industrial Engineering check out http://www.ryerson.ca/mie/IIP/

    Prof. K.Donald Tham

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  10. Sandy Ward Avatar
    Sandy Ward

    Another great government program for hiring students is the Small Business Internship Program (SBIP)

    They pay 75% of a students salary (including MERC) for up to 420 hours.
    At $15 per hour, you would pay about $1575 and the government picks up the rest.

    http://bit.ly/Yv0wx

    Combining these two programs would be awesome, you could hire a student for 1060 hours and only pay $9,775.

    HomeZilla has received two SBIP approvals and we will be hiring a Library Sciences person in Toronto and a PoliSci/MBA student in Cape Breton. If you have any questions about the application shot me an email.

    Reply
  11. Sandy Ward Avatar
    Sandy Ward

    Another great government program for hiring students is the Small Business Internship Program (SBIP)

    They pay 75% of a students salary (including MERC) for up to 420 hours.
    At $15 per hour, you would pay about $1575 and the government picks up the rest.

    http://bit.ly/Yv0wx

    Combining these two programs would be awesome, you could hire a student for 1060 hours and only pay $9,775.

    HomeZilla has received two SBIP approvals and we will be hiring a Library Sciences person in Toronto and a PoliSci/MBA student in Cape Breton. If you have any questions about the application shot me an email.

    Reply
  12. petzy Avatar
    petzy

    I’m a U of T Engineering student, we have an optional program called Professional Employment Year (12-16 month internship). I just started my PEY and I’m currently working with a great startup company. Any employer looking to hire U of T engineering students can take a look at http://www.pey.utoronto.ca/ or contact the director at:

    Jose Pereira
    Director, Engineering Career Centre
    416-978-3132
    jpereira at ecf.utoronto.ca

    Cheers
    Peter

    Reply
  13. petzy Avatar
    petzy

    I'm a U of T Engineering student, we have an optional program called Professional Employment Year (12-16 month internship). I just started my PEY and I'm currently working with a great startup company. Any employer looking to hire U of T engineering students can take a look at http://www.pey.utoronto.ca/ or contact the director at:

    Jose Pereira
    Director, Engineering Career Centre
    416-978-3132
    jpereira at ecf.utoronto.ca

    Cheers
    Peter

    Reply
  14. ruyoung Avatar
    ruyoung

    here are some more:

    George Brown College – http://www.georgebrown.ca/coop/employer_resources/index.aspx
    Doreen Pashkoff, Co-op Officer
    (416) 415-5000 ext 2926
    [email protected]

    Sheridan College – http://www1.sheridaninstitute.ca/services/coop/emp_hiring.cfm
    (905) 845-9430 ext 2649 or (905) 459-7533 ext 5662
    [email protected]

    Humber College – http://careers.humber.ca/placement.htm
    (416) 675-6622
    contacts by program – http://careers.humber.ca/docs/Co-opContactListJune09.pdf

    OCAD – http://www.ocad.ca/students/career_services.htm
    Zachary Moss
    (416) 977-6000 ext 250
    [email protected]

    Reply
  15. ruyoung Avatar
    ruyoung

    here are some more:

    George Brown College – http://www.georgebrown.ca/coop/employer_resourc…
    Doreen Pashkoff, Co-op Officer
    (416) 415-5000 ext 2926
    [email protected]

    Sheridan College – http://www1.sheridaninstitute.ca/services/coop/…
    (905) 845-9430 ext 2649 or (905) 459-7533 ext 5662
    [email protected]

    Humber College – http://careers.humber.ca/placement.htm
    (416) 675-6622
    contacts by program – http://careers.humber.ca/docs/Co-opContactListJ…

    OCAD – http://www.ocad.ca/students/career_services.htm
    Zachary Moss
    (416) 977-6000 ext 250
    [email protected]

    Reply
  16. Brian Gordon Avatar
    Brian Gordon

    Companies that are interested in bringing in interns at the Masters/PhD or Postdoc level for short term research-based projects should check out the MITACS ACCELERATE (www.acceleratecanada.ca) program. The ACCELERATE program builds and partially funds advanced research collaborations between industry and academia. If you’d like to learn more about it, checkout the website or drop me a line.

    Brian Gordon
    [email protected]

    Reply
  17. Brian Gordon Avatar
    Brian Gordon

    Companies that are interested in bringing in interns at the Masters/PhD or Postdoc level for short term research-based projects should check out the MITACS ACCELERATE (http://www.acceleratecanada.ca) program. The ACCELERATE program builds and partially funds advanced research collaborations between industry and academia. If you'd like to learn more about it, checkout the website or drop me a line.

    Brian Gordon
    [email protected]

    Reply
  18. Mark Patterson Avatar
    Mark Patterson

    Ryerson MBA students are available for 4 month Internships.
    Contact:
    Mark Patterson,
    Manager External Relations
    Ryerson MBA Program
    416-979-5000 x 2486 (office)
    416-500-2054 Cell
    [email protected]

    Reply
  19. Mark Patterson Avatar
    Mark Patterson

    Ryerson MBA students are available for 4 month Internships.
    Contact:
    Mark Patterson,
    Manager External Relations
    Ryerson MBA Program
    416-979-5000 x 2486 (office)
    416-500-2054 Cell
    [email protected]

    Reply
  20. nakubu Avatar
    nakubu

    $15 an hour? Only if it’s Quality Assurance work. Consider $20+/hour if you’re looking to hire programmers, since there is a lot of choice out there (yes, even in this recession!), and as a computer science co-op student, I can guarantee you that unless the job was ridiculously good with good perks, not many people would take that offer!

    Reply
    1. davidcrow Avatar
      davidcrow

      @nakubu I randomly picked $15.

      What are people paying co-op students?

      Reply
      1. Jesse Rodgers Avatar
        Jesse Rodgers

        Salary information for your typical Waterloo students is here:

        http://www.cecs.uwaterloo.ca/employers/salary.php

        The amount is different based on year and faculty… and there is a range.

        Reply
      2. mgrouchy Avatar
        mgrouchy

        It depends on how much experience the student has, etc. Generally $15/hr is about right for a first 4 month workterm. I did an internship before I graduated from my CS program, it payed ~$19/hr. It just depends on the company, the job, etc. However, for a developer a common range I see in the Ottawa area for a University student is generally $17-22/hr possibly a little more or less depending on the the student and company.

        Reply
        1. davidcrow Avatar
          davidcrow

          Using the University of Waterloo data http://www.cecs.uwaterloo.ca/pdfs/hourly_salary_information_2008.pdf for Engineering and CS/Math students it gives a range of $9.20 – 26.00/hour depending on experience.

          Looks like $15-25 is appropriate, with more experienced students at the higher end of the scale.

          Reply
          1. nakubu Avatar
            nakubu

            Right, $15/hour is right for a first work term, since many people lack the experience and the jobs available are usually rather mundane (testing, etc.). Afterward, with some more relevant experience I’d say $20 or more is expected. Programming jobs usually pay at least $20/hour.

  21. nakubu Avatar
    nakubu

    $15 an hour? Only if it's Quality Assurance work. Consider $20+/hour if you're looking to hire programmers, since there is a lot of choice out there (yes, even in this recession!), and as a computer science co-op student, I can guarantee you that unless the job was ridiculously good with good perks, not many people would take that offer!

    Reply
  22. davidcrow Avatar
    davidcrow

    @nakubu I randomly picked $15.

    What are people paying co-op students?

    Reply
  23. jrodgers Avatar
    jrodgers

    Salary information for your typical Waterloo students is here:

    http://www.cecs.uwaterloo.ca/employers/salary.php

    The amount is different based on year and faculty… and there is a range.

    Reply
  24. mgrouchy Avatar
    mgrouchy

    It depends on how much experience the student has, etc. Generally $15/hr is about right for a first 4 month workterm. I did an internship before I graduated from my CS program, it payed ~$19/hr. It just depends on the company, the job, etc. However, for a developer a common range I see in the Ottawa area for a University student is generally $17-24/hr possibly a little more or less depending on the the student and company.

    Reply
  25. davidcrow Avatar
    davidcrow

    Using the University of Waterloo data http://www.cecs.uwaterloo.ca/pdfs/hourly_salary… for Engineering and CS/Math students it gives a range of $9.20 – 26.00/hour depending on experience.

    Looks like $15-25 is appropriate, with more experienced students at the higher end of the scale.

    Reply
  26. nakubu Avatar
    nakubu

    Right, $15/hour is right for a first work term, since many people lack the experience and the jobs available are usually rather mundane (testing, etc.). Afterward, with some more relevant experience I'd say $20 or more is expected. Programming jobs usually pay at least $20/hour.

    Reply
  27. nakubu Avatar
    nakubu

    Right, $15/hour is right for a first work term, since many people lack the experience and the jobs available are usually rather mundane (testing, etc.). Afterward, with some more relevant experience I’d say $20 or more is expected. Programming jobs usually pay at least $20/hour.

    Reply

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