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Employers

Hire smarter. Support students. Save your budget.Ìý

Part-time job to fill? Hire a student and get wage subsidies!   

With the Work Study Program, you’ll be reimbursed a portion of the hourly wage - all while supporting students in financial need.Ìý Using Quebec government grants and operating monies, Scholarships and Student Aid offers subsidies to employers every year.Ìý Take advantage of this cost-saving program and hire a Work Study student.ÌýIt’s easy: apply, request subsidy hours, hire a student, and get reimbursed!

Base subsidy: $5.00 of student’s hourly wage 

Faculties of Arts and Science: Additional subsidy! Fill your position with a student studying in your faculty and get 10$/hour reimbursed.

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How it works

Apply each term for subsidy hours.ÌýThen, post your job and hire a Work Study student.Ìý You’ll receive your wage subsidy with each pay period (ɬÀï·¬ employers) or at the end of the academic term (ɬÀï·¬-affiliated employers).

Who can apply?

ɬÀï·¬ faculty and staff, as well as affiliate employers, looking to fill part-time jobs that are on-campus or on ɬÀï·¬ affiliated sites.Ìý  

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A ɬÀï·¬ employer or ɬÀï·¬-affiliated* employer must: 

  • Be on the University campus, or in facilities owned, leased or rented by the University, or on a ɬÀï·¬-affiliated site.Ìý
  • Pay an hourly rate equivalent to or greater than the minimum wage under the current  Collective Agreement.Ìý
  • Be flexible in accommodating students’ academic schedules.Ìý

*Organizations such as SSMU, MUHC, CKUT, and others are considered ɬÀï·¬-affiliated employers.Ìý They are non-ɬÀï·¬ organizations where a staff member is working in association with ɬÀï·¬.

Eligibility Details

ɬÀï·¬ or ɬÀï·¬-affiliated employers must: 

  • Not contravene any labour agreements.Ìý
  • Have a Supervisor and a payroll person/ɬÀ﷬ administrative delegate who will share responsibility for: 
    • ɬÀï·¬ employers: Creating a job requisition in Workday linked to pre-established job catalogues 
    • Posting the job (preferably in myFuture).Ìý
    • Interviewing and hiring Work Study students.Ìý
    • Providing supervised employment in accordance with the pre-determined job description.Ìý
    • Ensuring that the student is placed on payroll and that bi-weekly payroll reports are submitted, covering the actual hours worked in a given pay period.Ìý
    • Adhering to the appropriate Collective Agreement  governing a ɬÀï·¬ Casual Employee.Ìý
    • ɬÀï·¬-affiliated organizations: Affiliates must have a ɬÀ﷬ .Ìý
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