# Hiring Programs

Grow your team without growing your expenses. Maximize your team’s potential with grant-funded hires. Pocketed supports you with expert grant writing, grant consulting services, and SR&ED services to help you secure the funding you need to expand your team effectively.

## An overview of today’s top programs

### Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ)
#### Issuer: Government of Canada

## Amount: Varies

The Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program provides funding to help employers create summer job opportunities for young people aged 15 to 30. This program supports organizations, including not-for-profits, public sector employers, and small businesses with 50 or fewer employees, in hiring youth for summer work experiences.

### Career-Launcher Internships
#### Issuer: Colleges and Institutes Canada

## Amount: Up to $30,000

Career Launcher Internships provide funding to employers to create paid internships for recent post-secondary graduates. The program focuses on enhancing skills and employability by offering work experiences in green jobs, digital tech, and natural resources sectors. Employers receive up to $30,000 to support salaries and training for their interns.

### Venture for Canada Internships
#### Issuer: Venture for Canada

## Amount: Up to $7,000

The Venture for Canada Internships program connects post-secondary students with Canadian startups and small businesses for meaningful work experiences. Employers can receive up to $7,000 in wage subsidies to hire interns for roles that help them develop entrepreneurial skills and gain practical experience in a dynamic work environment.

## Access more funding opportunities with Pocketed

Pocketed makes finding funding easy. We’re always on the lookout for the best programs so you can sit back and let the opportunities come to you.

## Hear from our users

"From an equity perspective, Pocketed levels the playing field to accessing grant funding. It was much easier for us to apply and to even have some awareness about grant programs to begin with!"  
Tim Morton, Founder & President, Prompta

"Pocketed is hands-down the easiest solution for securing in-demand grant money. The solution is incredibly easy to use and the team is super responsive. Pocketed has helped us with grants for a few positions and we plan on continuing to partner together for years to come."  
Mikael Castaldo, Co-CEO, Kruzee

"Pocketed opened my eyes from the beginning to see what is available and what we are eligible for. I can safely say one of the great and heartwarming things that happened to me was that I could secure the Career Launcher funding, introduced by Pocketed, which fully reimbursed an intern’s salary."  
Dr. Maryam R. Aliabadi, CEO & Co-Founder, KIDS’ SHIELD SERVICES

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