🍁 Student Hiring Grants
Hire an intern, get grant support included.
Canadian startups hiring through Inkaer unlock federal and provincial grants that can subsidize intern costs — up to $7,000 per placement.
What you get
Everything you need to actually claim the funding.
Filing for grants is where most placements stall. Every founder we work with gets the same four things — mapped to their specific placement, not a generic PDF.
Eligibility check across 10+ Canadian grant programs
Tell us your province, industry, and role — we map your placement against federal and provincial programs and hand back the ones you actually qualify for. No guessing through 40-page eligibility PDFs, no calls with grant consultants.
Estimated approval rates per program
Each program gets an approval likelihood based on the shape of your placement — role type, company stage, province. When you're weighing which grant to file for, you see where the effort is worth it and skip the rest.
Personalized document checklist
A per-program checklist of exactly what to submit — payroll registration, T4 confirmation, incorporation docs, intern job description — mapped to the specific grants you're targeting. No wading through boilerplate, no missing a form.
Federal + provincial coverage
Federal programs (NRC IRAP, Mitacs, Canada Summer Jobs) alongside provincial equivalents across Ontario, BC, Quebec, and Alberta. If you’re hiring in a Canadian province, we point you at the funding available where you are.
Post a role. Meet your shortlist this week.
Free to post, free to review. A placement fee applies only when you hire.