Who can be hired?

Hired youth must:

• Be an Alberta resident and Canadian citizen or PR
• Be between 15-24 years of age at the start of employment
• Not be working with the same employer applicant and/or in the same position at the time of and prior to the employer applying for the incentive

Ineligible youth:

• Business owners or board members
• An immediate family member of the employer or someone who has authority over the employer
• Any youth working in Canadian temporarily (i.e. temporary foreign workers)

To qualify for funding:

• Youth employee information (name, birthdate, email) is required to qualify for funding
• Youth must be hired after your application is submitted and reviewed for eligibility.
  • If you already have a youth candidate in mind, please include their information and start date when applying for review