Overview
The Gearing Up program is at capacity for 2024-25 and is no longer accepting applications. Please check back on April 1, 2025 for details about the next wave of wage subsidies.
Gearing Up drives systemic change by aligning post-secondary student skills training with mining industry requirements through employer delivery of work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities.
The program is creating over 2,000 new WIL opportunities, with wage subsidies up to $7,000 available to employers who offer work experience, co-op placements, internships, field placements or applied projects.
WIL opportunities better position post-secondary students to secure employment in their field of study. While Gearing Up is open to all eligible students, the program also encourages participation by underrepresented groups such as women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, recent immigrants, first-year students and members of visible minority groups.
Contact wagesubsidies@mihr.ca for more information.
Apply for a wage subsidy.
A description of the program and frequently asked questions.
Learn more about Gearing Up.
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Case Studies
The following studies showcase examples of how Gearing Up was adopted, what WIL placements are like, and the benefits to the companies, post-secondary institutions and students involved.
The first case study of how Gearing Up was adopted and its benefits.
Find out how Gearing Up benefited the companies, post-secondary institutions and students involved.
Find out how Gearing Up benefited the companies, post-secondary institutions and students involved.
Find out how Gearing Up benefited the companies and students involved.
Gearing Up Steering Committee
The Gearing Up Steering Committee provides guidance and subject matter expertise into project activities, outputs and desired outcomes.
Members
Cassandra Puckett
Tahltan Central Government
Coby de Vries
Hy-Tech Drilling
Glen Campbell
Teck Resources
Lynda Casey
Global Physical Asset Management
Daniel Leduc
College Boreal
Nicole Myers
Memorial University
Paul Alexandre
Northern Manitoba Mining Academy
Aaron Klooster
Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology
Anne Johnson
Queen’s University
Guyléne Rodrigue
University of Ottawa
Neil Banerjee
Western University
Ginny Coyne
Yukon College
Janine Wedemeier
University of Alberta
Tonya Whelan
University of Alberta
Cory Latimer
Sheridan College
Kristine Dawson
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Gary Thompson
College of the North Atlantic
Michael Long
College of the North Atlantic
Amir Khan
University of Alberta
Nicole Tardiff
Laurentian University
