Japanese employers are now able to access an expanded pool of Canadian post-secondary students through the Canada-Japan Co-op Program (CJCP), thanks to new funding from Universities Canada.
A $500,000 Global Skills Opportunity grant will support 53 additional students on co-op work terms, including students who are Indigenous, have a disability, or are from a low-income background.
The 2-year funding will offset students' travel costs and living expenses in Japan, which will particularly benefit employers from the arts, culture and tourism sectors.
Administered through UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science, the CJCP is a consortium of many of Canada's top universities and colleges.
More than 80 Japanese companies and 1,200 Canadian students have participated in the Program since 1991, making it one of the most successful international co-op programs in the world.