Conestoga has more than 4,000 students in 70 co-op programs in a broad range of disciplines. Join the thousands of employer organizations that benefit from the talent that Conestoga students bring.
Co-op work terms
Winter 2023
Now accepting job postings for the winter work term (January to the end of April). See below for program availability.
Spring 2023
Job postings for the spring work term (May to the end of August) will be acccpeted beginning in early January.
Grants and tax credits
Grants and tax credits help support the cost of hiring a student. The Student Work Placement Program (SWPP), funded by Employment and Social Development Canada, provides wage subsidies for student work experiences through 2023 for post-secondary students through existing and new delivery partners across Canada. For important information, updates and delivery partners, see SWPP.
Questions?
Our Employer Relations team is ready to help you select the most appropriate program, determine an appropriate wage, schedule job interviews, and present co-op job offers.
Contact us today
For general co-op inquiries:
- complete the form at the bottom of this page, or
- email co-op@conestogac.on.ca
Co-op employer partners honoured
Conestoga's outstanding employer partners, mentors, clients, alumni and co-op students were honoured during the 2022 Employer Recognition Awards. Read more.
Co-op program details
Select a co-op program link from the industry categories below for complete program details.
N/A = wage information is not available.
Architecture, Interior Design, and Construction
WT 2: $15.50-24
WT 3: $N/A
WT 2: $15.50-23
Business, Insurance and Design
(Avail up to 8 mo.)
WT 1: $ 17-30
(beginning Winter 2024)
WT 3: $18-27
Civil and Environmental Engineering
WT 2: $16-27
Community and Public Services
Culinary and Hospitality
Electrical Engineering
WT 2: $20-32
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $16-26
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $17-25
Electrical Technician, Electro-Mechanical Maintenance
WT 3: $15.50-26
Electronics Engineering
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $16-30
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $15.50-21
Food Processing and Packaging Engineering
Heavy Duty Equipment Technician – Motive Power
Information Technology and Applied Health Information Science
WT 2: $N/A
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $17.50-32
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $17.50-28
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $19-32
Mechanical Engineering
WT 3: $16-32
Metal Machining Trades
Powerline Technician
Welding Engineering
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $18.50-26
(Avail up to 16 mo.)
WT 4: $17-23
Woodworking
Employer responsibilities
Conestoga is seeking employers who can:
- Provide career-related work experience.
- Acknowledge that the student is hired in an employee-employer relationship.
- Provide duties and responsibilities related to the objectives of the program of study.
- Pay wages as negotiated between the employer and the student.
- Provide orientation, training and on-going supervision.
- Employ the student for no less than the minimum number of hours required per work term.
- Provide Co-op & Career Services with feedback at the mid-term point of each work term.
- Inform the Co-op Office of any concerns with student performance or changes to the co-op work term.
- Assign progressive responsibility and/or exposure to new challenges during multiple work terms.
- Provide the student with a completed written performance evaluation at the conclusion of the work term.
Accessibility
Conestoga College recognizes that accessibility is a college-wide responsibility and is committed to ensuring that its programs, services and facilities are accessible. Learn more about accessibility at Conestoga.