There are a variety of wage subsidies and tax credits available to employers who hire WIL students. Contact our team to explore the right funding option for your organization.
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Post a WIL Job
To post a job, visit the and or . Upload your posting. If you have any questions, email our team.
Critical Recruitment Dates
Fall 2025 Postings for Winter 2026 and Summer 20261 WIL Jobs
| WIL job board goes live2 | September 11, 2025 |
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| Earliest WIL job closing date3 | September 21, 2025 |
| Application bundles sent4 | September 22, 2025 |
| First date of interviews5 | September 24, 2025 |
| Last date to post a Winter 2026 WIL job | December 17, 2025 |
| Last date for employers to offer a Winter 2026 WIL job to WIL students | January 14, 2026 |
| Winter 2026 work term dates | January 5, 2026 to April 17, 2026 |
Winter 2026 Postings for Summer 2026 WIL Jobs
| WIL job board goes live2 | January 14, 2026 |
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| Earliest WIL job closing date3 | January 25, 2026 |
| Application bundles sent4 | January 26, 2026 |
| First date of interviews5 | January 28, 2026 |
| Last date to post a Summer 2026 WIL job | April 29, 2026 |
| Last date for employers to offer a Summer 2026 WIL job to WIL students | May 13, 2026 |
| Summer 2026work term dates | May 4, 2026 to August 14, 2026 |
Notes:
1Only select WIL programs are currently accepting WIL job postings for the Summer 2026 Term – please email us for more information.
2“WIL job board goes live” refers to the first date that WIL students will be able to view WIL jobs and begin applying to them.
3“Earliest WIL job closing date” refers to the earliest date that we recommend employers set their application deadlines for WIL jobs – this is to give WIL students enough time to view your WIL job(s) and apply. The WIL job board remains open all term for students to view and apply to WIL jobs, until the last date to offer a WIL job.
4“Application bundles sent” refers to the first round of student application bundles that will be sent to employers posting WIL jobs. Application bundles are always sent to employers the day after their WIL job closes, if the employer has indicated they would like to receive student application bundles.
5“First date of interviews” refers to the earliest date employers may begin interviewing WIL student applicants if you would like us to schedule the interview(s) for you. Please remember that we require at least two business days’ notice to schedule interviews.
Important: We recommend employers allot themselves approximately two weeks of time to post their WIL job(s), review applicants, interview candidates and offer a role to student(s).
Frequently Asked Questions
While the Winter work term runs from Monday, January 5 to Friday, April 17, there is flexibility with job start and end dates as long as students meet their minimum work hour requirements. An earlier start date can be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please confirm with your WIL Co-ordinator.
Please contact your WIL Co-ordinator to initiate the process for changing work locations. The approval process to change a student from remote to on-site work can take between seven to 14 days.
Yes. You must adhere to vlog’s Conflict of Interest Policy that includes providing a copy of your job posting to the Associate Director, Compliance, for approval prior to posting the position for student viewing.
Yes, there a number of government-funded options to support the hiring of WIL students. Please refer to Funding Opportunities for more information.
- International WIL students are required to have a co-op work permit for their WIL opportunity, regardless of it being remunerated or not.
- If an international student has applied for a co-op work permit but does not have the co-op work permit prior to starting the WIL position, they can work a total of 24 hours per week until they receive their co-op work permit; however, the 24 hours includes both the hours worked at the WIL position and those worked at another regular paid job, if the student has one. The student's study permit must also have the condition stating that they may accept employment on or off campus and there are no restrictions preventing them from engaging in related field of work stated on the study permit.
- If an international student already has a co-op work permit but applied to extend it prior to the expiry of their existing co-op work permit, they may continue to work full time until a decision is made on the extension. A student will have to stop working if the co-op work permit extension is refused.
- International students are expected to have health insurance for the duration of their co-op work term. Health insurance is charged every Fall term and if the co-op work term is in the Fall, international students are required to pay international insurance fees to ensure continued coverage.
- Students can refer to Frequently Asked Questions for information pertaining to the temporary work rules for international students and the resource tool to understand off-campus working hours.
Effective Fall 2025, all WIL programs require that WIL students complete a minimum of 420 hours* for their WIL opportunity.
As a general guideline, this typically equates to approximately 12 weeks of full-time work (e.g., 35 hours/week). However, we recognize that work schedules may vary. Employers are encouraged to work with their WIL Co-ordinator to ensure the student's experience meets the required hours. Please contact your WIL Co-ordinator for more details.
Unpaid WIL opportunities cannot exceed a student's minimum required hours (420 hours*). If you have questions about the total hours or scheduling, please confirm with your WIL Co-ordinator.
*Exception: The OPTC program requires a minimum of 500 hours.
vlog Works accepts unpaid WIL positions; however, any unpaid WIL position cannot exceed a student's minimum required hours for their WIL program. Effective Fall 2025, all WIL programs require that WIL students work a minimum of 420 hours* for their WIL opportunity. If you have questions about the total hours, pleasecontact your WIL Co-ordinator.
*Exception applies to OPTC program which requires 500 hours.