How we can help
Whether you need advice on creating a posting, funding info, or connections to Calgary post-secondary institutions, we can help you find student talent.

Free Services We Offer
- Help deciding on a student role: Not sure how a student can help? Receive suggestions on which type of student role to post and which programs best suit your organization’s needs.
- Funding advice: We help you choose from 20+ wage subsidy providers, provide application information, and connect you directly to funding delivery partners.
- Tailored student postings: Get support to tailor your student job posting to increase brand visibility, avoid rejection, and increase diversity in your talent pool.
- Central job board: We can help you find a student! Let us save you time by sharing your student opportunity using our centralized job board and connecting you with post-secondary representatives.
- Community connections: Stay in the loop about events, funding, surveys, and promotions that connect you to other employers, students, and post-secondary institutions.
- Workshops: We offer 5 free employer workshops to help small businesses effectively work with student talent. Topics include:
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- Recruiting and Utilizing Student Talent
- Scoping Student Opportunities
- Leveraging Funding to Create Paid Student Opportunities
- Welcoming Students into your Organization
- Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Student Hiring
Check out our Events Page for upcoming workshops or contact us to schedule a workshop.
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Our Employer Engagement Team



Marie St. Antoine
Employment Engagement Specialist


Megan Kinal
Employment Engagement Manager
What others say about working with us

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About Us
Championed by Calgary Economic Development, connected to all 7 post-secondary institutions in Calgary, and supported by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and The Nonprofit Chamber, TalentED YYC is the one-stop shop for connecting you to student talent. Thanks to our funders, all our services are free to employers interested in working with Calgary students.