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Government is promising wage subsidies for businesses that hire students this summer in Manitoba

BY , Apr 24, 2020 10:36 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister speaks to reporters in Ottawa, on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is hinting at a potential breakthrough with the federal government on a carbon tax. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

The Manitoba government is promising wage subsidies for businesses that hire students this summer.

Premier Brian Pallister says the government will pay half of eligible wages, up to $7 per hour, to a maximum of $5,000 per student aged 15-29.

Each employer can get the subsidy for a maximum of five students, and the money will be paid out after summer ends.

Pallister says the subsidy should help businesses hurt by the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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