OTTAWA, ON (June 17, 2025) — Applications are now being accepted for students entering employment in the trucking and logistics sector this fall.
The funding comes through Trucking HR Canada’s Career ExpressWay program and has already funded 1,631 placements at 248 employers across the country since 2021.
Find out more and start your application on THRC’s Career ExpressWay website.
“The student work placement stream of Career ExpressWay supports employers in building their talent pipeline for non-driving roles,” says Angela Splinter, CEO, Trucking HR Canada. “Employers have had great success with this program, with financial incentives to help introduce a new generation to trucking and logistics as an attractive, progressive career option.”
Under the program, employers are provided with financial incentives for the cost of hiring students — up to $7,000 per student — so they can provide valuable work-integrated learning opportunities.
THRC facilitates the program through partnerships with over 125 post-secondary institutions. Our role as a trusted, reliable partner with a track record of results means students at those institutions have unparalleled access to a wide variety of real-life training opportunities. Employers benefit from reduced hiring costs while building a new talent pool.
The funding supports continued program growth — ensuring a continuous pipeline of talent needed to fill the wide variety of labour needs within the sector.
THRC continues to work with government, educational institutions, and industry to support the ongoing labour needs of trucking and logistics companies nation-wide.
This project is funded by the Government of Canada’s Student Work Placement Program. 
More information and applications on THRC Career ExpressWay.
Trucking HR Canada (THRC) is the national, non-profit workforce development organization for Canada’s trucking and logistics sector. Established in 2012, THRC is the recognized authority on workforce strategy for the industry, providing labour market intelligence, workforce research, skills development initiatives, occupational standards, training resources and evidence-based human resource solutions.
Working closely with employers, industry associations, governments, educators and workforce stakeholders, THRC supports a sector that employs nearly 800,000 Canadians and plays a critical role in Canada’s supply chain.
Media contact: comms@truckinghr.com
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