Welcome to the Student Work Placement Program

What is the Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)? Funded by the Canadian government, the SWP Program provides
subsidies for employers to hire postsecondary students for paid work experiences. Students benefit because they get
quality work experiences in their chosen field.

Who is Magnet? Magnet is a non-profit organization that is part of Toronto Metropolitan University. Magnet is the
organization that delivers the Student Work Placement Program (SWPP).

Why am I asked to share information about my identity? What are the benefits? Magnet wants everyone to have a
chance to benefit from work experience, especially groups that haven’t always had as many opportunities to do so. Your
responses will help us achieve this goal by enabling continuous program improvement.

Why am I asked to complete a consent form? Your consent is required to participate in SWPP.

How will the information I share be used? Your information may be shared with a restricted number of staff at your
employer, postsecondary institutions, or governments to confirm your eligibility for SWPP.

Self-identification questions – please complete

1. Do you self-identify as belonging to one or more of the following SWPP designated equity groups? Please check any
box that applies (you can select multiple boxes):

☐ Women in STEM (studying in Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Mathematics programs)

☐ Indigenous Peoples

☐ Newcomers to Canada (within 5 years)

☐ Persons with Disabilities or Neurodiverse (includes physical or mental disabilities, mental illness or chronic illness)

☐ Racialized individuals (see next page)

☐
✓ First-year Students

☐ I do not self-identify as belonging to any of the groups listed above

☐ Prefer not to say

2. If you selected “racialized individuals” on the last page, please identify the specific group(s) (you can select multiple
boxes):
☐ Arab
☐ Asian – South (e.g., Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan)
☐ Asian – Southeast (e.g., Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Thai)
☐ Asian – West (e.g., Iranian, Afghan)
☐ Black – African (e.g., Ghanaian, Kenyan, Somali)
☐ Black – Caribbean (e.g., Barbadian, Jamaican)
☐ Black – North American (e.g., Canadian, American)
☐ Chinese
☐ Filipino
☐ Japanese
☐ Korean
☐ Latin American
☐ Multiple/mixed race or Other (please specify)
☐ Prefer not to say

Consent to Participate in the Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)

I give my consent to my employer and to my postsecondary institution to share with Magnet and its technology partners
information and documents containing my full name, email address, year of birth, gender, enrollment status, type of
degree, program of study, year of study, hourly wage, hours worked, gross and net pay during this placement period for
administrative purposes.
I give my consent to participate in the SWPP. In accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
(1990), personal information including self-identification data captured on this form is collected under the authority of the
Toronto Metropolitan University Act (1977) and the university Notice of Collection. The information will be used to
confirm your eligibility for the SWPP and other related or consistent purposes. Personal information may be shared with
your employer, postsecondary institutions or governments. If you have any questions about the collection of personal
data by Magnet or Toronto Metropolitan University, please contact Magnet at 1-866-653-9779 or swpp@magnet.today.

By signing this form, I agree with the above and attest that I am:

● registered as a domestic student at a Post Secondary Education (PSE) Institution;

● i) Canadian citizen, (ii) permanent resident, or (iii) person to whom refugee protection has been
conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; and
● undertaking this Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) placement in connection with a course, degree,
certificate, diploma or other recognized program offered by the institution at which I am enrolled. The
placement can be required or optional, for credit or not for credit.

Legal First and Last Name:

Date: Signature*:

*Signature must be either i) a valid digital signature using Adobe or DocuSign; ii) a digital signature you’ve created and
inserted (do not use a cursive font); iii) a handwritten signature in black ink.