Venture for Canada, the non-profit that connects top Canadian university grads with Canadian startups requiring talent, has announced that it has now forged partnerships with 70 startups.

The group also calls on grads to apply before its final Fellow application deadline of March 1 this year. Selected Fellows will become members of a cohort that includes Next 36 alumni, a former Apple engineer, and a Top 20 Under 20 recipient.

Based on the highly successful Venture for America, which has been matching American grads with U.S. startups since 2011, Venture for Canada is establishing a fellowship program to place college graduates with startups in low-cost cities to generate jobs and educate young entrepreneurs.

Applicants to Venture for Canada have to get through a tough selection process. The initial training program lasts for six weeks and is followed by two years of on-the-job training that focuses on business development, with an emphasis on marketing and sales.

“The training gives the best of business schools without the debt,” Co-Founder Scott Stirrett told Entrevestor in an earlier interview. “Of Venture for America’s first two cohorts, 94 per cent have been ranked in the top 10 per cent of employees by their employers. The mean size of these companies is 19, so that’s remarkable.”

The group’s new partners include leading Canadians startups such as Shopify, Nymi, Kik, and Wattpad, as well as an array of Atlantic Canadian companies. The not-for-profit asks that readers contact them if they know of a startup that would be a good addition at info@ventureforcanada.ca.

To see the full list of Venture for Canada startup partnerships, click here.

To apply for a Fellowship, click here.