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Canada Summer Jobs 2009
“Supporting Students: Serving Communities”
Canada Summer Jobs is an initiative of the Summer Work Experience program. It provides funding for not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers, and small businesses with 50 or fewer employees to create high-quality summer job opportunities for students between the ages of 15 and 30.
Canada Summer Jobs is about:
- providing work experiences for students;
- supporting organizations, including those that provide important community services; and
- recognizing that local circumstances, community needs and priorities vary widely.
Canada Summer Jobs is focused on encouraging not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses with 50 or fewer employees to create jobs that not only meet their needs, but also benefit students looking to gain work experience.
Applicants will be notified in May 2009 about the status of their application.
Criteria to assess the proposals will focus on:
- service to local communities;
- jobs that support local priorities;
- jobs that provide career-related experience or early work experience;
- a salary that contributes to the student’s income;
- an employer who provides supervision and mentoring;
- project activities that are directed toward members of, and support the vitality of, an official language minority community; and
- an employer who intends to hire priority students (students with disabilities, Aboriginal students, and students who are members of visible minority groups).
Application deadline
The application period for Canada Summer Jobs 2009 started on February 2, and ended on February 27, 2009. Applications received or postmarked after the closing date will not be assessed.
Hire a Student!
Through various programs and services, our summer employment officers will help employers get great visibility for their job postings. This pamphlet outlines the services that the Service Canada Centres for Youth (SCCYs) offer to employers.
For more information:
- Call 1-800-935-5555 (TTY: 1-800-926-9105)
- Visit your local Service Canada Centre
- Consult the Frequently Asked Questions
More information for employers and youth
- Applicant Guide for Skills Link and Career Focus programs
- Canada Student Loans Program
- Career Exploration Resources
- Essential Skills
- Human Resources and Skills Development Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy programs
- Other government Youth Employment Strategy programs
- Youth Awareness
- Youth Employment Information Products and Services
- Youth.gc.ca
- CanLearn
- Finding a Job
