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Canada Summer Jobs 2010

Canada Summer Jobs

“Supporting Students: Serving Communities”

Canada Summer Jobs is a Government of Canada initiative that provides funding to help employers create summer job opportunities for students. It is designed to focus on local priorities, while achieving tangible results for both students and their communities.

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.

The application period for Canada Summer Jobs 2010 is from February 1 to February 26, 2010.

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).

How to apply for Canada Summer Jobs

Before completing an application, employers must consult the Canada Summer Jobs Applicant Guide and review the local priorities for their constituency. They are available on the Web site, by calling 1-800-935-5555, or by visiting a Service Canada Centre. The Applicant Guide contains the following information for employers:

  • eligibility criteria;
  • instructions for completing the Canada Summer Jobs application;
  • the assessment process; and
  • the approval process.

Employers can apply online, print an application form from the Web site to complete by hand, or get an application form by visiting any Service Canada Centre.

Apply online

The online application process makes applying quick and easy. An electronic confirmation number of successful receipt will be generated once the online application is submitted. Employers must keep this number for future reference.

Download a paper application form

Employers can download a printable form. Completed applications may be submitted in person, by mail, or by fax, at any Service Canada Centre.

Application Deadline

The deadline for applications is February 26, 2010.

If employers are applying:

  • online, they must submit their applications by 23:59 Pacific Time, February 26, 2010.
  • in person, they must submit their applications at any Service Canada Centre before closing time by February 26, 2010.
  • by mail, their applications must be postmarked on or before February 26, 2010 and sent to a Service Canada Centre.
  • by fax, their applications must be faxed to a Service Canada Centre by 23:59 local time on February 26, 2010.

An employer submitting a paper application in person, by mail or by fax will receive a letter of acknowledgement.

Applications received or postmarked after the closing date of February 26, 2010, 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:

More information for employers and youth

Date Modified: 2010-01-31

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