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Service Canada Centres For Youth (SCCY)
Service Canada Centres for Youth (SCCY) offer a number of services specially designed to help students find a job, including detailed job postings in a variety of fields, many links to employers, useful information on workplace health and safety and other government programs and services.
Over 300 SCCYs across Canada are open from May to August each year to help students with their career-related needs, and employers to promote job opportunities.
Service Canada Centres for Youth provide many valuable services to both students and employers
Services for youth:
- Job postings, including volunteer opportunities, in the SCCY and on the Internet at Job Bank;
- Assistance with résumés and cover letters;
- Preparation for interviews;
- Information on Government of Canada programs and services, wage rates, workplace health and safety, employment standards and funding options for post-secondary education; and
- Free access to computers, Internet, fax and phone.
Services for Employers:
- Job-posting services, including volunteer opportunities, in the SCCY and on the Internet at Job Bank;
- Access to hundreds of youth looking for employment;
- Flexible staffing options to suit individual business requirements, including casual labour, short & long-term employment; and
- Information on Government of Canada programs and services, workplace health and safety, wage rates, employment standards, labour laws, and the local labour market.
Service Canada Centres for Youth continue to serve communities throughout Canada
Since 1968, Government of Canada centres serving youth have been offering employment services, free of charge, to help students improve their job-search skills and acquire meaningful employment, while helping employers find enthusiastic summer help.
These centres have a long and proud tradition of connecting youth with employers. For more than 40 years, they have been a recognized and dependable presence in communities across Canada .
For more information, visit a Service Canada Centre for Youth near you!
Service Canada Centres For Youth (SCCY) – Success Stories
To learn more about youth and employers' experiences with SCCYs, visit the success stories section.
SCCY Youth Services Officer Job Opportunities
If you are a full-time post-secondary student returning to school in the next academic year and want an exciting summer job, then the Youth Services Officer position at a Service Canada Centre for Youth may be for you. You can apply now for one of the many positions offered across the country through the Public Service Commission of Canada's Federal Student Work Experience Program.
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