Summer Work Experience Program

Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)

Last Verified: 2004-01-28

The Summer Work Experience program is an initiative of Youth Employment Strategy. The program helps employers/sponsors by providing them with wage subsidies if they hire secondary and post-secondary students for the summer in a career-related job. There are special provisions for employers who hire students with disabilities.

Eligibility Criteria

Secondary and post-secondary students must:
- be between the ages of 15 and 30 (inclusively);
- plan to return to full-time studies; and
- be legally entitled to work in Canada.
Sponsors may be:
- a business;
- an organization (including not-for-profit, professional, employer and labour association);
- a public health institution;
- an educational institution;
- a band/tribal council;
- a municipal government.

Summary

This program is delivered in partnership with various private, public and non-for-profit groups.

Size of Financing

The size of financing may vary with different federal partners.

How to apply?

Employers interested in being a sponsor should contact their local HRSDC office (see below) or visit the Web site for more information on federal partner initiatives.

How are projects selected?

Project selection is largely based on the extent to which they provide career-related summer jobs for secondary and post-secondary students. These jobs should provide students with the opportunity to acquire skills, learning and work experience that will prepare them to work in their chosen career/field.

Federal partners involved in the program

The following federal departments are also involved this program:

Industry Canada
Parks Canada

Alberta Contact(s):
Service Canada Centres
For a complete list of all Service Canada Centres please visit the Web site or check the government listings in your telephone directory.
Web site: http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/gateways/where_you_live/regions/ab-nwt-nu.shtml

British Columbia Contact(s):
Service Canada Centres
For a complete list of all Service Canada Centres please visit the Web site or check the government listings in your telephone directory.
Web site: http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/gateways/where_you_live/regions/bc-yk.shtml

Manitoba Contact(s):
Service Canada Centres
For a complete list of all Service Canada Centres please visit the Web site or check the government listings in your telephone directory.
Web site: http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/gateways/where_you_live/regions/mb.shtml

New Brunswick Contact(s):
Service Canada Centres
For a complete list of all Service Canada Centres please visit the Web site or check the government listings in your telephone directory.
Web site: http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/gateways/where_you_live/regions/nb.shtml

Newfoundland & Labrador Contact(s):
Service Canada Centres
For a complete list of all Service Canada Centres please visit the Web site or check the government listings in your telephone directory.
Web site: http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/gateways/where_you_live/regions/nl.shtml

Northwest Territories Contact(s):
Service Canada Centres
For a complete list of all Service Canada Centres please visit the Web site or check the government listings in your telephone directory.
Web site: http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/gateways/where_you_live/regions/ab-nwt-nu.shtml

Nova Scotia Contact(s):
Service Canada Centres
For a complete list of all Service Canada Centres please visit the Web site or check the government listings in your telephone directory.
Web site: http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/gateways/where_you_live/regions/ns.shtml

Nunavut Contact(s):
Service Canada Centres
For a complete list of all Service Canada Centres please visit the Web site or check the government listings in your telephone directory.
Web site: http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/gateways/where_you_live/regions/ab-nwt-nu.shtml

Ontario Contact(s):
Service Canada Centres
For a complete list of all Service Canada Centres please visit the Web site or check the government listings in your telephone directory.
Web site: http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/gateways/where_you_live/regions/on.shtml

Prince Edward Island Contact(s):
Service Canada Centres
For a complete list of all Service Canada Centres please visit the Web site or check the government listings in your telephone directory.
Web site: http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/gateways/where_you_live/regions/pe.shtml

Quebec Contact(s):
Service Canada Centres
For a complete list of all Service Canada Centres please visit the Web site or check the government listings in your telephone directory.
Web site: http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/gateways/where_you_live/regions/qc.shtml

Saskatchewan Contact(s):
Service Canada Centres
For a complete list of all Service Canada Centres please visit the Web site or check the government listings in your telephone directory.
Web site: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/where_you_live/regions/offices/sk.shtml

Yukon Contact(s):
Service Canada Centres
For a complete list of all Service Canada Centres please visit the Web site or check the government listings in your telephone directory.
Web site: http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/gateways/where_you_live/regions/bc-yk.shtml

National Contact(s):
See regional contact(s).