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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The Research Affiliate Program (RAP) is available only to post-secondary students whose academic program requires supervised laboratory or field research in order to graduate.

To be considered for RAP positions, the student must:

Valid    be currently recognized as having full-time student status by the academic institution in which they are presently enrolled OR be part-time students who are recognized by their academic institution as having a disability;

Valid    be required to do a supervised research work term in a laboratory in order to fulfill their academic requirements;

Valid    be the minimum age to work in the province or territory where the job exists;

Valid    be enrolled in an academic program that requires supervised laboratory or field research in order to graduate.

Re-Employments
a) Into another RAP position:


The PSC may authorize the re-employment of a student into an identical or similar RAP position in the same or another department if he or she meets the following conditions:

Valid    was initially selected through RAP;

Valid    meets all the requirements of the job; and

Valid    continues to meet the eligibility criteria described above;

Hiring departments are responsible for requesting a student re-employment into another RAP position.

b) From a RAP position into a Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP) position:
The PSC may authorize the re-employment of a student into an FSWEP position in the same or another department if he or she meets the following conditions:

Valid    was initially selected through RAP;

Valid    meets all the requirements of the job; and

Valid    meets the eligibility criteria as described under FSWEP;

In order for a student to be re-employed into an FSWEP position, the student must ensure that they have an active application in the current FSWEP inventory.

Citizenship

While non-Canadians may apply to RAP, preference is given to Canadian citizens. A Canadian citizen is a person who was born in Canada or who has attained their Canadian citizenship via Citizenship and Immigration Canada.