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Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) - Frequently Asked Questions - Last Updated on June 19th, 2007
- What is the status of Canada Summer Jobs?
- What is the Canada Summer Jobs initiative?
- What is the focus of Canada Summer Jobs?
- Who could apply for the Canada Summer Jobs initiative?
- When was the application deadline?
- How were applications assessed?
- What levels of wage subsidy are employers eligible for?
- Which students are eligible to participate in the Canada Summer Jobs Initiative?
- I have selected a summer student. Can I go ahead and hire him/her?
- I need help finding a summer student to fill job vacancies. Are there any resources I can use?
- What are Service Canada Centres for Youth (SCCYs)?
- What is the Summer Work Experience Program?
- Which federal departments and agencies deliver initiatives under the Summer Work Experience program?
1. What is the status of Canada Summer Jobs? (New: June 19, 2007)
On March 1, 2007, Service Canada announced that it was accepting applications under the new Canada Summer Jobs initiative. Starting April 30, Service Canada began notifying applicants of their results and overall assessment score.
Service Canada is now negotiating with those successful organizations to develop contribution agreements that will allow them to make job offers to students.
Should you have any questions on the status of your application, please contact the Service Canada Centre representative named in your letter or call 1 800 935-5555 (TTY: 1 800 926-9105).
2. What is the Canada Summer Jobs initiative?
Canada Summer Jobs is a new initiative of the Summer Work Experience program. It provides wage subsidies to help Canadian employers of not-for-profit, public sector, and smaller private sector organizations with 50 or fewer employees create career-related summer jobs for students between the ages of 15 and 30 at the start of employment.
The initiative is specifically designed to help students having trouble finding summer jobs because of where they live and/or other barriers, such as students with disabilities, visible minority and Aboriginal students.
3. What is the focus of Canada Summer Jobs?
Canada Summer Jobs is about:
- creating jobs that would not otherwise be created;
- helping students who need it the most because of where they live and/or other barriers to employment;
- providing high quality, career-related summer jobs.
4. Who could apply for the Canada Summer Jobs initiative?
Not-for-profit organizations, public sector employers, and smaller private sector employers with 50 or fewer employees can apply for a wage subsidy under Canada Summer Jobs.
5. When was the application deadline?
This year, the application deadline for Canada Summer Jobs was Friday, March 30, 2007.
6. How were applications assessed?
Applications were assessed according to various criteria that determine how well they met the initiative’s goal of creating high-quality, career-related summer jobs for students.
Priority is given to proposals that focused on:
- employing students living in communities with high youth unemployment rates; small urban, rural or remote areas; and/or high crime areas;
- employing students facing barriers to the labour market, such as those with disabilities, visible minorities and Aboriginal students;
- providing students with meaningful and career-related work experience as well as an important financial contribution towards their continued education and future;
- creating job opportunities for students to work in organizations with social, community, health or environmental mandates.
For more information on the eligibility and assessment criteria, please consult the Canada Summer Jobs Applicant Guide .
7. What levels of wage subsidy are employers eligible for?
Not-for-profit employers are eligible for up to 100 percent of the provincial/territorial minimum hourly wage and Mandatory Employment Related Costs. Public sector employers and smaller private sector employers with 50 or fewer employees are eligible for up to 50 percent of the provincial/territorial minimum hourly wage.
8. Which students are eligible to participate in the Canada Summer Jobs Initiative?
Eligible student participants must:
- be between 15 and 30 years of age;
- have been registered as full-time students in the previous academic year and intend to return to school on a full-time basis in the next academic year;
- be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or have official refugee protection status under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
- be legally entitled to work in Canada according to relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations.
9. I have selected a summer student. Can I go ahead and hire him/her? ( New: May 8, 2007)
Service Canada must advise you that you are getting the funding before the student can start as a full-time employee.
10. I need help finding a summer student to fill job vacancies. Are there any resources I can use? (New – May 8, 2007)
Staff in your local Service Canada Centre for Youth can assist employers with job posting services as well as provide information on wage rates, employment standards, and workplace health and safety.
To find your nearest Service Canada Centre for Youth, visit servicecanada.gc.ca and click on the Services Near You section.
11. What are Service Canada Centres for Youth (SCCYs)?
Service Canada Centres for Youth (SCCYs) are part of the network of Service Canada Centres. Generally open from early May to the end of August, SCCYs provide job posting services for employers, and career planning information, and resumé writing/interview techniques for students.
SCCYs also provide employers and students with information on wage rates, employment standards, federal and provincial/territorial programs, and health and safety in the workplace.
Employers who are interested in hiring priority students (e.g. students with disabilities, visible minority or Aboriginal students) can also get help from their local SCCY.
To find the location of your nearest Service Canada Centre for Youth, go to servicecanada.gc.ca and click on Services Near You.
12. What is the Summer Work Experience Program?
The Summer Work Experience program is part of the Youth Employment Strategy, which is comprised of initiatives aimed at providing secondary and post-secondary students with summer employment opportunities. The Summer Work Experience program also supports services delivered by Service Canada Centres for Youth.
13. Which federal departments and agencies deliver initiatives under the Summer Work Experience program?
Five government departments deliver Summer Work Experience-related initiatives: Industry Canada, Canadian Heritage, Parks Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, and Service Canada.
Together they provide a wide range of unique summer work experiences that help young people acquire long-term skills and prepare for the workforce.
To learn more about youth employment activities under the Summer Work Experience program.
For more information:
Call 1 800 935-5555 (TTY: 1 800 926-9105)
Visit your local Service Canada Centre or Service Canada Centres for Youth
