The Canadian Prime Minister is making good on his promise to increase job prospects in the country, announcing more summer jobs for young people.
Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau on Twitter.Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers, and small businesses with 50 or fewer employees, to incentivise creation of summer jobs for students.
Students also learn skills through their time at work like public speaking, time management, self-confidence, and organizational skills.
The Government of Canada announced on Friday that it will double the number of summer jobs from over 34,000 in 2015 to nearly 70,000 in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
New funding will be split between Canada’s 338 constituencies on the basis of the most recent Labour Force Survey and the census. Constituencies with higher levels of unemployed students will more money.
The yearly budget for Canada Summer Jobs will increase by up to $113 million for each of the next three years, starting this summer.
Not-for-profit organizations can get up to 100 per cent of their summer student costs back. Public-sector and private-sector employers are eligible for up to 50 per cent of the minimum wage.
Employers approved for funding must agree to hire youth who are:
- between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of employment
- registered as full-time students in the previous academic year and intending to return to school on a full-time basis in the next academic year
- Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or have official refugee protection status under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations
Businesses must provide:
- service to local communities
- jobs that support local priorities
- jobs that support national priorities
- jobs that provide career-related experience or early work experience
- jobs with a salary that contributes to the student’s income
- employers who provide supervision and mentoring
- project activities that are directed toward members of, and support the vitality of, an official language minority community
- employers who intend to hire priority students (students with disabilities, Indigenous students, and students who are members of visible minority groups)
Examples of these employers include special events, remote offices, and those in the sectors of tourism, culture, agriculture, and more.
Employers can apply online. Applications must be submitted by March 11th.
