Canada Summer Jobs Program Now Open for Applications

Canada Summer Jobs is an initiative of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to provide flexible and holistic services to help all young Canadians develop the skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market.

Objectives

The Canada Summer Jobs program objectives align with the redesigned Youth Employment and Skills Strategy and are to:

• provide quality work experiences for youth;
• respond to national and local priorities to improve access to the labour market for youth who face unique barriers; and,
• provide opportunities for youth to develop and improve their skills.

The program provides wage subsidies to employers from not-for-profit organizations, the public sector, and private sector organizations with 50 or fewer full-time employees, to create quality summer work experiences for young people aged 15 to 30 years. Funded employers are not restricted to hiring students — all youth aged 15 to 30 years may be eligible participants.

Key Dates

The call for applications is open from December 21, 2020 to January 29, 2021.

Please note the following key dates:

• Applications are due by January 29, 2021
• The earliest job start date is April 26, 2021
• The latest job start date is January 15, 2022
• The latest job end date is February 26, 2022
• The latest date to submit a payment claim is 30 days following the completion of the Canada Summer Jobs-funded work placement

For more information, please visit the Canada Summer Jobs website.