Deadline: 10-Jan-24
The Government of Canada has launched the Canada Summer Jobs Program under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) to provide flexible and holistic services to help youth in Canada develop the skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market.
Objectives
- The CSJ program objectives align with YESS and are as follows:
- 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 and the public sector, as well as private sector organizations with 50 or fewer full-time employees, to create quality summer work experiences for young people aged 15 to 30 years.
- The Government of Canada aims to ensure that all CSJ-funded job opportunities take place in a safe, inclusive, and healthy work environment free from harassment and discrimination.
Funding Information
- The maximum advance allowable is 75% of the total value of the agreement for projects $100,000 and under, and 50% of the total value of the agreement for projects $100,001 or more, for all types of organizations.
- The duration of the CSJ-funded portion of the job must be between 6 and 16 consecutive weeks.
What is a Quality Job Placement?
- Through the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program, the Government of Canada provides employers with wage subsidies to create quality job placements for youth in safe, inclusive and healthy work environments free of harassment and discrimination.
- Your application should demonstrate the quality of your proposed job placement(s) through:
- Youth investment – by paying youth above the minimum wage in your province or territory, or by committing to retain the youth as an employee beyond the period of the CSJ Agreement
- Supervision – by demonstrating how you will support the youth during their work placement through observing, evaluating, and providing feedback on job performance
- Mentoring – by demonstrating how your guidance will support the professional and career-development of the youth
- Skills development – by providing opportunities for youth to develop the skills needed for employment
- Health and safety practices – by demonstrating that you have implemented measures to ensure that your work environment is safe
- Employers are responsible for staying informed of provincial guidance on essential services and municipal, provincial and federal public health information, and following all necessary local health guidance
- Work environment policies and practices – by demonstrating that you have implemented measures to provide a work environment free of harassment and discrimination, including non-discriminatory hiring practices
Examples of Quality Projects
- The following are examples of projects that meet the objectives of the program – to provide quality work placements to youth, to provide youth with the opportunity to develop and improve their skills, and to support local and national priorities to improve access to the labour market for youth who face unique barriers.
- Example #1 (Opportunities for youth with disabilities or with organizations that provide services to persons with disabilities)
- Example #2 (Opportunities for youth that are underrepresented in the labour market, including: Black and other racialized youth, Indigenous youth, 2SLGBTQI+ youth)
- Example #3 (Opportunities for youth in rural areas, remote communities, or Official Language Minority Communities)
- Example #4 (Opportunities that provide exposure or experience related to the skilled trades, which may include opportunities in the residential construction sector)
- Example #5 (Opportunities related to sustainable jobs that support the protection of the environment or delivering positive environmental outcomes)
Eligible Projects
- Provide full-time work experience in Canada between April 22, 2024 and August 31, 2024 for a minimum of 6 weeks and a maximum of 16 weeks; and,
- Provide a work experience in an inclusive non-discriminatory work environment that respects the rights of all Canadians.
Ineligible Projects and Job Activities
- Activities that take place outside of Canada;
- Activities that contribute to the provision of a personal service to the employer;
- Partisan political activities;
- Fundraising activities to cover salary costs for the youth participant;
- Projects or job activities that:
- Restrict access to programs, services, or employment, or otherwise discriminate, contrary to applicable laws, on the basis of prohibited grounds, including sex, genetic characteristics, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, colour, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression;
- Advocate intolerance, discrimination and/or prejudice; or
- Actively work to undermine or restrict a woman’s access to sexual and reproductive health services.
Eligibility Criteria
- An organization must be registered with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to receive funding. The organization must have a CRA payroll deductions program account (RP) prior to hiring youth through the CSJ program.
- Not-for-profit employers
- Entities under the “not-for-profit” category are established for purposes other than financial gain for their members. This category includes:
- Community, charitable or voluntary organizations, including faith-based organizations (for example, churches, synagogues, temples, mosques);
- Associations of workers or employers as well as professional and industrial organizations;
- Indigenous not-for-profit organizations;
- Non-governmental organizations;
- Unions;
- Sector councils; and,
- Not-for-profit Band Councils.
- Entities under the “not-for-profit” category are established for purposes other than financial gain for their members. This category includes:
- Public sector employers
- Public sector employers include public health and public educational institutions, municipal governments, and other organizations under public ownership. Among others, this category includes:
- Public community colleges and vocational schools;
- Public health, including: public hospitals, nursing homes, senior citizen homes, rehabilitation homes, and public libraries;
- Public degree-granting universities and colleges;
- Municipal governments and agencies, including regional legislative bodies and departments;
- School boards and elementary and secondary institutions; and,
- Territorial governments.
- Public sector employers include public health and public educational institutions, municipal governments, and other organizations under public ownership. Among others, this category includes:
- Private sector employers
- Private sector entities are established in order to generate a profit or to provide an economic advantage to their proprietors, members or shareholders. Private sector employers must have 50 or fewer full-time employees across Canada at the time of application to be eligible for CSJ funding. Full-time employees are those working 30 hours or more per week.
- This category includes:
- Bodies, incorporated or unincorporated, including partnerships and sole proprietorships;
- Financial institutions;
- Indian Band corporations;
- Private Band Councils; and,
- Private universities or colleges.
- To be eligible, youth must:
- be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period;
- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment; and,
- have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.
- The youth must be 15 years of age at the beginning of the employment period. The youth may be more than 30 years of age at the end of the employment period as long as the youth was 30 at the beginning of the employment period.
- Ineligible employers
- Members of the House of Commons and the Senate or members of their immediate family;
- Federal Government Departments and Agencies;
- Provincial Departments and Agencies;
- Organizations that engage in partisan political activities; and,
- Organizations that engage in activities that directly or indirectly infringe, undermine, weaken, or restrict the exercise of human rights legally protected in Canada.
For more information, visit Government of Canada.