Deadline: 15-Feb-22
The Government of Ontario is seeking applications for the Summer Experience Program (SEP) to provide funding to eligible organizations, municipalities and communities to create meaningful summer employment opportunities for students.
Employment positions must offer training, work experience and skills transferable to the general workforce and to future careers.
Objectives
The objectives of SEP are:
- To provide quality, supervised work experience for students in summer positions that develop skills that are career-related and transferable to the general labour market.
- To make positions available in communities throughout the province, particularly in areas of high unemployment (i.e. Northern Ontario).
- To enable greater access to summer employment for students through an accessible and transparent recruitment process.
- To provide transfer payments to eligible organizations within the key sectors noted to support their capacity to deliver summer service and specific projects that align with the Ministry priorities.
Focus Areas
- Tourism
- Heritage and Culture
- Sport and Recreation
Funding Information
- The maximum funding per position is $3,689.
- To be eligible for the full grant amount, organizations must employ the student for the minimum employment contract length of 232 hours or 32 days at 7.25 hours per day.
- If the minimum employment contract is not 232 hours or 32 days at 7.25 hours per day the organization will be required to submit a refund to the Ministry.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible organizations include:
- not-for-profit organizations
- municipalities
- Indigenous organizations
- First Nations communities
- Organizations must be legally incorporated or be band councils established under the Indian Act, Canada
- Students hired by eligible organizations must:
- be currently enrolled in a secondary, or post-secondary institution or within six months of graduation
- be over 15 and under 25 years old by the start of the employment period (up to 29 years for persons with a disability as described in section 10 of the Ontario Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19)
- be given a minimum full time employment contract length of 232 hours or 32 days at 7.25 hours per day
- provide proof of student enrolment to the employer
- be residents of Ontario during the period of employment
- be eligible to work in Canada and have a social insurance number (SIN)
- live in Ontario when they start work
For more information, visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/available-funding-opportunities-ontario-government#section-28