Student Summer Jobs Finders’ Guide

Working in Canada

Young Canada Works
“Young Canada Works (YCW) offers students and recent graduates the chance to put their skills to the test, build career equity, earn money for their education or get started on the right career path.
Eligible employers may benefit from wage subsidies and access to a pool of talented youth with innovative ideas and competitive skills. YCW subsidies to eligible employers enable the creation of around  2,300 job opportunities per year in the fields of heritage, arts, culture and official languages.
With a variety of exciting programs tailored to job seekers and employers, YCW offers the best of both worlds. So put a great idea to work and take up the YCW challenge!” (Taken from Government of Canada 2015 http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1358260464627/1358260720464)

Canada Summer Jobs
“Canada Summer Jobs provides funding to help employers create summer job opportunities for students. It is designed to focus on local priorities, while helping both students and their communities.
Canada Summer Jobs:
  • provides work experiences for students;
  • supports organizations, including those that provide important community services; and
  • recognizes that local circumstances, community needs and priorities vary widely.
Canada Summer Jobs provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses with 50 or fewer employees to create summer job opportunities for young people aged 15 to 30 years who are full-time students intending to return to their studies in the next school year.” (Taken from the Government of Canada 2015)

Job Bank: Government of Canada
Find Jobs in Canada.

Serving Communities Internship Program (SCiP)
  1. Alberta nonprofit organizations register, create, and then post meaningful, part-time internships to help achieve their missions.
  2. Students register, then search, and apply for internships available on the database.
  3. Students work together with the organization to meet the goals and expectations of the internship.
  4. Upon completion of the internship the students apply for and receive a $1000 bursary from the Government of Alberta (at no cost to the organization).

International Students

Service Canada Employers: Government of Canada
Employment-for youth and students: Resources and programs for youth and students.

Government of Canada: Help Centre
“I am an international student in Canada. Can I work while studying?”

Government of Canada: Student Work Permit
Information on student work permits.

Working Abroad

Government of Canada: Working Abroad for Youth
Information on working abroad for youth.