Planning employment in summer? Apply for wage subsidies

We are happy to inform you that the intake is now open for Canada Summer Jobs wage subsidy. Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) subsidies 50% of the provincial minimum per hour wage per employee to create quality summer work experiences for young people aged 15 to 30 years.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Be a for-profit company;
  • Employ 50 or less full-time equivalent employees;
  • To be eligible, students must:
    • be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment;
    • have been registered as full-time students in the previous academic year and intend to return to school on a full-time basis in the next academic year;
    • be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; and,
    • be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.

Deadline

The intake is closing on January 10, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Read more about the grant on our website.