Government of Canada launches Canada Summer Jobs 2010 to help students and serve communities

January 19, 2010

Barrie, Ontario -  MP Patrick Brown is pleased that Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development,  launched Canada Summer Jobs 2010, which supports work experiences for students and helps provide important community services.

“By supporting organizations, Canada Summer Jobs provides work for students in not-for-profit, public-sector and small private-sector business enabling them to gain valuable experience and develop important skills for the future.” Brown added “Canada Summer Jobs 2010 is one of many initiatives our government offers to help students.”

Canada Summer Jobs 2010 will create high-quality summer job opportunities for young people 15 to 30 years old who are full-time students and intend to return to school in the next school year.

Through Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the government increased funding by $10 million in 2009 and is again providing an additional $10 million in 2010 for Canada Summer Jobs, to help create the best educated, most skilled and most flexible workforce in the world.

In 2009, the Government of Canada concluded agreements with approximately 22,000 organizations to support the creation of over 37,500 summer jobs for students.

The budget for Canada Summer Jobs in 2010—$97.5 million plus an additional $10 million from Canada’s Economic Action Plan—will be allocated across the 308 federal constituencies. Members of Parliament will be invited to provide input into determining specific priorities for their communities as well as validating the list of projects recommended for funding.

Applications will be available on February 1, 2010, and must be submitted by February 26, 2010. Interested employers can apply online at www.servicecanada.gc.ca/csj2010, or at their local Service Canada Centre.

To learn more about Canada’s Economic Action Plan, please visit the following Web site: www.actionplan.gc.ca.