Young Canada Works

YCW is an employment initiative to help secondary and post-secondary students find summer work that will help them to acquire skills in the official languages, Aboriginal and heritage sectors, and finance their education.

For more information visit www.youngcanadaworks.gc.ca

Heritage Organizations

This summer work in a heritage-oriented field that advances your career goals

For more information visit www.youngcanadaworks.gc.ca

Official Languages

Put your English and French language skills to work and gain on-the-job experience this summer in a field related to your studies

For more information visit www.youngcanadaworks.gc.ca

Student Connections

Student Connections hires university and college students as Student Business Advisors. Assisting small and medium sized-businesses.

To learn more about Student Connections call 1-888-807-7777

Or visit www.studentconnections.ca

Community Access Program

The CAP Youth Initiative supports the long-term viability of Community Access sites while providing technology related work experience to young Canadians.

For more information call 1-800-575-9200

Skillnet.ca

Services and tools help Canadian employers and job seekers use the Internet for recruitment, career, labour information and learning. Whether you're a job seeker looking for work or an employer searching for the perfect candidate

For more information visit http://www.skillnet.ca/pub/index.html?iin.lang=en

Parks Canada

YCW in National Parks and National Historic Sites offers secondary and post secondary students summer employment. Summer jobs that are “Outside the Box”

Visit the Parks Canada Web site to find out more. www.pc.gc.ca/jct-ycw

Summer Career Placement Provides wage subsidies to public, private and not-for-profit employers to create career-related summer jobs for secondary and post secondary student, from 15-30 years of age (inclusive)

For more information visit: www.youth.gc.ca

Wildland Fire Fighter Employment

Employment Period: May through September (seasonal departmental employment subject to annual layoff)

These employment opportunities would be of interest to both local residents of remote communities, as well as college/university students particularly those studying natural resource management.

For detailed information visit:

http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/fire/Fire-Fighter/firefighter.html

Summer Jobs: How to find and apply for a summer job

For information call the Youth Info Line at 1-800-935-5555 or visit: www.youth.gc.ca

Aboriginal Urban Youth

Work in your community, contribute to its growth and learn practical work skills this summer. For more information visit www.youngcanadaworks.gc.ca

First Nations and Inuit Student Summer Employment Opportunities

This initiative supports work experience opportunities during the summer months for First Nations and Inuit secondary and post-secondary school students.

For more information visit, www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/jeunesse-youth

Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP)

The FSWEP is the primary vehicle through which federal departments and agencies recruit students for some 7,000 temporary student jobs each year.

For more information visit: http://www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca/fswep-pfete/

University of Waterloo (Ontario) – index of career related websites

A multitude of links to resources on career planning. For more information visit: http://www.careerservices.uwaterloo.ca/links/UsefulWeb.asp?priNav=7