OTTAWA – Garry Breitkreuz, Member of Parliament for Yorkton-Melville, would like to advise employers who plan to utilize the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program of an important deadline change for those applying for wage subsidies in 2014.

The deadline for CSJ has changed and is earlier than in previous years. This year, applications will be available online beginning December 2, 2013, and must be submitted before January 10, 2014.  These new timelines mean that successful employers will be notified sooner and have more time to recruit students.

“Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) is an initiative that helps students gain the skills and experience they need to be successful, now and in the future, while earning money for the upcoming school year,” said Breitkreuz.  “It also helps employers create much needed summer job opportunities for students, while strengthening local economies and communities across Canada.”

Those eligible to apply for wage subsidies under CSJ funding include not-for-profit and public-sector employers and small private-sector employers.  Private-sector employers must have 50 or fewer full-time employees across Canada to be eligible.  Full-time employees are those working 30 hours or more per week with the employer.

Eligible students must be:

• between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of 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/territorial legislation and regulations.

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