From: Employment and Social Development Canada The application deadline was January 10, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Applications received or postmarked after the deadline date will not be considered.
This section provides important details on the information and supporting documentation that is required to assess your application. Unless otherwise indicated, you must complete all parts of the application.
You must carefully read this applicant guide and the Articles of Agreement before completing the application form. You should also read about the assessment process detailed in this guide in order to better understand how your application will be assessed.
The order of the questions may vary slightly between the paper and online applications; however, the same information is required.
The location of the proposed activities, not your organization’s address or location, determines the constituency for which the application will be assessed. Complete only one application form if all the jobs requested are within the same constituency. If you submit multiple applications within the same constituency, Service Canada will merge your applications into a single application.
You must submit a separate application form for each constituency if you are applying for multiple jobs based in more than one constituency. To determine the constituency in which the activities will take place, search the postal code of the location of the proposed activities on Elections Canada.
Service Canada will post the contact information, including the email address and the contact for the organization, of employers approved for funding on the Government of Canada’s Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) website.
Service Canada will also post all positions funded by CSJ online at Job Bank.
The application form and this applicant guide identify which information will be posted publicly. Please pay close attention and keep this in mind when completing your application. If you have any questions about the information to be posted publicly, contact Service Canada.
The phone number and email address of the organization are provided to the youth when they click on the “Show how to apply” button:
Enter your organization’s information.
Expand All Collapse AllEnter your organization’s 15-character, payroll deductions (RP) business number assigned by the CRA. An RP account with the CRA is required if your business pays employees, and you must have an RP business number prior to hiring youth through the CSJ program.
To complete an online application using GCOS or the online form, you will need a business number. To obtain a business number, consult the CRA website. If you do not have a business number in time to apply, you may proceed by using the paper application form. However, you will need to obtain a CRA business number before your application can be considered for funding.
Enter the legal name of your organization that is associated with your CRA business number. If it is an acronym, enter the legal name in full.
If your application is approved, the signed agreement returned to you will form a legally binding agreement with the Government of Canada and any payments issued will be made out to the legal name. Payments will be issued using only the first 44 characters of the legal name.
Enter the common name of your organization (it may be different than the legal name). If it is an acronym, enter the common name in full.
This information will be posted publicly on the CSJ website for youth to contact, should they have questions regarding the job placement and Job Bank.
Enter the telephone number of your organization.
This information will be posted publicly on the CSJ website for youth to contact should they have questions regarding the job placement. It will also be posted on Job Bank. See section above on “Information to be posted publicly” in the present document for more detail.
Check the box or select the item from the drop-down menus that best describes your organization.
Enter your organization’s email address.
This information will be posted publicly on the CSJ website for youth to contact should they have questions regarding the job placement and Job Bank. See section above on “Information to be posted publicly” in the present document for more detail.
Your organization’s primary contact must be a representative with whom Service Canada can communicate regarding your application or any consequent agreement throughout the duration of the placement and regarding questions related to payment claims. This individual must be fully informed on both the application and the proposed activities. Please note that the contact cannot be selected as a youth participant if your application is approved since the contact represents the employer. Enter the full name, the job position title, and telephone number of the organization primary contact.
This email address should be monitored regularly, including any junk mail or spam folders since it will be used to send you information regarding CSJ and your application, including the outcome of the assessment of your application.
This email address will receive mandatory reporting documents from Service Canada during and after the agreement.
Your organization’s secondary contact must be a representative with whom Service Canada can communicate regarding your application or any consequent agreement throughout the duration of the placement and regarding questions related to payment claims. This individual must be fully informed on both the application and the proposed activities. Please note that the contact cannot be selected as a youth participant if your application is approved since the contact represents the employer. Enter the full name, the job position title, and telephone number of the organization secondary contact.
This email address should be monitored regularly, including any junk mail or spam folders since it will be used to send you information regarding CSJ and your application, including the outcome of the assessment of your application.
This email address will receive mandatory reporting documents from Service Canada during and after the agreement.
Select the preferred official language for communication and correspondence.
Enter the year, month and day that your organization began operations.
Provide a summary of your organization’s activities.
Enter the total number of full-time employees working for your organization across the country (not only those working at a single location). Full-time employees are those who work 30 hours or more per week.
If there are only part-time employees working for your organization, enter “0”.
Enter your organization’s mailing address to which all correspondence will be sent, including any payments. Please verify that the correct postal code has been entered.
This information will be posted publicly on Job Bank. See section above on “Information to be posted publicly” in the present document for more detail.
Enter the main address where the youth will be working if this address is different from the mailing address. This address cannot be a post office box (PO Box); it must be a civic address. If the mailing address of the organization and the address of the location of the proposed activities are different, please provide an explanation.
This information will be posted publicly on Job Bank. See section above on “Information to be posted publicly” in the present document for more detail.
The employer must offer the job within the constituency for which the application is submitted. If the work will be completed remotely or from the employee’s home, the organization address must be used as the main address. The constituency will be verified using the postal code entered, so please verify that the correct postal code has been entered.
You must inform Service Canada if the location of the job changes. If a change occurs after you are approved for funding, Service Canada must first agree to the change, otherwise the job may be considered ineligible for funding.
The majority of the work should be performed within the constituency where they have been approved. A job could have multiple sites; however, if the work will be performed remotely (i.e, telework) away from a designated workplace under physical supervision, or from somewhere else outside of a traditional workplace (for example, at an employee’s home), employers are responsible for ensuring that the location respects provincial laws and municipal by-laws, and to continue to provide adequate supervision, mentoring, and safety provisions as per the CSJ Applicant Guide. As per subsection 16.1, Ineligible Projects and Job Activities, of the CSJ Articles of Agreement, regardless of the work arrangements used, employers must ensure that youth are working from locations within Canada.
As per section 16.1, Ineligible Projects and Job Activities, of the CSJ Articles of Agreement, regardless of the work arrangements used, employers must ensure that youth are working from locations within Canada.
Please note the following definitions:
If the proposed activities will take place in multiple locations within the same constituency, submit one application listing all of the locations for that constituency. Enter all the other addresses where the youth will be working. These addresses must be civic addresses; they cannot be post office boxes (PO Box). Please verify that the correct postal codes have been entered.
Submit a separate application for each constituency if the locations of the proposed activities are in multiple constituencies. To determine the constituency in which the activities will take place, search the postal code of the location of the proposed activities on the Elections Canada website.
An Official Language Minority Community is one in which the official language spoken is not the majority official language in the province or territory. For all provinces and territories except Quebec, the majority official language is English.
For the proposed activities to be directed at members of an Official Language Minority Community, the tasks and responsibilities of the job must require that the youth participant use the minority language:
Refer to paragraph 13.1(d) of the CSJ Articles of Agreement before checking the applicable box.
If you answered “Yes” and if the CSJ funding that is requested is in excess of $100,000, you must list the total amount of financial assistance your organization has received or is entitled to receive for the jobs requested. The online application will prompt you to enter this information. For paper applications, you must complete subsection 8.1 of the CSJ Articles of Agreement and attach it to your application.
If your CSJ contribution value is greater than $100,000, you must abide by the terms stipulated in subsections 8.2 to 8.3 of the Articles of Agreement.
Refer to paragraph 13.1(f) of the CSJ Articles of Agreement before checking the applicable box.
If you answered “yes,” you must indicate the amount owing, the nature of the debt and the department or the agency to which the amount is owed. Service Canada will then verify with departmental records whether your organization has any amounts owing.
Owing money to the Government of Canada does not render your organization ineligible to receive funding.
If your organization does owe any amount to the Government of Canada, indicate if an arrangement was made for repayment (for each amount owing). Please ensure to have full details of your payment plan available as Service Canada may request this payment plan at a later date.
It is mandatory to have implemented practices to ensure that your work environment is safe. Your organization’s health and safety measures will be evaluated in relation to the work environment and specific job type and activities. Service Canada will consider each case on its merits, comparing the risks with the benefits for the youth. Please indicate whether you have implemented practices to ensure that your work environment is healthy and safe.
Next, using the checkboxes provided, identify the health and safety practices you have implemented from the following options:
As per paragraphs 9.1(c) and 9.1(d) of the Articles of Agreement, you are responsible for ensuring the job is carried out in a safe environment and for providing the youth with all information concerning health and safety, including for a remote work location (for example, somewhere outside of a traditional work environment).
As per subsection 32.1 of the Articles of Agreement, the Employer shall carry out the project in compliance with all applicable laws, by-laws and regulations, including labour regulations in the province or territory where the employment is located; any environmental legislation; any accessibility legislation; and, any legislation regarding protection of information and privacy. The Employer shall obtain, prior to the commencement of the project, all permits, licenses, consents and other authorizations that are necessary to the carrying out of the project.
It is mandatory to provide a work environment with non-discriminatory hiring practices that is inclusive and free of harassment and discrimination. Please indicate whether you have implemented policies and practices to ensure that your work environment and hiring practices are free of harassment and discrimination.
Next, using the checkboxes provided, identify the practices you have implemented from the following options:
As per subsection 16.1 of the Articles of Agreement, the project will not consist of projects or activities that:
In this section, you must describe in order of priority, the jobs you are requesting and you must provide separate information for each job title. You may request multiple participants for a job title. A job is considered different when at least one of the following details varies: job title, tasks and responsibilities, start date, hourly wage, number of weeks, number of hours per week or preferred level of education of the participant.
For online applications: you will need to state the number of job titles that you are applying for and then how many participants you would like to hire for each job title.
For paper applications: copy an entire Job Details section for each additional job title and attach it to your application when submitting it. If there is not enough space to appropriately answer a question, you may answer it on a separate sheet and attach it to your application when submitting it.
Each youth hired using CSJ funding must be assigned to no more than one of the jobs approved by Service Canada. The details of the job (for example, job title, hourly wage and tasks and responsibilities) must be the same as the job details specified in your application. Any changes to job details must be submitted to Service Canada for approval. Only exceptional circumstances will be considered.
Salaried jobs need to be calculated as an hourly wage rate. If your application is approved, it may not be for all the jobs requested, the full number of weeks requested or the full number of hours requested.
Enter the job title and hourly wage of each job for which you are requesting funding. CSJ job titles must match options in the National Occupational Classification. This system is the national reference on occupations in Canada. It comprises more than 30,000 occupational titles organized according to skill levels and skill types.
For online applications: the text box uses “predictive text” to help you complete the job title. Begin typing your job title and select the most appropriate option.
For paper applications: please select your job title from one of the options listed on the form. If you select “other”, you must identify a National Occupational Classification Code for the proposed job activities. To find the correct code on this webpage, type the proposed job title in the Quick Search box located at the top of the page to generate a list of possible occupations. When reviewing the potential occupations, the accompanying education, main duties and employment requirements should correspond to the job performed.
This information will be posted publicly on Job Bank. See section above on “Information to be posted publicly” in the present document for more detail.
Indicate the hourly wage to be paid to the youth. You must pay at least the minimum wage in effect at the time of the employment based on provincial and territorial regulations, and you must respect the hourly wage indicated in the application, which will form the agreement if approved. For any changes to an agreement once it has been formed, please contact Service Canada.
Some provinces and territories have multiple minimum wages depending on the age and experience of the employee, or the nature of the work. It is your responsibility to confirm the minimum wage at the time of employment.
This information will be posted publicly on Job Bank. See section above on “Information to be posted publicly” in the present document for more detail.
Provide a detailed description of the job tasks and responsibilities of the youth. If the tasks and responsibilities of the job change after you submit your application or after you are approved for funding, you must inform Service Canada. If the change occurs after you are approved for funding, Service Canada must approve of the change, as per subparagraph 25.1(1)(f) of the Articles of Agreement, otherwise the job may be considered ineligible for funding.
The job activities must be eligible. See Section 3 – Screening for Eligibility for more details.
Select one or more of the following checkboxes to identify all skills that the youth will develop during the placement:
Select English, French, English or French, Bilingual, Other or Unknown. If Other, please indicate the required language in the textbox provided.
This information will be posted publicly on Job Bank. See section above on “Information to be posted publicly” in the present document for more detail.
Provide each of the following mandatory pieces of information:
The supervisor and mentor are not required to be the same person.
If the youth will be working remotely, away from the supervisor’s location or from somewhere else outside of a traditional work environment, you must ensure that there is sufficient training and supervision to support the youth in obtaining a meaningful work experience. You must also ensure that the youth can still benefit from the experience of working with others, building interpersonal skills, and learning work environment protocols.
Please refer to the above section 14. Address of the Location of the Proposed Job Activities for the definitions on remote work.
Mentoring is a relationship between an experienced employee (the mentor) and a less experienced employee (the youth). Through regular meetings, the mentor will learn about career objectives of the youth and share their professional experience to support skills development and help the youth enter the labour market as well as facilitate their career development.
To be eligible, you must provide each of the following mandatory pieces of information:
The supervisor and mentor are not required to be the same person.
Select a checkbox to indicate if the job will provide a career-related work experience for the youth. The term “career-related” means the job provides a youth with work experience related to their current or future field of studies.
Then select a checkbox to indicate if your organization intends to retain the youth as an employee following the end of the CSJ agreement.
Check the applicable box.
The preferred level of education of the youth is not a factor in assessment. The CSJ program is open to all youth ages 15 to 30 regardless of level of education or student status.
This information is being collected for reporting and monitoring purposes.
This information will be posted publicly on Job Bank. See section above on “Information to be posted publicly” in the present document for more detail.
Select a checkbox to indicate if the proposed job supports a national priority.
If you answer “Yes”, indicate one or more national priorities supported by the job.
Select a checkbox to indicate if the proposed job supports one or more local priorities.
If you answer “Yes”, use the textbox provided to identify the local priority or priorities supported by the job. The local priorities for the constituency in which the proposed activities will take place can be found in the following link:
It is not mandatory for Members of Parliament to establish local priorities. If your Member of Parliament has not established local priorities, select “No.” You will not be penalized during assessment if your Member of Parliament has not established local priorities.
For paper applications only: if you are applying for more than 5 different job titles, you must make a copy of the Calculation of Employer’s Total Cost Including Contribution Requested page, complete the copy with information for each additional job title, and submit the copy with your application. Once you have entered all the information for all the job titles, indicate the total of the columns in the “Total” line at the bottom. To avoid this space limitation, submit your application electronically using the online fillable application or GCOS. Either option provides benefits that will simplify the application process. For example, online and GCOS applications will automatically calculate several of these fields and ease your review of the application as well as the submission process.
Before completing this section, read Section 3 – Screening for Eligibility for details.
Expand All Collapse AllList each job title for which you are requesting funding. The job titles should be listed in the same order as in the Job Details section. A job is considered different when at least one of the following details varies: job title, tasks and responsibilities, start date, hourly wage, number of weeks, number of hours per week or preferred level of education of the participant.
Enter the number of youth you are requesting for each job title.
Enter the date that you want the youth to begin employment. The earliest start date is April 22, 2024. Please note that the job’s latest end date is August 31, 2024.
This information will be posted publicly on Job Bank. See section above on “Information to be posted publicly” in the present document for more detail.
Enter the number of weeks for which you are requesting funding; it must be between 6 and 16 weeks. The employer is encouraged to employ the youth longer than the requested number of weeks although you will only be reimbursed for the approved period of your CSJ 2024 funding. Note that you will receive additional points during assessment if you commit to retaining the youth beyond the length of the CSJ funding agreement.
Enter the number of hours per week that the youth will be required to work. The hours must be full-time (30 to 40 hours per week).
This information will be posted publicly on Job Bank. See section above on “Information to be posted publicly” in the present document for more detail.
Enter the hourly wage including the contribution from Service Canada and other sources to be paid to the youth.
This information will be posted publicly on Job Bank. See section above on “Information to be posted publicly” in the present document for more detail.
You are responsible to ensure that the youth is paid and for making the necessary pay-related remittances to the CRA, in accordance with labour regulations in the province or territory where the employment is located, and as per section 32 in the Articles of Agreement.
Enter the hourly wage funding that is requested from Service Canada. Not-for-profit employers are eligible to receive funding for up to 100% of the provincial or territorial adult minimum hourly wage. Public and private sector employers are eligible to receive funding for up to 50% of the provincial or territorial adult minimum hourly wage. For more information, please refer to the “What Costs Are Eligible for reimbursement?” section.
Not-for-profit employers are eligible for reimbursement of MERCs for up to 100% of the adult minimum hourly wage in the province or territory where the activities will take place. All other employers are not eligible for funding to cover MERCs, in whole or in part.
If you are a private or public sector employer, indicate “0.”
Enter the total funding requested by using this formula:
For online applications: this total is automatically calculated.
Enter the total amount of the contribution the employer pays towards hiring a youth by using this formula:
For online applications: this total is automatically calculated.
This is offered to all types of organizations. Select “Yes” if you wish to receive an advance payment.
When submitting your application, you are asked to check the box “I attest” to confirm that:
The Attestation is required for the application (submitted on a paper form or online) to be considered complete. If you are submitting your application online, you must check this box in order to proceed, otherwise the system will not allow you to continue. If you are submitting a paper application you must check this box in order for your application to be assessed.
Should an application or a project not be compliant with program eligibility criteria and/or the Articles of Agreement, your project may not be funded. The provision of false and misleading information will affect eligibility and funding may be revoked.
An organization’s CSJ application, if approved by Service Canada, forms part of the agreement between the Government of Canada and the organization. The organization will then be subject to the CSJ Articles of Agreement. The organization complies under this agreement to provide the job at the hourly wage, for the number of hours per week and the number of weeks described in the Calculation of Approved Canada Summer Jobs Contribution Amount document. This document will be included in the approval package.
The submission of an application does not constitute an agreement. An official agreement between the organization and the Government of Canada exists only once an application is approved and an agreement is signed by Service Canada. It is important that you read the applicant guide and Articles of Agreement in their entirety before you sign the application.
Therefore, it is important that only authorized persons’ names are identified on the submitted application. Read Section 37 of the Articles of Agreement prior to signature: “The Employer warrants that its representative(s) identified in this Application/Agreement has (have) the authority to enter into an agreement on its behalf and agrees to provide Canada with such evidence of that authorization as Canada may reasonably require.”
