Summer Jobs Service


What it is:

Free job-search and self-marketing support is available through Ontario’s Job Connect agencies to help students find summer jobs. A $2-per-hour-per-student hiring incentive is available for eligible employers who provide rural and northern summer job placements.

Who can apply:

Students aged 15 to 30, planning to return to school in the fall. Farms and businesses, as well as not-for-profit and other community organizations, can apply to receive the wage subsidy hiring incentive.

Duration of the work or the job services:

Free job-search and self-marketing support throughout the year. The wage subsidy for employers can last up to 16 weeks. It is available from April 1 to September 30.

When to apply:

Job search support is available year round. Summer job placements begin as early as April.  Closing date for rural employers to apply for the hiring incentive applications to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is April 17th, for employers in northern Ontario to apply to the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines it’s May 31st.

Where to apply:

Employers can contact the nearest Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs resource centre, and offices of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines.