First Nations and Inuit Summer Work Experience Program
No fixed amount
Subsidy
Description:
The First Nations and Inuit Summer Work Experience Program is part of the First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy.
Projects under the First Nations and Inuit Summer Work Experience Program allow youth to learn about career options and earn an income that can contribute to a university or college education.
The program supports First Nations and Inuit secondary and post-secondary students in acquiring work experience
assists First Nations and Inuit secondary and post-secondary students prepare for future entry into the labour market by facilitating access to summer employment
supports First Nations and Inuit secondary and post-secondary students in financing and furthering their education
provides First Nations and Inuit secondary and post-secondary students with career and labour market information and assistance in finding summer employment
Funding is provided to eligible First Nations and Inuit communities, governments and organizations, as well as not-for-profit associations, private sector employers and schools and employers who then provide activities for First Nations and Inuit secondary and post-secondary students.
Comments on Funding:
Approved proposals will support work experience opportunities for First Nations and Inuit secondary and post-secondary students between May 1, 2025, and the beginning of the student’s fall academic term. Private sector employers may be eligible to receive funding to cover funding up to 50% of wage costs and mandatory employment-related costs.
March 7, 2025
Eligibility:
The applicants must be:
1. First Nations and Inuit communities
2. Governments and organizations
3. First Nations schools or federal schools on reserve
4. First Nations and Inuit governments and organizations
5. Not-for-profit associations
6. Private sector employers
For co-operative education activities, only First Nations schools or federal schools on reserve can submit proposals through their administering organization.
Eligible recipients may offer employment opportunities directly to youth or enter into agreements with private sector and non-profit sector employers to access employment opportunities for youth.
Not-for-profit organizations and private sector employers based in Canada may be eligible for direct funding for activities that provide opportunities for eligible First Nations and Inuit youth in Canada and fall within program guidelines.
Not-for-profit organizations may be eligible to receive funding to cover up to 100% of wage costs and mandatory employment-related costs.
Private sector employers may be eligible to receive funding to cover funding up to 50% of wage costs and mandatory employment-related costs.
Application Steps:
Applicants must submit detailed proposals for the activities to be undertaken over the course of the agreement.
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit a proposal that:
1. meet the First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy Summer Work Experience: National Program Guidelines
2. be gender-balanced
3. outline the activities to be undertaken and explain how they will meet the program’s objectives
4. outline the results to be achieved by the initiative or the project
5. demonstrate that the activities will provide assistance only to eligible participants
6. provide an estimate of related eligible costs, including costs shared with partners
7. The proposed placement must provide a minimum of 80 hours of work per participant.
Other Things to Note:
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