Program Information and Eligibility Criteria

About the program
Eligibility criteria

About the program

The prime objective of the Summer Student Employment Program is to give students experience in a dynamic work place environment and offer learning opportunities that will develop and improve their skills for future employment.

The program will provide students with opportunities that will:

• enrich their current academic programs;
• encourage completion of present studies;
• aid in the funding of future educational endeavours;
• improve their ability to find desired jobs in areas of interest and specialization;
• offer insight into future employment opportunities; and
• help learn about and evaluate career options within the City of Ottawa.

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Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for the Summer Student Employment Program, you must satisfy the following criteria:

• be legally entitled to work in Canada.
• be 16 years of age or older by the first day of summer employment.
• be enrolled in a secondary or post-secondary program or institution of higher learning on a full-time or part-time basis, returning to school or graduating in 2010.
• a part-time student in university or college is eligible for Summer Employment if the students’ transcript indicates that the course of study is leading to a degree or diploma.
• be able to provide original documentation in order to validate being a student such as a transcript.
• The eligibility criteria must be maintained through the summer employment term; therefore you must be a returning student in 2010 or a graduating student in 2010.

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