Canada Summer Jobs
Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) is an initiative of the Student Work Experience Program delivered by Service Canada. The program provides wage subsidies to help Canadian employers create career-related summer jobs for students between the ages of 15 and 30 at the start of employment. Assistance under the program will help fund employment opportunities for Memorial students from May to August.
CSJ 2012
The CSJ initiative supports the creation of work experiences for students through the provision of a wage subsidy to employers. As per Service Canada's request this year, the Department of Career Development & Experiential Learning has made a single application to Service Canada on behalf of all applicants in the University.
CSJ 2012 Wage Subsidy
The wage rate for CSJ students at Memorial will be set at $10.50 per hour.
Under CSJ, Public Sector employers are eligible to receive a contribution of up to 50% of the prevailing provincial minimum wage rate, currently set at $10.00 per hour. The resulting CSJ 2012 wage subsidy for Memorial will be $5.00 per hour.
The remaining cost for each CSJ student employee, equal to $5.50 per hour plus associated benefits (Employment Insurance, Canada Pension Plan, Worker's Compensation and Vacation Pay), will be charged against departmental budgets or grants, where applicable.
The eligible employment period is between 6 and 16 consecutive weeks from May 7, 2012 to August 31, 2012 for a minimum of 30 hours per week to a maximum of 40 hours per week.
Please Note: Any deviations in the wage rate, maximum hours of employment or employment duration will NOT be covered by CSJ. Such additional funding must come from the employing unit.
CSJ Payroll and Redemption of Funding Award
Following the success of last year's model, again this year CSJ students will initially be paid 100% by the employing unit. At placement end, the employer will be required to submit a CSJ Claim, including proof of payment (Expense Distribution Report), to CDEL. Funding will then be transferred via journal entry. A copy of the CSJ 2012 Claim form will be sent to successful applicants nearing the end of the placement.
CSJ Application Process
One application should be completed for each Position Title requested. To reduce paper waste, we are asking that you photocopy a sufficient number for those in your department who are interested in making an application. An electronic application is available in the side bar.
If the total request exceeds funds to be allocated to Memorial, priorities will be set in conjunction with guidance provided by the appropriate Dean or Director. In an effort to streamline the application process, we are asking that all applications be first submitted to the Dean or Director for approval and ranking. Then, the entire unit request can be submitted to the Department of Career Development & Experiential Learning for consideration. I would ask that you please return the completed form(s) to CDEL, UC-4002, by Thursday, April 5, 2012.
As Memorial is committed to the principles of student career development and employment equity, all approved CSJ positions will be advertised by Career Development and Experiential Learning through my.mun.ca. Job postings will be based on the tasks and responsibilities outlined on the proposal and will take place upon approval of funding from Service Canada. A downloadable package consisting of the resumes received will be emailed to the grant holder after being posted for a minimum of three working days.
To discuss the program further or for assistance in completing the application, please contact Yvonne Abbott at 864-2664 or yabbott@mun.ca.
To view and apply to job reposted positions, please visit your My MUNLife account pages. To do so, follow these steps:
1) Go to my.mun.ca and login
2) Click the "Student Services" link near the top of the page.
3) Click the "Launch My MUNLife" button
4) Once there, click on "CAREER"
5) Click "Canada Summer Jobs"
6) View the agreement
7) Click "Canada Summer Job Postings"
Job Postings:
As Memorial is committed to principles of student career development and employment equity, all approved CSJ positions will be advertised by the Centre for Career Development. The postings will be based on the tasks and responsibilities outlined by the grant holder and will take place upon approval from Service Canada. A list of student applicants and the required paperwork will then be forwarded to the grant holder.
Eligible student participants must:
- be between 15 AND 30 YEARS OF AGE at the start of the 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 Canadian citizens, permanent residents or persons to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
- be legally entitled to work in in accordance with relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations;
- not be working 30 hours or more per week at another job; and
- not be working more than 40 hours per week under any combination of Memorial University employment.
Please note: An individual employed full-time on a CSJ placement cannot also be a full-time student as defined by the Registrar's Office during the same period.
Please contact Yvonne Abbott (yabbott@mun.ca or 864-2664) for additional information.
Please visit Service Canada for complete program information.
