On February 12, 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to double the number of summer jobs that are available through the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) Program for not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers, and small businesses with fewer than 50 employees. Summer job creation with this program is expected to increase from 34,000 in 2015, to almost 70,000 in 2016, 2017, and 2018.
For not-for-profit organizations already on tight budgets, news that they may be eligible for up to 100 percent of the minimum wage and mandatory employment-related costs is a welcome announcement. Not-for-profit organizations planning to take advantage of the CSJ program for 2016 needed to have their applications submitted by March 11, 2016, in order to be eligible. For more information about the CSJ program, charities and not-for-profit organizations are encouraged to visit Service Canada’s website at http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/epb/yi/yep/programs/scpp.shtml