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About Ontario

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2013 Canada's Greenest Employers
Best Employers for New Canadians 2013
The Career Directory 2013: Canada's Best Employers for Recent Graduates

Summer Employment Opportunities

OPS-wide Summer Employment Opportunities

Spend Your Summer Making a Difference
Why Apply?
Eligibility Criteria
What’s New for 2013?
Key Dates
Key Resources
Frequently Asked Questions

WHAT'S NEW

The job ad posting period for the Summer Employment Opportunities (SEO) program 2013 is now closed.

The application screening process is lengthy; calls for interviews will begin approximately 6 - 8 weeks following the closing of the job ad. Depending on job ad posting date and duration of the opportunity, jobs may start as early as May 1, or as late as July 3. (See Key Dates for job ad posting dates.)

Please note, that due to the high volume of applications, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

We wish all successful candidates a valuable work experience with the Ontario Public Service and encourage all candidates who meet the eligibility criteria to apply for summer employment opportunities again in 2014.

For more information about Summer Employment Opportunities 2014, please check this website again by the end of December 2013.

What are the Ontario Public Service - Summer Employment Opportunities?

Several thousand students are hired annually in a variety of summer student positions across the Ontario Public Service, its related agencies and community groups.

Summer employment opportunities are full-time, temporary positions ranging from 7 – 16 weeks between May and Labour Day. The wage for these opportunities is either $10.25 or $11.10 per hour, which is aligned to the level of the job.

In 2012, Summer Employment Opportunities were available:

  • a) in Offices, including: Office Administration, Research, Customer Service, Business and Finance, Project Support, Communications, Human Resources, Policy Development Support, Program Delivery Support, Information Technology Support etc.

  • b) Outdoors in supporting positions related to: Tourism, Geology, Agriculture Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Parks.

  • c) Unique locations: Laboratories and Travel Information Centres.

In addition to student positions in the Ontario Public Service, positions are also available at related government sites (Please click the text below to be directed to the website):

See Frequently Asked Questions, Section B for more information