WHAT'S NEW

The Job ad posting period for the Summer Employment Opportunities (SEO) program 2012 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 (See Key Resources and Dates for more information). 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.

Please note, that due to the high volume of applications, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted by phone and/or email. If your direct contact information (phone number and/or email address) has changed since submitting your application, then please contact the Summer Employment Opportunities team at SEO@ontario.ca indicating the new information at which you can be contacted.

For additional information on the application process please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions, Section F.

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 2013.

For more information about summer employment opportunities 2013, please check this website again by the end of December 2012.

What are the Summer Employment Opportunities?

Several thousand youth are hired annually in a variety of summer student positions across the Ontario Public Service (OPS), 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, depending on the job.

In 2011, 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, for example.

In addition to student positions in Ontario Public Service ministries, there are also other positions available at related government sites:

• St. Lawrence Parks Commission
• Ontario Science Centre
• Ontario Travel Information Centre
• The Aboriginal Youth Work Exchange Program
• The First Nations Natural Resources Youth Employment Program
• Also, The Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities has information on youth and student employment opportunities in Ontario (or call Employment Ontario: 1-800-387-5656).
• Summer Company
• Summer Jobs for Youth Program
• Summer Law Student Opportunity
• Ontario Rangers
• Ontario Stewardship Ranger Program

See Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Section B for more information