Canada Summer Jobs 2027: Applications Open 27 October, Close 3 December 2026
Canada Summer Jobs 2027 opened for applications on 27 October 2026, and employers have until 3 December 2026 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time to apply for funding. The federal programme subsidises wages so employers across Canada can create summer jobs for young people aged 15 to 30, with funded jobs running between 19 April 2027 and 28 August 2027. This is an application for funding by employers, not a job application by young people: approved employers recruit and hire youth afterwards.
| At a glance: Canada Summer Jobs 2027 | Detail |
|---|---|
| Programme | Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ), Government of Canada |
| Applications open | 27 October 2026 |
| Applications close | 3 December 2026, 11:59 pm Pacific Time |
| Employment period | 19 April 2027 to 28 August 2027 |
| Who applies | Not-for-profit, public sector and small private sector employers |
| Funding | Up to 100% of the provincial or territorial minimum wage (not-for-profit); up to 50% (public and private sector) |
| Young people hired | Aged 15 to 30 at the start of employment; citizens, permanent residents or people granted refugee protection |
| How to apply | Through a Grants and Contributions Online Services (GCOS) account |
Canada Summer Jobs 2027: who can apply for funding
Three kinds of employer can apply. Not-for-profit organisations include community, charitable and voluntary organisations, faith-based organisations, associations of workers or employers, Indigenous not-for-profit organisations, non-governmental organisations, unions, sector councils and not-for-profit Band Councils. Public sector employers include public colleges and vocational schools, public health and educational institutions, municipal governments and agencies, school boards and territorial governments. Private sector employers must have 50 or fewer full-time employees across Canada at the time of application, with full-time meaning 30 hours or more per week.
Every applicant organisation must be registered with the Canada Revenue Agency and hold a valid business number, and it must hold a payroll deductions programme account before hiring youth through the programme. Federal government departments and agencies, provincial departments and agencies, members of the House of Commons and the Senate and their immediate families, organisations engaged in partisan political activities, and organisations whose activities infringe human rights protected by law in Canada are not eligible.
Canada Summer Jobs 2027: what the funding covers
The subsidy is tied to the minimum wage where the job is located. Not-for-profit employers can receive funding for up to 100% of the provincial or territorial minimum wage, while public and private sector employers are eligible for up to 50%, the Government of Canada said. A charity can therefore have the full cost covered, while a municipality or small business covers at least half itself. No single national cash figure applies.
The funded work itself must be full-time, between 30 and 40 hours per week, in Canada, for a minimum of 6 consecutive weeks and a maximum of 16 consecutive weeks. Work outside Canada, including teleworking from outside Canada, personal services to the employer, partisan political activities and fundraising to cover salary costs are not eligible. The programme will not reimburse salary costs if the eligibility and agreement conditions are not met.
Canada Summer Jobs 2027: which young people can be hired
The youth rules are strict, and employers should check them before designing a position. A young person must be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period, must be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, or a person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment, and must hold a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada under the relevant provincial or territorial rules.
International students are not eligible participants, the Government of Canada said, because the programme aims to support youth entering the Canadian labour market. Youth awaiting a refugee status ruling, and those holding a temporary visitor visa, youth visa or work visa, are also ineligible. A funded hire cannot displace or replace an existing employee or volunteer, even one who is absent, and a hire made through nepotism is ineligible for reimbursement unless the programme confirms the hiring was not due to favouritism. Young people must be hired as employees, with proper payroll deductions, and a young person already working full-time for the employer is ineligible, although part-time employees or those previously hired through a co-operative placement may be eligible.
How to apply for Canada Summer Jobs 2027
- Check the eligibility rules, including the business number and payroll deductions account requirements, before starting.
- Create a Grants and Contributions Online Services account if the organisation does not already hold one.
- Prepare the project details: the jobs to be created, the supervision and mentoring offered, and the skills the work will build.
- Check the local priorities for the constituency of the job location.
- Submit the application through Grants and Contributions Online Services before 11:59 pm Pacific Time on 3 December 2026, and keep a copy of the submitted application.
Approved employers then recruit and hire under the agreement, and funded positions are posted on Job Bank. Enquiries are answered during business hours between 27 October 2026 and 3 December 2026.
A note for readers in Nepal
For readers in Nepal, the limits of this programme need to be plain. Canada Summer Jobs 2027 is a Canada-only employer funding programme: the work takes place in Canada, activities outside Canada are ineligible, and international students and temporary visa holders cannot be hired under it. It is not a route to apply for a job from Nepal, and no agent can sell a place on it. Anyone claiming to arrange a position for a fee should not be trusted. Growentix also covers other Canadian routes, including the change to the Canadian-first hiring rule for Express Entry and the call for health and social service professionals through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. The full details of this funding call are in the Government of Canada applicant guide, and the employer and youth eligibility rules are set out on its who can apply page.