Ministerial Statement in Response to the Auditor General of Canada’s Report on Canada Summer Jobs
December 2, 2024
Today, the Honorable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, made a statement in the House of Commons in response to the Auditor General of Canada’s (AGC) report on Canada Summer Jobs.
“The Canada Summer Jobs program is vital to young Canadians, providing them with the opportunity to gain work experience and develop valuable skills,” said Minister Qualtrough. “Our government is committed to ensuring that the program is accessible to all eligible Canadian youth while administering it with the highest standards of fairness and integrity.”
The AGC’s report, which was released on November 29, 2024, made two main recommendations:
- Strengthen the program’s eligibility criteria and application process.
- Enhance monitoring and oversight of funding to recipient organizations.
In response to these recommendations, Minister Qualtrough announced several changes to the program, effective for the 2025 program year:
- Eligibility criteria will be clarified to ensure that organizations receiving funding are eligible and have a clear mandate to provide opportunities for young Canadians.
- The application process will be simplified and streamlined to reduce the burden on applicants.
- The program will implement new monitoring and oversight measures to ensure that funding is used for its intended purpose.
These changes are in addition to several enhancements that have been made to the program in recent years, including:
- Increasing the program’s budget to $225 million in 2024-2025.
- Expanding the program to provide up to 100,000 job placements for young Canadians.
- Extending the program to include students up to 30 years of age.
“Our government is committed to working with the AGC and other stakeholders to improve the Canada Summer Jobs program,” said Minister Qualtrough. “We will continue to make changes and enhancements as needed to ensure that the program is accessible, fair, and provides young Canadians with the best possible opportunities to succeed.”
The Canada Summer Jobs program is a federal government program that provides funding to employers to hire students aged 15 to 30 for summer jobs. The program has been in place since 1971 and has helped over 3 million Canadian youth gain valuable work experience.
Ministerial Statement in Response to the Auditor General of Canada’s Report on Canada Summer Jobs
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