Summer Employment Opportunities Program │ Government of Ontario

Organizations eligible for SEO Program funding include not-for-profit organizations who have been incorporated for at least one year, municipalities, Indigenous organizations, and First Nations communities. Eligible organizations must be legally incorporated or be band councils established under the Indian Act, Canada.

Organizations must have commercial general liability insurance coverage of $2,000,000 per occurrence on property damage, bodily injury and personal injury and valid Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) coverage or equivalent coverage under their commercial general liability insurance, to be eligible for SEO Program funding.

Eligible Employment Opportunities

SEO Program positions must offer training, work experience and skills transferable to the general workforce and to future careers. The positions must focus on activities that support the key sectors of tourism, culture, sport, and recreation.

Position placements are expected to provide employment for a minimum contract length of 217.5 hours or 30 days at 7.25 hours per day.

Eligible Students

Students hired by recipient organizations must meet the eligibility criteria of the program:

• All students must be currently enrolled in a secondary, or post-secondary institution or within six months of graduation and have reached the age of 15 upon commencement of employment.
• Students must be employed full time for a minimum employment contract length of 217.5 hours or 30 days at 7.25 hours per day.
• Proof of student enrolment must be provided to the employer.
• Students must be residents of Ontario during the period of employment.
• Students must be eligible to work in Canada and have a Social Insurance Number (SIN).
• Students should be living in Ontario at the time they start work. The intention of the program is to provide career-related experience to eligible students that are also eligible to work in Ontario.