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Summer Student Farm Worker Bursary | Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC (IAF)

June 9, 2025

Value

Bursary of up to $3,000.

Description

The Summer Student Farm Worker Bursary Program (SSB) supports summer labour needs, youth engagement and work experience in the agricultural sector in BC.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants must be:

  1. 16 years old or older before the first day of the summer season (May 1, 2025)
  2. Be enrolled in full-time studies in the current academic year and intend to return to full-time studies in the fall
  3. Enrolled in a designated educational institution
  4. Legally permitted to work in Canada

A full-time student is an individual who is accepted to full-time enrolment in a secondary or post-secondary institution. Each institution may have a different definition of full-time, please consult your school for confirmation.

Designated educational institutions include:

  • Canadian secondary schools, universities, colleges, and certain other educational institutions.
  • Canadian educational institutions certified by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) providing courses that develop or improve skills in an occupation, other than courses designed for university credit.
  • Universities, colleges, or other educational institutions in the United States that give courses at the post-secondary school level if the qualifying student is living in Canada throughout the year and commutes to that institution.

Eligible Expenses

Applicants must already be hired by an employer within one of the following sectors or seeking a job in one of the following sectors:

  • Primary Agriculture
  • Food, Beverage, and/or Seafood Processing
  • Fishing or Aquaculture
  • Nurseries for bedding plants (large-scale/wholesale production)

A minimum of 250 hours must be completed within the summer season to be eligible to receive a bursary payment through the Program. For this program, the summer season is defined as May 1, 2025, to September 1, 2025.

Deadline Date

Applications are open! The deadline to apply is June 9, 2025, 4 pm.

Contact

Contact Name: IAF Team

Phone Number: 250-940-6150

E-mail Address: ssb@iafbc.ca

Website: https://iafbc.ca/summer-student-farm-worker-bursary-program/

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