Assessment criteria

Objective 1: Provide quality work experiences for youth (30 points)

The quality of the work experience will be assessed against the following criteria:

1. The job(s) provides a salary above the provincial or territorial minimum wage. (10 points)

• Refer to Section 3 – Screening for Eligibility for additional information on the minimum wage. Note that you will be required to report on the salary paid to the youth as part of the mandatory reporting process.

2. You intend to retain the youth as an employee following the end of the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) agreement. (5 points)

• This additional work can be full-time or part-time. Note that you will be required to report on whether you retained the youth as part of the mandatory reporting process.

3. The youth will receive supervision. (15 points)

Supervision plan

The supervision plan should be task-oriented and focused on the specific job activities contained in your application.

To be eligible, you must complete all of the following fields in the Supervision Plan section of the application:

• Supervisor job title: provide the job title, not the name of a person, but their position (for example Manager, Executive Director, Owner, Director, Supervisor, etc.)
• Type of supervision (On-site, Remote, or Combination)
• Frequency of supervision (Daily, Weekly, Less than once per week)

Using the checkboxes provided on the application form, please provide the following additional pieces of information:

• The amount of the supervisor’s experience in the supervisory role (Less than 1 year, 1 to 2 years, or More than 2 years)
• The type of feedback to be provided to the youth (Formal or Informal)
• What the supervisor will provide (Job-specific training, Work instructions and tasks, Evaluation of work, or Other)

See Section 5 – Writing your application for more detail.

Objective 2: Provide youth with opportunity to develop and improve their skills (45 points)

1. The youth will receive mentoring. (15 points)

Mentoring plan

Mentoring is a relationship between an experienced employee (the mentor) and a less experienced employee (the youth). Through regular meetings, the mentor will learn about career objectives of the youth and share their professional experience. The mentor will support skills development and facilitate professional development to help the youth enter the labour market.

To be eligible, you must provide each of the following mandatory pieces of information:

• Mentor job title: provide the job title, not the name of a person, but their position (for example, Manager, Executive Director, Owner, Director, Supervisor, etc.)
• Type (One-on-one, Team)
• Frequency of Mentoring (Weekly, Monthly, Less than once per month).

Using the checkboxes provided on the application form, please provide the following additional pieces of information:

• Amount of mentoring experience of the mentor (Less than 1 year, 1 to 2 years, or More than 2 years)
• Mentor-mentee relationship (Formal; Informal)
• What the mentor will provide (Support for skills development, Career-related training, Access to learning materials, or Other)

See Section 5 – Writing your application for more detail.

2. As quality job experiences support skills acquisition and development, you must identify the skills that will be developed during the work placement. (30 points)

The application form lists the following skills:

• Adaptability: Adaptability refers to the ability to achieve or adjust goals and behaviours when expected or unexpected change occurs, by planning, staying focused, persisting, and overcoming setbacks. For example, one uses this skill to change work plans to meet new deadlines, learn how to work with new tools and improve skills through feedback.
• Collaboration: Collaboration refers to the ability to contribute and support others to achieve a common goal. For example, at work we use this skill to provide meaningful support to team members while completing a project.
• Communication: Communication refers to the ability to receive, understand, consider, and share information and ideas through speaking, listening, and interacting with others. For example, we use this skill to listen to instructions, serve customers, and discuss ideas.
• Creativity and Innovation: Creativity and innovation refers to the ability to imagine, develop, express, encourage, and apply ideas in ways that are novel, unexpected, or challenge existing methods and norms. For example, we use this skill to discover better ways of doing things, develop new products, and deliver services in a new way.
• Digital skills: Digital Skills refers to the ability to use digital technology and tools to find, manage, apply, create, and share information and content. For example, we use this skill to create spreadsheets, safely use social media, and securely make online purchases.
• Numeracy: Numeracy refers to the ability to find, understand, use, and report mathematical information presented through words, numbers, symbols, and graphics. For example, we use this skill to perform calculations, manage budgets, analyze, and model data and make estimations.
• Problem-solving: Problem-solving refers to the ability to identify, analyze, propose solutions, and make decisions. Problem solving helps you to address issues, monitor success, and learn from the experience. For example, we use this skill to make hiring decisions, select courses of action and troubleshoot technical failures.
• Technical skills: Technical skills refer to the ability to develop capabilities that relate to the practical or mechanical side of an activity, the application of a set of technical processes and its required know-how.
• Other: You may list and describe any additional skills that will be developed.

Objective 3: Respond to national and local priorities to improve access to the labour market for youth who face unique barriers (25 points)

1. National priorities (15 points)

National priorities are established to improve labour market outcomes for youth, including those facing unique barriers to employment. National priorities do this by prioritizing specific youth groups that are underrepresented in the labour market and by identifying sectors where there are current needs and future job opportunities.

Please indicate which national priorities your project supports. Points will be awarded to projects that support national priorities. If your application demonstrates that it meets more than one national priority, you will be awarded additional points.

In 2024, CSJ will address the following 5 national priorities:

1. Opportunities for youth with disabilities or with organizations that provide services to persons with disabilities;
   • The purpose of this priority is to provide job opportunities for youth with disabilities, or job opportunities with organizations that provide services to persons with disabilities.
   • As outlined in section 3 of the Applicant Guide, organizations providing opportunities to youth with disabilities may be eligible for certain overhead costs and flexibilities around hours of work. These flexibilities are meant to accommodate the needs of some youth with disabilities by allowing for part-time hours.

2. Opportunities for youth that are underrepresented in the labour market, including:
   • Black and other racialized youth
   • Indigenous youth
   • 2SLGBTQI+ youth

The purpose of this priority is to provide opportunities for youth that are underrepresented in the labour market, particularly Black and other racialized youth, Indigenous youth, and 2SLGBTQI+ youth.

3. Opportunities for youth in rural areas, remote communities, or Official Language Minority Communities;
   • Rural and Remote Communities: As per Statistics Canada, a rural area is a community with a population of less than 1,000 and a population density below 400 inhabitants per square kilometre. Remote communities are generally geographically isolated from service and population centres. They often include Northern and/or fly-in communities, and include nearly all municipalities within the three territories. If you are uncertain if your community is rural or remote, please contact Service Canada.
   • Official Language Minority Community (OLMC): Official language minorities are English-language communities in Quebec and French-language communities outside of Quebec.
4. Opportunities that provide exposure or experience related to the skilled trades, which may include opportunities in the residential construction sector;
   • For the purpose of this priority, opportunities must provide exposure or experience related to skilled trades that are listed on the Red Seal trades website. This can include opportunities that involve supporting and/or working directly with skilled trade workers that work within fields listed on the Red Seal trades website. Opportunities may include, being a residential construction labourer or trades helper on a work site.
   • In line with the limitations and regulations around apprenticeship training and skilled trades in Canada, for the purposes of this priority, employers must have the intention to hire youth who are not already working as registered apprentices and who will not be working in the capacity as an apprentice during their summer placement. This priority is intended to support opportunities that provide initial exposure or experience related to skilled trades and is not meant to support formal apprenticeship opportunities.
5. Opportunities related to sustainable jobs that support the protection of the environment or delivering positive environmental outcomes.
   • For the purpose of this priority, the focus is on opportunities that are linked to protecting and conserving the environment. For example, opportunities related to conservation, climate change mitigation, adaptation, green jobs, and the transition to a low-carbon economy.

2. Local priorities (10 points)

Local priorities are established for each constituency by Members of Parliament throughout the country taking into account local labour market information.

Please indicate which local priorities your project supports. If your application demonstrates that it meets more than one local priority, you will be awarded additional points. The local priorities for your constituency are available at the following link:

• Local priorities by province, territory and constituency