Summer Experience Program

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2009 Summer Experience Program Positions

To search over 2,100 Ministry of Natural Resources summer jobs for youth, click here. The MNR Summer Experience Job Postings are recruited between March 20th and May 29th.

Apply early. To help you with your search, please refer to the Job Library. All of our jobs fall into 46 categories from Park Ranger to Assistant Fisheries Biologist. If you do not recognize the job location, you can refer to a map of Ontario.

About The Program:

You must be 15 to 24 (up to 29 for persons with a disability), an Ontario resident, and eligible to work in Canada.
The program runs for seven weeks, but contract start dates vary.
There are positions with the Ministry of Natural Resources throughout the province.
The Student Experience Program wage rate for 2009 is $9.50 an hour.
You are responsible for your own accommodations. Some Ontario Parks are able to offer accommodations -- click on this link for a list of Ontario Parks with staff houses.

Links to Other Jobs

To find out about other summer job opportunities with the Government of Ontario, look for postings:

In your local high school guidance office and in college/university career centres;
In you local Youth Employment Office of Human Resources Development Canada;
On the Ontario Public Service Careers website, look for the "Youth and New Professionals" tab.