Opportunities

Jobs / Employment

Summer
The search for summer jobs begins earlier than you think - usually around January for most jobs and around November for summer camp jobs.  Get a head start on summer job searching by using the web resources below.

Jobs & Career Workshops for Teens

Job Search Strategies, Resume Building and Interviews.
The library has programs for youth in our branches to learn about getting a job.

1. A & M Reforestation
www.amreforestation.com/
Family owned and operated tree planting company that plants trees in Northeast in Spring and early Summer. Great earning potential for motivated individuals.

2. Bayview Glen Day Camp
www.bayviewglendaycamp.com/
This camp hires over 350 students every summer. Centrally located, facilities include air-conditioned buildings, outdoor pools, gymnasiums, theatre and sports fields. Click on "Contact" at the bottom of the page to find out about Jobs.

Toronto site

3. Camp Search: The search engine for camps
www.campsearch.com/default.jsp
A searchable site that links camps to those interested in either attending a camp or working at a camp. Be sure to check out the link jobs@camp in order to post your resume and search for a potential camp employer.

Canadian site

4. Canada's Wonderland
www.canadaswonderland.com/jobs/jobs.cfm
Seasonal and permanent jobs at Canada's Wonderland.
Publisher - Paramount

Toronto site

5. Canadian National Exhibition
www.explace.on.ca/jobs.html
CNE runs from August 20 to September 6, 2004. Job application is available on the CNE website.

Toronto site

6. Centreville Amusement Park: Summer jobs
www.centreisland.ca/employment.html
Are you a hard-working, enthusiastic individual looking for lots of fun, new friendships and good wages? If you are, we would like you to apply for a job at Centreville Amusement Park, on Toronto Island. Great positions are available in Food Services, Retail Sales, Rides, Game Operations, and Ticket Sales.
Publisher - Centreville Amusement Park, Toronto Islands

Toronto site

7. Enterprise Toronto
www.enterprisetoronto.com/
If you are interested in starting your own summer business but need some guidance then check out Enterprise Toronto. This is a program sponsored by the City of Toronto Economic Development Office that provides hands-on business training and mentoring to help teens run their own summer businesses.
Publisher - Toronto (Ont.). Economic Development Office

Toronto site

8. A Guide for Teens: How to Find a Summer or Part-Time Job
www.quintcareers.com/finding_summer_jobs.html
This article is geared to older high school and college teens. Find out how to develope an "action plan" for getting a summer job. What do employers look for? Where can teens find jobs?
Publisher - Quintessential Careers

9. Harbourfront Centre: Jobs
www.harbourfrontcentre.com/noflash/jobs.php
View the current employment opportunities at Harbourfront Centre. Situated on Toronto's waterfront, Harbourfront Centre is a facility for contemporary culture. It's year-round operation offers some 4000 internationally acclaimed events ranging from music, literary and theatrical festivals to children's activities and craft shops.
Publisher - Harbourfront Centre

Toronto site

10. Ice Cream Vendors Needed
www.vitalinkevents.com/employment.html
Ice cream vendors are needed during all summer festivities.
Publisher - Vital Link Ice-cream & Event Marketing Inc.

Toronto site

11. Job Bank: Student job search
www.jobbank.gc.ca/prov-eng.aspx?OfferpPage=50&Student=Only
Job Bank is the largest Web-based network of job postings available to Canadians. Search for the jobs collected and posted daily across Canada. Great, easy to use resource.
Publisher - Canada. Human Resources and Skills Development

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  • Canadian site

    12. Ontario Camping Association Online Job Board
    www.ontariocamps.ca/ocajobs.html
    The OCA maintains an online job board that lists job vacancies at accredited camps across Ontario. Camps post ads for all kinds of positions, from counsellors to assistant directors. New jobs appear every week, so check back often.
    Publisher - Ontario Camping Association

    13. Ontario Place Employment
    www.ontarioplace.com/en/09_jobs/index.html
    For those who love working with people outdoors. Apply online.
    Publisher - Ontario Place Corporation

    Toronto site

    14. Ontario Summer Employment Programs
    www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/RSSH.asp
    Opportunities for youth and students in the Ontario Public Service, its associated agencies and community groups through its summer employment programs. Positions in fish and wildlife programs in provincial parks, community-based recreation programs, administration of justice and law enforcement, public safety. Also a student exchange program with the Government of Québec.
    Publisher - Government of Ontario / Gouvernement de l'Ontario

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  • 15. Ontario Summer Jobs
    www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/brochure/summejbe.html
    Ontario summer jobs with businesses, community organizations and government. Self-employment and job search tips.

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  • 16. Ontario Summer Jobs Service
    www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/brochure/summerjobs.html
    This Ontario government program can help you find a summer job. The program provides free services to improve your job-search and self-marketing skills. It also provides wage support for jobs with businesses and farms, as well as with not-for-profit and other community organizations.
    Publisher - Ontario Ministry of Education; Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

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  • 17. Parks Canada Student Employment
    www.pc.gc.ca/agen/empl/itm1-/emp1_e.asp
    Work for Parks Canada from May to September through the Student Employment Program.
    Publisher - Parks Canada

    Canadian site

    18. Summer Company Program
    www.sbe.gov.on.ca/ontcan/sbe/en/youth_summerco_en.jsp
    The Summer Company program provides hands-on business training and mentoring – together with awards of up to $3,000 – to help enterprising young people (aged 15-29) start up and run their own summer business.
    Publisher - Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade

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  • 19. Summer Work Experience
    www.youth.gc.ca yoaux.jsp?&lang=en&flash=1&ta=1&auxpageid=714
    Summer Work Experience creates summer jobs for secondary and post-secondary students. There is a wide choice of participating government departments and agencies that offer unique job/career experience for students returning to school in the fall.
    Publisher - Government of Canada

    Canadian site

    20. Summer Work Student Exchange
    www.summer-work.com/
    If you are between 16 and 17 and returning to school in September, you may apply to work in Quebec during six weeks in the summer.
    Publisher - Government of Canada

    Canadian site

    21. SummerJobs.com
    www.summerjobs.com/do/where/CA/ON
    SummerJobs.com offers summer jobs and seasonal staff positions with camps, resorts, national parks, hotels, environmental organizations and more. Variety of job listings throughout Canada that can be searched by province or city.
    Publisher - AboutJobs.Com

    22. Toronto Community Housing: Summer jobs
    www.torontohousing.ca/job_opportunities/summer_jobs/
    Toronto Community Housing Corporation offers recreation programs in more than 40 communities across the City of Toronto. We are looking for enthusiastic staff, and offer jobs in many different areas, inlcuding: Aquatics, Children's and Youth Programs, Residential Camps, and Sports.
    Publisher - Toronto (Ont.). Toronto Community Housing Corporation

    Toronto site

    23. Toronto Parks and Recreation
    www.toronto.ca/parks/hiringnow/index.htm
    Toronto's department of Parks and Recreation lists current opportunities that are suitable for youth.
    Publisher - Toronto (Ont.)

    Toronto site

    24. Toronto Student Jobs
    www.torontostudentjobs.ca/
    Created by students for students seeking employment. Browse the job and volunteer listings. Register for free access to job contact information.
    Publisher - TorontoStudentJobs.ca

    Toronto site

    25. Wild Water Kingdom
    www.wildwaterkingdom.com/
    "We are gearing up for yet another blazing summer of fun in the sun!"

    Toronto site

    26. Youth Employment Service Toronto (YES)
    www.yes.on.ca/
    This agency in downtown Toronto helps teens, young adults, and at-risk and disadvantaged teens find jobs and start their own businesses.

    Toronto site

    27. Youth.gc.ca jobs
    www.youth.gc.ca/eng/topics/jobs/index.shtml
    Lists resources and strategies for summer jobs for Canadian students. Job sources; how to find a job. Start your own business; volunteering to get work experience.
    Publisher - Canada. Service Canada

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  • Canadian sitesite with video

    28. YouthConnect: Youth Opportunities Ontario
    youthjobs.gov.on.ca/
    Career and employment help for teens. Choose Job Market for charts of transferable, computer, and software skills to plan your career. Information on starting your own business, apprenticeship, summer jobs, Ontario internship program, Rural Youth Job Strategy. Other Web links in Career Gateway.
    Publisher - Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Education

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