Don’t Miss the
2003-2004 HOUSE OF COMMONS PAGE PROGRAMME
Application Deadline - December 2, 2002 

A camera captures the Speaker of the House of Commons as he calls the House to order.  A Member rises to ask a question, Hansard in hand.  The Clerk of the House makes notes on the daily scroll.  A House of Commons Page delivers an urgent message to the Prime Minister.  These are the sounds, sights and pace of a day in the House of Commons.  In the Chamber and around Parliament Hill, Pages live and breathe the history and action of one of Canada’s oldest political institutions. 

Each year, approximately 40 students are selected from high schools and CEGEPs across Canada to come and work as Pages in the House of Commons.  Pages begin a year-long contract in mid-August.  They are paid approximately $8,300 over the course of their employment.  In addition, a sum of $1,200 is paid at the end of the employment period. 

If you are interested in becoming a Page, you must:

•  be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident;

• be graduating from a secondary school or a CEGEP and commencing full-time university studies at one of the universities in the National Capital Region;

• have an overall academic average of at least 80%; and

• speak both official languages at a superior level.

In early October, applications for the Page Programme are sent to high schools and CEGEPs across Canada.  If you are currently in your last year in high school or CEGEP, please contact your guidance counsellor for an application booklet.  Applications for the 2003-2004 House of Commons Page Programme must be postmarked no later than Monday, December 2, 2002.

For more information on how to become a Page, contact: 

House of Commons Page Programme (Recruitment)  

Finance and Human Resources Directorate

Room 538, 180 Wellington Street

House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario K1A OA6