Summer Work Student Exchange

If you are 16 or 17 years old, the Summer Work Student Exchange programme might be right for you. 

·         Improve your language skills!

·         Gain work experience!

·         Discover another part of Canada! 

The Exchange is a summer work program that runs for six weeks (from early July to mid-August) which is aimed at students 16 and 17 years of age who will be returning to school in September. The program finds jobs for participants in a federal riding in another province.  

Ridings are paired so that students work in their second official language. Each participating riding in Quebec exchanges 10 students, five with a riding in Ontario and five with a riding in Atlantic Canada or Western Canada. During their stay in the host riding, each student lives with the family of the student with whom they have been paired. Coordinators (university students) supervise the students participating in the program, and run a series of activities. 

Participants must have basic skills in their second language. The purpose of the program is not to teach you a second language, but to give you an opportunity to improve your second language skills. Deadline for Applications is May 20, 2005. 

Please visit: www.summer-work.com for further information.

Passages to Canada Program 

Passages to Canada provides an exceptional opportunity for Canadians to share and learn about the contributions immigrants are making to Canada.  The first hand stories which are shared through this program enrich the lives of thousands of students and new Canadians across Canada. 

The program is an initiative of The Dominion Institute, in collaboration with the TD Bank Financial Group, Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Department of Canadian Heritage.   

A key component of the programme involves a national Speakers’ Bureau comprising immigrant community leaders who share their stories of coming to Canada with youth and new Canadians across the country.   

If you have an event and would like to request a speaker you can contact Passages to Canada through their website, or by phoning 1-866-701-1867.  

For more information visit: www.passagestocanada.com

Citizenship Citation Award  The Citation for Citizenship is an award that honours Canadian individuals and organizations for their outstanding contributions in assisting newcomers to Canada in successfully integrating into Canadian society.  Successful integration is achieved when Canadians help immigrants feel “at home” and assist them in becoming active members of their community. The Citation for Citizenship, awarded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, pays tribute to the outstanding accomplishments of Canadians who have demonstrated exemplary citizenship through their tireless work and generosity of spirit in helping newcomers successfully integrate into Canadian society. For more information visit: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizen/citation.html

Pictured here is Mr. Milliken conversing with President Bush on his official state visit to Canada on November 30, 2004.  From left to right, Prime Minister Paul Martin, President George W. Bush, Hon. Peter Milliken, M.P., and House Clerk, Mr. William Corbett.