YOUNG CANADA WORKS IN HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS
Preserving the past – Preparing for the future.
The Canadian Museums Association (CMA) is pleased to announce its renewed commitment to delivering the Young Canada Works (YCW) Program for summer 2010 – a shared initiative with the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH).
CMA funded more than 1400 student jobs in 2009 through YCW contributions, which represent up to 75% of student salary costs. Thank you to all those who made the 2009 program a success!
2010 YCW applications must be submitted online no later than February 1, 2010.
YCW in Heritage Organizations is a job creation program under the Youth Employment Strategy (YES) that aims to provide summer work experience students can build on. While employers gain access to a pool of enthusiastic young workers, students gain the opportunity to work in the field of culture and heritage while earning money for their education. This is a great opportunity for students and employers from coast to coast.
Student work terms last between 6 and 16 consecutive weeks with a regular work schedule of 30 to 40 hours per week. Salaries are competitive for the region of employment.
2010 Program Criteria
Employer Applicants
Your organization is eligible if it is:
- an incorporated, non-profit organization in Canada engaged in the heritage sector (such as a museum, archives, library, historic site, heritage building, zoo, botanical garden);
- an educational or cultural institution that has distinct objectives, programs and budget related to heritage;
- a non-profit organization, under a provincial, territorial, regional or municipal government, that has distinct objectives, programs and budget related to heritage;
- a professional heritage service organization;
- an Aboriginal regional government or governing body (band/tribal council) and/or Aboriginal organization with a mandate to preserve and support Aboriginal heritage; and
- stable and financially healthy.
Your organization is not eligible if it is:
- a federal department, federal agency or a Crown Corporation*;
- a provincial or territorial government department;
- for-profit.
*Note: Incorporated, non-profit heritage organizations in Canada with a mandate in support of a federal entity may be eligible if they are operationally independent of the federal entity and will be the employer of a student or intern.
A substantial portion of CMA funding is reserved exclusively for small and medium-sized museums. To access this funding, organizations must have an operating budget of less than $1 million and meet the CMA’s definition of a museum.
Employers participating in YCW-HO must staff student positions through a fair and balanced selection process (including open competitions and unbiased adjudication of eligible candidates) and respond to applicants in a timely manner. Employers must also verify that all YCW employees are registered on the YCW interactive website.
Please note that the CMA accepts jobs that build on the many functions of a museum, such as Collections Management, Curatorial Research, Conservation & Preservation, Education, Interpretation, Public Programming, Administration and Marketing.
For other YCW opportunities in the heritage sector, please consult the following YCW delivery organizations:
Canadian Council of Archives 
Canadian Library Association
Heritage Canada Foundation
Association pour l’avancement des sciences et des techniques de la documentation
For more information on the employer application for YCW funding, please consult the HOW TO APPLY: EMPLOYERS section of this web site.
Student Applicants
All summer students must:
- be legally entitled to work in Canada.
- be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada. Note: Non-Canadian students holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible.
- be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment.
- meet the eligibility criteria of the program for which you have been approved.
- be registered in the YCW on-line candidate inventory.
- be willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment.
- not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with YCW.
- In addition, student participants in a Summer Work Experience program must:
- have been a full-time student (as defined by his or her educational institution) in the semester preceding the YCW job.
- intend to return to full-time studies in the semester following the YCW job.
Note: Priority is given to candidates who have not previously participated in a summer work experience program.
For more information on the student application, please consult the HOW TO APPLY: STUDENTS section of this web site.
Questions?
YCW contributions are made possible by funding provided through the Heritage Programs Directorate of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
