Eligible Employers:
Aboriginal Bands/Tribal Councils;

Not-for-profit employers; (less than 100 employees)

    * Aboriginal & non-aboriginal companies (sole proprietors, partnerships);
    * Aboriginal & non-aboriginal corporations without share capital;
    * Churches and religious organizations;
    * Community groups, charitable and voluntary organizations;
    * Associations of workers and employers, professional and industrial organizations;
    * Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce;
    * Ad hoc groups;
    * Public health and public educational institutions;
    * Municipal governments;

For-profit employers; (less than 100 employees)

    * Aboriginal companies & non-aboriginal (sole proprietors, partnerships);
    * Aboriginal & non-aboriginal corporations with share capital;
    * Self-employed aboriginal persons;
    * Federal corporations;
    * Provincial corporations;
    * Cooperatives;
    * Private health and private education institutions.

Eligible Participants:

• Must be aboriginal;
• Must be 15-30 years of age;
• Must have a valid Social Insurance Number
• Must be secondary and post-secondary students;
• Must be registered full-time students during previous academic year and intend to return to full-time studies in the following academic year;
• Must not have another full time summer job.

Activities, Duration, & Eligible Costs: Activities:  Work experience and developmental learning activities.

Duration:  

• Negotiable
• Maximum number of weeks is: 8 weeks for secondary students
• Maximum number of weeks is:13  weeks for post-secondary students.

Eligible Costs:
      the following are eligible costs, subject to negotiation:

• Non-profit participant(s) wages (Maximum: Secondary $8.00 per hour, Post Secondary $10 per hour.
• For profit participant(s) wages (Maximum: Secondary $4.00 per hour, Post Secondary $5 per hour.
• Mandatory employment related costs (MERCs): Canada Pension (CPP), Employment Insurance (EI), Workman’s Compensation Board Rate (WCB), and holiday pay.

Approval and Application Process: Approval Process:

    * Program Officer reviews proposal content and poses assessment questions to sponsor.
    * Projects under $50,000 are approved internally.
    * Projects $50,000 and over are reviewed internally and then approved by FVAHRD Steering Committee who meet on a quarterly basis.

Application Process:

    * It takes a minimum of four (4) weeks to assess a proposal, depending on complexity and Program Officer workload.
    * To avoid delays in the assessment time frame, please include the following information with your application:

 

• Completed and signed original SCP application;
• Cover letter;
• Band Council Resolution (BCR), CYS Decision Sheet or a Board Motion;
• Job title(s) and description(s) for participants.
• Name of supervisor(s) .
• Detailed training plan (include dates, time frames, number of hours, activities and objectives.)
• Specify or outline Sponsor/Partner contributions.