Summer Career

Placement Program

Métis NatioN of oNtario

CRITERIA

students must be:

• Métis

• Between the ages of 15-30

• in school and returning to an educational institution in the fall of 2016

• the sCP deadline is May 6, 2016 and all applications mustbesubmittedtotheappropriateregionaloffice

• the maximum length for post-secondary sCP is 16 weeks

• the maximum length for secondary sCP is 8 weeks

• Employers must agree to employ students for a minimum of 20 hours per week, up to and a maximum of 37.5 hours per week

• start dates can be negotiated in special circumstances, however all placements must end by the august 26, 2016

• Employers must have payroll capability to pay student wages

• Contracts must be signed by the sponsor/employer prior to beginning

Please ensure applications are forwarded to the Métis NationofOntariofieldofficeinyourarea(forlocalinformation call 1-800-263-4889 or visit our website www.metisnation.org). the MNo will not be responsible for misdirected applications.

APPROVALS• Métis Nation of ontario regional advisory Committees

(RAC)willreviewapplicationsbasedoneligibilitycriteria, priority areas and budget limitations

• Allsuccessfulapplicantswillbenotifiedinwritingof their approval

PRIORITY AREASPriority will be given to placements that:

• are cost shared by sCP employers

• are career-related or within student’s vocational aspirations

• are within Métis-owned businesses

• address the needs of Métis youth with disabilities

• Have community support or demonstrate strong initiative from student

• involve the aboriginal community or aboriginal organizations

ELIGIBLE COSTS• Wages based on a full-time work week

• MErC is calculated at 14.34%

• MNo reserves the right to negotiate costs with employers to maximize the number of placements available to Métis youth

• only costs listed above will be covered

MNO SuMMer Career PlaCeMeNt (SCP) is a wage subsidy program designed for Métis students seeking summer employment opportunities.Employers from the private, public and non-profitsectorscanreceivewagesubsidiesand/orMandatoryEmployerRelatedCosts(MErC) to createbeneficialjobexperienceopportunitiesforMétis youth.

CONDITIONS OF FUNDING FOR EMPLOYERS• Employers must complete and submit all necessary

documentation to the MNo regional staff.

• if funding is approved employers will be expected to provide documentation to support the hours worked and MErC paid on behalf of students

• Non-profit,publicandprivateemployerswillbereimbursedbasedonactualexpenditures(unlessotherpaymentschedules have been requested and agreed upon by both parties)

• Employers will receive an sCP contract that must be signed after careful review. two copies of the contract will be sent to the employer; one copy is provided for the employers’ records and the other is to be returned to the regional staff office

• Non-profitemployersareeligiblefora50%advanceofthetotal contract amount. an advance will not be issued until the sCP contract is signed by both the employer and MNo

500 Old St.Patrick Street, Unit DOttawa, ON

Tel: 613-798-1488 or 1-800-263-4889 (toll free)

www.metisnation.org

EMPLOYER INFORMATION• Allemployersmustagreeto,signandfulfilltheMétis

Nation of ontario Conditions of funding for contracts to be processed

• Asperthefundingcriteria,jobplacementopportunitiesare only eligible to Métis students

Summer Career

Placement Program

MNo suMMEr CarEEr PlaCEMENt (SCP)is a wage subsidy program designed for Métis students seeking summer employment opportunities.

COSTS NON-PROFIT PUBLIC PRIVATE

secondary up to 11.00 up to 11.00 up to 8.00

Post-secondary up to 13.00 up to 13.00 up to 8.00

MErC all MErC Costs No MErC No MErC

Calculated at 14.34%

Métis NatioN of oNtario