Applications for this year's version of the program opened Thursday and close Feb. 24.

The federal government says it received nearly 40,000 applications for the Canada Summer Jobs program this year. About 400 were ruled out under new rules that say the money cannot be used to undermine human rights.

Rising provincial minimum wages have cut into the reach of the Liberal government's oft-touted increase to summer jobs spending by reducing the number of weekly hours being funded this year.

According to Nuttall, 208 jobs were created in the area with $761,024 in funding.

Playing political games with student jobs is just plain wrong, writes Danielle Smith.

The Dogwood Initiative said it has received funding for summer jobs focusing on public outreach for years.

The Canada Summer Jobs program application requires organizations to take a stance on human and reproductive rights to access the funding.

Faith-based organizations are welcome to seek federal funding to create summer jobs for youth, the Liberal government says, but it has not budged from a new abortion requirement.

The Liberal Government just whacked the proverbial hornet’s nest with its decision on whether to allow pro-life groups in the Canada Summer Jobs program.

In what's almost certainly a first in the lengthy history of bilateral relations between the countries, Canada's summer-jobs program has become the object of criticism from America's right wing.