In 2019, the Corporation hosted eighty (80) students through this program across all corporate departments. (Approved by CAO4220)
2. PAID PROGRAMS
Paid placements vary in length depending on the placement/program the participant is affiliated with. Paid placements are either included in the Collective Agreements between the Corporation and its union groups or a Delegation of Authority approval exists with required union concurrence through Memorandum of Agreements (MOA) for participation. Typically, Students & Work Placement Agency participants employed by the Corporation are paid in accordance with the CUPE Local 543 & 82 Student Salary Schedules which for 2019 was $16.78 per hour. In the interest of equality, paid participants in the Non-Union and WPFFA also typically receive this hourly rate. However, in rare instances, the wage rate is dictated by individual program rules and differs from the corporate student rate depending on the program the participant is affiliated with.
In each of the paid placements, authority through the CAO’s DOA is obtained to participate in the programs and to proceed with the appropriate MOA’s, funding for all placements is the responsibility of the individual departments to ensure they have the budget to cover these costs, usually through wage gapping.
The Corporation’s 2019 participation in paid programming wherein participants are temporarily employed by the Corporation and compensated for their labour is broken down as follows:
a. Post-Secondary - Co-operative Education
b. City of Windsor - Summer Student Lottery Program
c. Service Canada – Department of Canadian Heritage - Young Canada Works In Heritage Organizations (delivered by Canadian Museum’s Association)
d. Service Canada’s - Government of Canada - Canada Summer Jobs
e. Law Society of Upper Canada – Articling Student
f. St. Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology - Horticulture Technician – Landscape Program
g. City of Windsor - Sculpture Park Maintenance Project
h. City of Windsor - St. Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology - Award of Academic Excellence
i. Community Living – Employment Services for people with intellectual disabilities Canada’s – Opportunities Fund (delivered by the funded in part by Service Ontario March of Dimes) j. Canadian Parks and Recreation Association – Summer Work Experience Green Jobs Initiative