Summer Company provides training, mentoring and grants up to $3,000 to Ontario students, between the ages of 15 and 29, who wish to start a full-time business over the summer.
Thanks to the Summer Company program, you can get:
- start-up funds of up to $3,000 to launch a new summer business; and
- advice and mentoring from local business leaders to help get your business up and running.
Learning to run your own student business is one of the best summer jobs you can have. You get to the chance to be your own boss while learning the skills required to manage a business. Sales, marketing, invoicing, bookkeeping, customer relations, and networking are just a few of the highly useful skills you will learn.
Eligibility
You could be eligible, if you:
- attend a high school, a college, or a university;
- live in Ontario;
- are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident;
- are between 15 and 29 years old (if under 18 years old, a parent or guardian must sign the agreement);
- are not already running a business;
- are not working at another job or going to school for more than 20 hours
- a week during the program; and
- are returning to school after the program.
Please note that previous recipients of grants given as part of the Summer Company program are not eligible. For more information, please visit the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade's website.
For more information about this program, please visit the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade's website.
To Be Part of the Program
The next Summer Company intake will open in early 2027.
If you have any questions or if you want to learn about the next application period, please contact Liza Langevin by phone, at 613-675-4661, or by email, at [email protected].