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2010-2011 HOUSE OF COMMONS PAGE PROGRAM
Application Deadline - Monday, December 7, 2009
A camera captures the Speaker of the House of Commons as he calls the
House to order. A Member rises to ask a question, Hansard in hand.
The Clerk of the House makes notes on the daily scroll. A House of Commons
Page delivers an urgent message to the Prime Minister. These are the sounds,
sights and pace of a day in the House of Commons. In the Chamber and around
Parliament Hill, Pages live and breathe the history and action of one of
Canada’s
oldest political institutions.
Each
year, approximately 40 students are selected from high schools and CEGEPS
across Canada to come and work as Pages in
the House of Commons.
Pages
begin a year-long contract in late-August. They work a minimum of 15 hours a
week and their work schedule is coordinated with their university schedule.
They are paid approximately $11,461 over the course of their employment. In
addition, a sum of $1,200 is paid at the end of the employment period.
If
you are interested in becoming a Page, you must:
·
be a
Canadian citizen or a permanent resident;
·
be
graduating from a high school or a CEGEP (with no academic interruptions)
and be commencing full-time university studies at one of the universities in
the National Capital Region in September 2010;
·
have
an overall academic average of at least 80%; and
·
speak
both official languages at a superior level.
In
mid-October, applications for the Page Program are sent to high schools and
CEGEPS across Canada. If you
are currently in your last year of high school or CEGEP, please contact your
guidance counsellor for an application booklet, print a copy from the Web
site or apply online at:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/hocpage.
Applications
for the 2010-2011 House of Commons Page Program must be postmarked or
received no later than Monday, December 7, 2009.
For
more information on how to become a Page, contact:
House of Commons
Page Programme (Recruitment)
Human Resources, Corporate Planning and Communications Services
131 Queen Street, Room 11-10
House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario K1A OA6
Tel.: 613-996-0897
Fax : 613-995-1470
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