[BCMA] How to apply for and pay a summer student

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv]

Hi Ron,

We hire summer students every year, and usually receive funding from either
Canada Summer Jobs or Young Canada Works. Canada Summer Jobs does not
require the person to be a returning student, but YCW does, so it really
depends on your preference.

For posting, we focus on university job boards, and since you're located on
the Island, I'd focus on all lower mainland and island schools. We also
post locally on our WorkBC job board, and through Indeed. YCW has their own
job board that any successfully funded position automatically gets posted
to as well. You can also hire recent highschool graduates that are
returning to school in the fall. They just have to be between the ages of
15 and 30. However, highschool students have been hit or miss for us
when we've hired them, so make sure you have a good vetting process and
strict cell phone policies. YCW also sometimes helps students with moving
costs if they take a position and they are from places like Toronto. This
year we hired a student from UBC and we're located in the Kootenay/Columbia
region, and she received reimbursements for her travel.

The rate of pay varies depending on where you are located, how much the
cost of living is, and how much you can afford. We live in a rural area
where housing and food are expensive. The living wage here is about $27/hr.
We usually pay $25 for our students and have never had problems filling a
role. Other places that pay less sometimes do.

I would suggest trying to hire locally whenever possible. These days it is
hard to find accommodation. And make sure the candidate you hire has a
place to live already or a plan on how to find one.

If you'd like to chat more about this, please let me know. I would be happy
to talk, and also to chat about the grant application processes. They can
be pretty grueling!

Cheers,
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On Mon, Nov 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <
listserv at lists.museum.bc.ca> wrote:

> Hi everyone.
>
> The “Victoria Scout and Guide Museum” a small, all volunteer, non profit
> museum is considering hiring a student next summer for 2 to 3 months to do
> data entry, likely on a Catalogit platform.
>
> Therefore we are seeking input from museums that have experience with
> this. Our questions are as follows.
>
> 1) what is the normal rate of pay for a student?
>
> 2) where are the best places to advertise for such a student? So far I
> have only contacted the University of Victoria.
>
> 3) where are the best places to seek grants to help us offset the costs?
> Canada Works? Etc.???
> Also, what is the usual deadline to apply for such grants, December???
>
> 4) Finally, are other issues that I should be aware of?
>
> Any and all comments and suggestions are most appreciative.
>
> Sincerely
> Ron Bilinsky
> Scouts Canada
> Victoria Scout and Guide Museum Coordinator
> 2338 Sunriver Way, SOOKE BC V9Z 0Y4
> Email bilinskyron at gmail.com
> Home Phone 250-664-7048
> Cell Phone 778-533-1702
>
>
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