Focus on Youth Toronto (FOYT) - Paid summer jobs for high school students (TDSB and TCDSB)
Focus on Youth Toronto (FOYT) - Paid summer jobs for high school students (TDSB and TCDSB) is paid work run by the Toronto District School Board. You likely qualify if: High school students in Toronto; TDSB or TCDSB students (checked on the official page on October 2, 2026).
You likely qualify if: High school students in Toronto; TDSB or TCDSB students.
The 2026 program ran July 2 to August 7, 2026 (at least 6 weeks, minimum 35 hours a week). Dates for summer 2027 are not posted yet; in 2026, agencies applied for student staff from March 4 to March 26.
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Paid summer jobs and leadership training for high school students, who work in free summer programs for children and youth held in schools in Toronto's inner-city neighbourhoods.
Who qualifies
High school students in Toronto; the latest TCDSB call (summer 2025) was open to all youth enrolled in a TCDSB high school born in 2009 or earlier, offering 4 or 6 weeks of paid work and 2 high school credits; TDSB's student rules are not posted on its page.
You likely qualify if:
- High school students in Toronto
- TDSB or TCDSB students
How to apply
- Apply on their application form.
- Come back here and tell us if it worked.
Other ways, if that one is quiet
Where else they are
Their website is tdsb.on.ca/focusonyouth.
Good to know
- CostFree (paid job for students)
- LanguagesEnglish
- Their stepsFrom early spring, check tdsb.on.ca/focusonyouth (TDSB students) or focusonyouthtcdsb.com/apply (TCDSB students) for the new summer application. Fill in the online student application as soon as it opens; jobs start the first week of July. If hired, work the full summer term (6 weeks at 35 or more hours a week in 2026).
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What to bring
- The online student application
Dates
Between rounds right now.
The 2026 program ran July 2 to August 7, 2026 (at least 6 weeks, minimum 35 hours a week). Dates for summer 2027 are not posted yet; in 2026, agencies applied for student staff from March 4 to March 26.
This is between rounds right now. Check their page for when the next one opens.
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