Odyssey – Language Assistant Program

• Participants receive a taxable salary of $29,000 for a nine-month work term, based on a 25-hour work week.

• The applicant must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (international students on a student visa are not eligible).
• The applicant must have completed at least one full year of postsecondary studies within the last 10 years (Quebec candidates must have completed two years of college-level studies or one year of university).
• The applicant must have excellent oral and written language skills in either English or French (proficiency comparable to a first language).

Eligible expenses

• Taxable salary of $29,000 for a nine-month work term as a language assistant.

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec
• New Brunswick
• All provinces and territories across Canada (for French-speaking candidates)

• Participants work 25 hours per week during the program.
• The work term duration is nine months.
• The salary provided is taxable.
• There is no age limit for participation in this program.