Ontario Rangers

Do you...

• want to help the environment?
• enjoy the outdoors?
• like to make new friends?  

Were you born in 1993? 

Are you looking for a once-in-a-lifetime summer job experience?

If so, the Ontario Ranger Program might just be the job you have been looking for!

The deadline to submit both forms for the summer of 2010 will be March 26, 2010.

What do Ontario Rangers Do?

This program aims to provide participants with a unique combination of work, learning and life experiences.

As an Ontario Ranger, you will live and work at one of 13 Ontario Ranger camps across the province for eight weeks in the summer.

Some of your work projects may include:

• Working in Ontario Parks -- creating and maintaining portages, hiking trails and water access points
• Assisting in research of species at risk and other wildlife
• Planting and cleaning-up along streams
• Creating and monitoring habitat for fish and wildlife“Ontario Rangers…for those who have experienced it, no explanation needed. For those who have not, no explanation possible.”
  
  Laura Bell, Ontario Ranger
  
• Participating in local community events

Other learning opportunities may include:

• Tours (fire centres, pulp and paper mills, fish hatcheries, wildlife centres, and much more)
• Camping and canoeing skills
• Local Aboriginal events

After working as an Ontario Ranger you will have practical work experience to include on your resume.

You will also gain valuable job skills in such areas as: Health and Safety, First Aid training, team building, leadership, time management and professional work ethic.

Who is Eligible?

For the summer of 2010, you are eligible to apply to be an Ontario Ranger  if you:

Don’t miss out on this unique job experience!

How Do I Apply?

• Applicants fill out the Ontario Ranger Application Form (Part 1) -- see above.
• Applicants also fill out the top portion of the the Ontario Ranger Reference Form (Part 2) -- see above.
• Applicants then ask one of the following people (the “referee”) to fill out the remainder of the Ontario Ranger Reference Form (Part 2): a principal, teacher, guidance counselor, former or present employer, or sporting coach. 
• For the application to be considered complete, BOTH the Application Form (Part 1) and the Reference Form (Part 2)  must be completed and  received at the Ministry of Natural Resources Youth Employment office or postmarked by 5:00 p.m. on March 26, 2010.
• Both forms must be completed and received by our office or postmarked by the deadline in order for you to be eligible.

Please send both forms to:

Ontario Ranger Program
Youth Employment Section

Ministry of Natural Resources
300 Water Street, P.O. Box 7000
3rd Floor, South Tower
Peterborough, ON K9J 8M5

Do you have more questions? Check out the Q&A page to learn more about the Ontario Ranger Program.