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Take advantage of your student employment by gaining new knowledge about your career development and the Government of Canada (GoC)

💼 Career Development - FYN


The Federal Youth Network (FYN) is your one-stop shop for learning.

  1. Career Resources: Check out their page of resources on a variety of topics to help you plan and advance your career.
  2. Virtual Learning Series: Sign up for their weekly session.
  3. Career Boot Camp: Don't miss the Career Boot Camp at the end of January each year.
  4. Session Recordings: Catch up on the sessions you missed by viewing the events on their YouTube channel


📚 Canada School of Public Service


Visit the Canada School of Public Service's learning platform to register for training to learn more about government.


Indigenous Learning


Note: The resources below were shared by the Youth Network of the Department of Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CARNAC).

Indigenous Peoples

To learn more about Indigenous Peoples, please read the following links:


Orange Sweater Day and National Day of Truth and Reconciliation


🗣 Oficial Languages


  • Assessment of official languages in the appointment process - Canada.ca
    • The official languages are English and French.
      • Some positions require you to be bilingual in English and French
      • Assessment of your second language (Reading, Writing, Oral)
        • CBC (Reading: Advanced, Writing: Intermediate, Oral: Advanced)
        • BBB (Reading: Intermediate, Writing: Intermediate, Oral: Intermediate)
    • New Unsupervised Test of Reading Comprehension (Candidate Assessment Tool)
      • This is an unsupervised Internet test. You don’t need to be tested in person in a federal government office, but you must have access to a computer and an Internet connection. The 45-minute test has 25 questions. All questions are in a common workplace format, such as an email, and are about workplace-related topics, such as an upcoming meeting. For each question, you will be asked to read a text and then asked a question about the content. Below the text, you’ll see several possible answers to the question. Select the best option by clicking the button next to the answer you choose.
    • New Unsupervised Test of Written Expression (Candidate Assessment Tool)
      • This is an unsupervised Internet test. You don’t need to be tested in person in a federal government office, but you must have access to a computer and an Internet connection. The 45-minute test has 30 questions. All questions are in a common workplace format, such as an email, and are about workplace-related topics, such as an upcoming meeting. For each question, you will be provided a text in which a word is missing and below you will see several options to fill in the blank. Select the best option to complete the sentence or short paragraph by clicking the button next to the answer of your choice.
    • Self-assessment tests: Try the self-assessment tests for reading comprehension and written expression before taking the official tests.
    • Managers can chose if they want the candidate to complete the test in person or unsupervised using the Candidate Assessment Tool.
    • If you have passed the official assessments, you can submit a request with the following link to receive proof of your levels.
  • Tools to practice your second language



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