Program
How to apply?
Step 1
Get information about the program.
Step 2
Complete an on-line application form and print it.
Step 3
Your application must include the following:
- the original plus two photocopies of your completed application form
- three photocopies of one of the following documents:
- your birth certificate or
- proof of Canadian citizenship or
- proof of permanent-resident status
- three photocopies of your social insurance card
- three photocopies of your most recent transcript (in Quebec, your D.C.S. or your one year of university)
- three copies of your résumé in English (including your current occupation)
Step 4
Send three sets of your completed application to the coordinator of the province or territory where you are currently living by February 15.
Quebec residents
In Quebec, send your completed application to the regional office of the Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport that is closest to your current address.
In Quebec, you may apply between January 1 and February 15, 2010.
Note: Incomplete applications (i.e., without three copies of the application form and supporting documents) will delay the processing of your application.
Applications sent after February 15 will be considered if there are positions still available.
COORDINATORS
- Alberta
Senior Manager
Official Languages in Education Programs
Alberta Education
10044 108 Street NW, 9th Floor
Edmonton, AB T5J 5E6
Tel.: 780-427-2940
Fax: 780-422-1947
officialang@edc.gov.ab.ca - British Columbia
Provincial Coordinator
French Programs Unit
Ministry of Education
P.O. Box 9160, STN PROV GOVT
Victoria, BC V8W 9H3
Tel.: 250-356-2516
Fax: 250-387-1470
Gilbert.Verrier@gov.bc.ca - Manitoba
Provincial Coordinator
Odyssey Program
Bureau de l'éducation française
Department of Education, Citizenship and Youth
509-1181 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3G 0T3
Tel.: 204-945-6935
Fax: 204-945-1625
languesofficielles@gov.mb.ca - New Brunswick
English Second Language and French First Language
Provincial Coordinator
Odyssey Program
Direction des services pédagogiques
Department of Education
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1
Tel.: 506-444-3010
Fax: 506-457-7835
nbprogs@gnb.ca - Newfoundland & Labrador
Provincial Coordinator
Language Programs Section
Division of Program Development
Department of Education
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's, NL A1B 4J6
Tel.: 709-729-2741
Fax: 709-729-4845
reneekeough@gov.nl.ca - Northwest Territories
French Programs Coordinator
Early Childhood and School Services
Department of Education, Culture and Employment
P.O. Box 1320, Lahm Ridge Tower, 3rd Floor
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9
Tel.: 867-920-8992
Fax: 867-873-0109
Raymonde_Laberge@gov.nt.ca - Nova Scotia
Provincial Coordinator
Odyssey Program
Department of Education
P.O. Box 578
Halifax, NS B3J 2S9
Tel.: 902-424-5283
Fax: 902-424-3937
moniteur@gov.ns.ca - Nunavut
Territorial Coordinator
Department of Education
P.O. Box 1000, Station 960
Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0
Tel.: 867-975-5686
Fax: 867-975-5613
mtremblay@gov.nu.ca - Ontario
Provincial Coordinator
Odyssey Program
French-Language Education Policy and Programs
900 Bay Street, 8th Floor
Mowat Block
Toronto, ON M7A 1L2
Tel.: 416-325-2792
Fax: 416-325-2472
odyssey.program@ontario.ca - Prince Edward Island
Provincial Coordinator
Department of Education
3 Brighton Road
P.O.Box 2000
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
Tel.: 902-368-6495
Fax: 902-368-4622
lrfontaine@edu.pe.ca - Quebec
Send your application to the regional office of the Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport that is closest to your current address.
La personne responsable des entrevues
Direction régionale du Bas St-Laurent/Gaspésie/Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport
337, Rue Moreault, bureau 2.04, 2e étage
Rimouski, QC G5L 0A5
Tel.: 418-727-3600
Fax: 418-727-3557La personne responsable des entrevues
Direction régionale du Saguenay/Lac St-Jean
Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport
2220 Rue St-David
Jonquière, QC G7X 0L3
Tel.: 418-695-7982
Fax: 418-695-7990La personne responsable des entrevues
Direction régionale de la Capitale-nationale et de la Chaudière-Appalaches
Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport
1020, route de l'Église, 3e étage
Sainte-Foy, QC G1V 3V9
Tel.: 418-643-7934
Fax: 418-643-0972La personne responsable des entrevues
Direction régionale de la Mauricie/Centre du Québec
Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport
100, rue Laviolette
Bureau 213, 2e étage
Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5S9
Tel.: 819-371-6711
Fax: 819-371-6075La personne responsable des entrevues
Direction régionale de l'Estrie
Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport
200, rue Belvédère Nord, bureau 3.05
Sherbrooke, QC J1H 4A9
Tel.: 819-820-3382
Fax: 819-820-3947La personne responsable des entrevues
Direction régionale de Montréal
Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport
600, rue Fullum, 10e étage
Montréal, QC H2K 4L1
Tel.: 514-873-4630
Fax: 514-873-0620La personne responsable des entrevues
Direction régionale de l'Outaouais
Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport
170, Hôtel-de-Ville, 4e étage
Gatineau, QC J8X 4C2
Tel.: 819-772-3382
Fax: 819-772-3955La personne responsable des entrevues
Direction régionale de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue et du Nord du Québec
Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport
215, boulevard Rideau
Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 5Y6
Tel.: 819-763-3001
Fax: 819-763-3017La personne responsable des entrevues
Direction régionale de la Côte-Nord
Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport
106, rue Napoléon, 2e étage
Sept-Îles, QC G4R 3L7
Tel.: 418-964-8420
Fax: 418-964-8504For further information, contact
Équipe Odyssée Québec
Direction des affaires internationales et canadiennes
Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport
Édifice Marie-Guyart
1035, rue De La Chevrotière, 13e étage
Québec, QC G1R 5A5
Toll free: 1-877-866-4242
Fax: 418-646-9170
monit.canada@mels.gouv.qc.ca - Saskatchewan
Provincial Coordinator
French Education Branch
Ministry of Education
2220 College Avenue, 1st Floor
Regina, SK S4P 4V9
Tel.: 306-787-9256
Fax: 306-787-3164
prog.fedprov@gov.sk.ca - Yukon
Territorial Coordinator
French Programs
Ministry of Education
1000 Lewes Boulevard
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 3H9
Tel.: 867-667-8237
Fax: 867-393-6366
Elizabeth.Lemay@gov.yk.ca
Step 5
Make sure that you have completed all the steps.
Then what?
February/March/April
You will receive a letter indicating either that you have been selected for an interview or that your application did not meet the eligibility criteria.
The letter will be sent to the temporary address (from September 2009 to April 2010) you have indicated on your application form.
If you are selected for an interview, you will be notified about its date and location.
During your interview, you will be asked about your experience, your education, and the kinds of activities you would like to organize with young people. Your interviewers will, at the same time, assess your skills in French — alors pratiquez votre français!
April and May
After your interview, you will receive a letter indicating whether you have been selected.
If you have been selected, your application will be sent to the coordinator where you could be assigned, who will contact you.
May and June
You will receive a letter at your permanent address, indicating the status of your application.
- If you are selected for the program, you will receive information about your placement.
- If your name is on a waiting list, the coordinator where you could be assigned will get in touch with you if a position becomes available.
If you are selected, confirm your participation!
NOTE
Don’t delay in accepting the offer of a position. If you do not confirm your acceptance, you could lose your place to another candidate.
Criminal-record check
Please note that most employers have to check whether you have a criminal record. It is your responsibility to provide a criminal-record check. Please follow the instructions provided by your coordinator.
For more information, call 1-877-866-4242.
Testimonials
I am very grateful for this opportunity because it will open, and has already opened, many doors for me for my future teaching career.
Personal anecdotes by Inge Marie Pedersen for Odyssey 2009-10
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