How old do you have to be to get a job?
My son will be 14 years old this summer. He really wants to make his own money, which makes me happy to see him taking the initiative. At what age can a teenager get a legitimate job?
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Most places 16 but my son is 15 and works at McDonald’s
Wrong.
Raquel Quenneville why
It’s 14, with restrictions.
Raquel Quenneville my bad
I was 14 but I think they made an exception. What about a paper route?
My oldest couldn’t find a job until he was 15. I believe Harvey’s hires at 14. Get your child to call around to potential employers to find out what age they hire at
It depends entirely on the place. Most places prefer 16 and up, but some places – like McDonalds – regularly hire people as young as 15 with restrictions (such as you’re not supposed to operate any of the equipment, though the 15 year olds I worked with when I was 18 still operated the equipment anyway). Some places will also hire at as young as 14 with parental permission — Value Village does (or, at least, they did in the early 2000s).
There are government regulations that allow people as young as 14 to work depending on the business, but different businesses will still – regardless of regulations – have their own hiring processes, so those that might be allowed to hire people as young as 14-15 may still choose only to hire people 16 and up. His best bet is to honestly apply, send those résumés around, and see who calls for an interview.
I worked for mr sub and subway at 14
any age i guess
Try Silver City or grocery stores
Create your own job,, get some flyers made up for cutting lawns, dog poop pick up etc..start early and blanket your neighbourhood,,if he could get 5-6 lawns for the summer,that’s decent summer work
Yes I got dog poop for.months lol
Move to Malaysia… They can start at 7 there.
Shovel some snow
Tim hortons hires at 14
Joint cadets he can go to camp for the summer and get paid while enjoying activities. I did that at that age
My son did it this summer
Its only 2 weeks and $10 per day
Lorraine Heikkila I went for 6 weeks they must of changed it
Joey Telfer they do have longer camps but depends on age and rank ☺
I think camp registrations already have to be submitted
get him to take smart serve programe and then can be a bus boy at restaurants or any food places wash dishes alot places will hire him as long you re dependable they keep you going ….
Luc Rioux smart serve is to serve alcohol so unless you can get a mcvodka at McDonalds you dont need it
Mcvodka!
tim horton would be good place for him get benefit there at lease
Luc Rioux you have to be 18 to get smart serve
Pat Hallett well then no kids would work at mc donal if that the case cause you have to have smart serve to work in any restaurant alot work there under 18 wiered if need to be 18
Ginette Philion if they have mcvodka on the menu I’ll be there
Pat Hallett , me too!
We need a change.org petition for the mcvodka
Make em mcdoubles
Luc I think you’re referring to he Food Handlers Cert offered by the health unit.
Mat Caron wouldn’t that be great
Mat Caron smart serve not for alchool it serve anything from food to what ever business sell lol not just for alchool
ya i think there another name then for you to be allow to sere food what that certificate called if not smart serve
Smart serve is for serving alcohol, absolutely nothing to do with food. I am a server/bartender and have my smart serve and you must be 18. No way a minor can take the course. Just google smart Serve, and maybe next time you wont tell people it’s for food and whatever the restaurant sells lol
Luc Rioux it’s the safe food handler’s certificate. Smart serve is for alcohol and you must be 18 to get it. Bus boys and dishwashers aren’t usually required to have either.
Adam Jordan
I worked at science north when I was 14.
My grand daughter worked at M c Donald’s T 14
I worked at McDonald’s at 14
I worked at a local pizza shop at 14
what ever he does make sure he gets the proper training for that job !!!!! and he needs to know his rights….. new young workers are getting hurt the most in canada due to improper training , just a fyi
Started at food basics myself pushing carts at 13.
Joel Bel-Air 15 now
When they get their sin card, they’re eligible to start a real job. Although, if he’s that young sign him up to be a paper boy, delivering the local expositor, and flyers.
Legal age is 15 now if I’m not mistaken
Sudbury arena hires at 13
I started working at subway when I was 14, as long as he has a sin number he should be good to go! I suggest encouraging him to do some volunteer work it will look really good on his resume and he might learn a thing or two!
I had a sin for my daughter at 5. Requested when I got her life insurance and RESPs
Cortney Jackson thats great, it wasn’t when I had my kids, my oldest is 19 and my youngest is 8.
Note I had them in BC so their may have been differences with what you receive for information even when I had my kids vs Ontario.
I was told Tim Hortons hires 14 year olds
I was 13 when i got my first job at Laura Secord. As long as he is mature any first job is an option. They never asked for an age.
Why don’t you encourage him to be an entrepreneur? Come up with his own business. I did that when I had step kids, they were only 7 and 8.
Babysitting so many little boys would want a boy instead if a girl sitter !) More fun more im common
14
15 sorry
SILVER CITY
My kid was 14… She got a job with pizza hut
At 12 i started my lawn mowing “buisness”. Had 13 lawns i mowed a week.
Sports are always looking for refs, depending on the sport you can start at age 12
Send him to science north the hire young
I’m pretty sure YMCA still has job placements for kids that age .
I believe it is the age when you get you’re S.I.N. card
The minimum age for working in Ontario is 14 years for most types of work. However, 14-, 15-, 16- and 17-year-olds are not to be employed during school hours unless they have been excused from school attendance under provisions of Ontario’s Education Act.
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