PROGRAM SOCIAL SCIENCES DEADLINE TBA
House of Commons Page Program
RUN BY HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
FORMAT
Dual credit and work experience
DURATION
One academic year, about 15 hours a week around full-time studies
GRADES
Apply in Grade 12, work during your first year of university
LOCATION
Parliament Hill, Ottawa; you study at the University of Ottawa, Carleton, Saint Paul University or Université du Québec en Outaouais
Who can apply
Canadian citizen or permanent resident graduating from high school, enrolling at an eligible institution in the National Capital Region in September, willing to live in the region, and fluent in both official languages. Bilingualism is formally assessed, so plan your French ahead of the application.
About this program
Forty students are chosen from across Canada each year to work on the floor of the House of Commons while doing their first year of university in Ottawa. Pages carry documents and messages during sittings, work directly around Members of Parliament and see federal legislation as it happens, which is experience almost nothing else at that age can match. Recruitment runs on a long cycle: applications for the 2027 to 2028 cohort open in September 2026 and close in November 2026, selections finish in March 2027 and offers go out at the end of April 2027. You apply in your Grade 12 year, so the timing lines up with university applications.
THIS PROGRAM IS
Paid
Around $18,400 for the year plus a $1,200 completion bonus, per the participating universities
DEADLINE TBA