How Do You Become A House Of Commons Page?
Each year about 40 Canadian first-year university and CEGEP students learn about Canada’s parliamentary system by working as pages in the House of Commons in Ottawa.Difficulty: HardTime Required: 10 months Here’s How: • At the beginning of your final year of high school, see your school guidance counselor and ask for an application and information. • Be able to understand, speak and write English and French fluently. • Have an academic average of 80 percent – the higher the better. • Have a demonstrated interest in the parliamentary system of government. • Get accepted at one of the universities in the National Capital Region, which you will attend for the year you work part-time as a page. • Submit the page application by the deadline, which is usually in late November or early December. • Attend an interview scheduled between mid-February and the end of March. Interviews are held in Ottawa an
