Christian Employers Face ‘Arbitrary' Ideological Screening for Summer Jobs Funding, MPs Told

Allegations include applications for grants denied due to faith-based beliefs, and churches being questioned on subjects unrelated to their hiring of students.

Demonstrators display signs in the March for Life event on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 11, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby

Christian employers applying for Canada Summer Jobs grants continue to face discrimination by the federal government, two Christian organizations told the Commons human resources committee.

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada alleged the Department of Employment continues to deem some faith-based groups ineligible for funding, despite a Federal Court ruling three years ago that Christian employers could not be singled out because of their beliefs.