Government of Canada funded opportunities for youth in Vancouver

VANCOUVER, BC, April 12, 2018 /CNW/ - Building a strong middle class means giving Canada's youth the tools they need to find and keep good jobs.

That's why the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, highlighted a local project today that gave youth in Vancouver job skills training and hands-on work experience.

Over the past 10 months, MOSAIC, also known as the Multi-Lingual Orientation Service Association for Immigrant Communities, provided paid career-related work experience to 15 recent immigrants and refugees. The students primarily worked in positions related to computer and information systems with private sector employers.

The Government of Canada provided more than $198,000 in funding for this project through the Career Focus program of the Youth Employment Strategy. Career Focus supports projects that help post-secondary graduates transition to the labour market through paid internships, and helps to provide them with the information and experience they need to make informed career decisions, find a job and/or pursue advanced studies.

Quotes

"We know that our communities are healthier and stronger when everyone can fully participate. Supporting youth as they move into the workforce is a key way we can grow our economy and strengthen the middle class."
– The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour

"Thanks to generous funding provided by Service Canada, and the support of their staff, youth have gained valuable experience through paid work experiences. As MOSAIC's Career Focus program comes to an end, we are excited by the on the job success of the youth. Even more exciting are the offers of employment already coming in to the participants."
– Larry Chan, Senior Manager of Employment Programs

Quick Facts

• Canada's future prosperity depends on young people getting the education and work experience they need to succeed. Each year, the Government invests over $330 million in the Youth Employment Strategy to help young people gain the skills and work experience they need to find and maintain good employment.
  
  
• Through Budget 2018, the Government provides an additional $448.5 million over five years, starting in 2018–19, to the Youth Employment Strategy. This funding will support the continued increase of the number of job placements funded under the Canada Summer Jobs program in 2019–20.
  
  
• Budget 2017 invested an additional $395.5 million over three years. Combined with Budget 2016 measures, these investments will help:
• more than 33,000 vulnerable youth develop the skills they need to find work or go back to school;
• create 15,000 new green jobs for young Canadians; and
• provide over 1,600 new employment opportunities for youth in the heritage sector.

Backgrounder

Associated Links

Youth Employment Strategy
Career Focus Program

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SOURCE Employment and Social Development Canada