Government of Canada announces CAD 552,743 fund for youth skills training and job opportunities

Toronto : David Lametti, Member of Parliament for LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour, announced funding that will help young Canadians develop their skills and get hands-on work experience. Building a strong middle class means giving Canada’s youth the tools they need to find and keep good jobs.

The Government of Canada will provide CAD 552,743 in funding to the Centre social d’aide aux immigrants (CSAI) for its project “Jeunes réfugiés syriens: futurs employés” through the Skills Link program. The CSAI will provide a five-week program of intensive job skills training and participation in recruitment events to 10 participants. This project will also provide participants with work experience with the private sector and non-profit employers in the LaSalle-Émard-Verdun community in areas such as data, technology, and customer service.

Skills Link supports projects that help young people who face more barriers to employment than others get employability skills and gain valuable job experience, which, in turn, helps them make a successful transition into the workforce or go back to school. This could include youth who have not completed high school, single parents, Indigenous youth, youth with disabilities, newcomers or youth living in rural or remote areas.

“We know that our communities are healthier and stronger when everyone can fully participate. Supporting youth as they transition into the workforce and giving them the training they need to succeed is a key way in which we can grow our economy and strengthen the middle class,” said the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour.

“I am proud that the Skills Link program is helping to create job opportunities for the young newcomers in our community of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun. Helping our youth overcome barriers to employment is essential to Canada’s future prosperity,” said David Lametti, Member of Parliament for LaSalle-Émard-Verdun.

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