LA BAIE, QC, May 27, 2015 /CNW/ - The Government of
Canada is helping equip youth in
La Baie and the surrounding area
with the skills and experience they need to find jobs. The
announcement was made today by the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister
of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and
Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, on behalf of the Honourable Pierre
Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development.
Carrefour jeunesse-emploi Saguenay is receiving over
$100,000 through the Skills Link
program for its project to help 10 youth in La Baie and the surrounding area gain the
skills and experience necessary to make a successful transition to
the job market or return to school.
Participants will benefit from group workshops to learn or
improve useful jobs skills such as effective communication and
teamwork. They will also gain work experience with local employers
in areas such as agriculture, industrial mechanics and retail.
This is part of the Government of Canada's overall strategy to equip all
Canadians with the skills and training they need to connect with
available jobs.
Today's announcement is one example of what the Government is
doing to help Canadians. To help hard-working families, the
Government is also enhancing the Universal Child Care Benefit,
introducing the Family Tax Cut and making improvements to the Child
Care Expenses Deduction and the Children's Fitness Tax Credit.
Quick Facts
- Since 2006, the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy, which
includes the Skills Link program, has helped over 611,000
youth.
- The Government of Canada is
helping Canadian youth get the skills employers are looking for
with measures such as apprenticeship grants. The Government also
offers tax credits, such as the tuition, education and textbook tax
credits, tradesperson's tools deduction and the Apprenticeship Job
Creation Tax Credit.
- The Universal Child Care Benefit would increase from
$100 to $160 per month (totalling up to $1,920 per year) for children under the age of 6,
and parents would receive a new benefit of $60 per month (up to $720 per year) for each child aged 6 through
17.
Quotes
"Our Government is helping young Canadians get the skills and
training they need to find good jobs and build better futures for
themselves and their families. I am pleased that youth in
La Baie and the surrounding area
will benefit from our initiatives to connect young people with
jobs."
– The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of
Employment and Social Development
"Today's youth are tomorrow's workforce, so by
investing in them, we are helping contribute to Canada's long‑term growth, competitiveness and
overall prosperity. Through Carrefour jeunesse-emploi
Saguenay's project, youth in La
Baie and the surrounding area will gain the skills and
hands-on experience they need to succeed in the
workforce."
– The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of
Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and
Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
"We are glad that yet again this year we can count on the
support of the Government for a project like Place à la relève. We
are convinced that the project meets the needs of local youth and
businesses as well as the socioeconomic situation of the Saguenay
region. We are certain that the funding from ESDC and the
involvement of Carrefour jeunesse-emploi Saguenay make a winning
team."
– Yvon Gagnon,
Executive Director, Carrefour jeunesse-emploi Saguenay
Associated Links
Youth Employment Strategy
Skills Link Program
Economic Action Plan
Helping Families Prosper
Backgrounder
The Youth Employment Strategy (YES) is the Government of
Canada's commitment to help youth
make a successful transition to the workplace. With annual funding
of approximately $330 million, YES
helps youth between the ages of 15 and 30 get the information and
gain the skills and work experience they need to succeed in the
workplace. YES includes the Skills Link and Career Focus programs,
as well as the Canada Summer Jobs initiative, which creates
thousands of job opportunities for students every summer.
Skills Link helps youth facing barriers to
employment—including single parents, youth with disabilities, young
newcomers and youth in rural and remote areas—to develop the skills
and gain the experience needed to find a job or the confidence to
return to school. Skills Link has helped over 191,000 youth since
2006.
Career Focus helps post-secondary graduates transition to
the job market through paid internships and helps to provide youth
with the information and experience they need to make informed
career decisions, find a job or pursue advanced studies. Since
2006, Career Focus has helped over 29,000 youth.
Canada Summer Jobs
provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector
employers and small businesses with 50 or fewer employees to create
summer job opportunities for young people aged 15 to 30 years who
are full-time students intending to return to their studies in the
next school year. Since it began in 2007, Canada Summer Jobs has
helped over 304,000 students.
Through Economic Action Plan 2014, the Government of
Canada is investing $40 million towards supporting up to 3,000
internships in high-demand fields and $15
million annually towards supporting up to 1,000 internships
in small and medium-sized enterprises under the Youth Employment
Strategy.
The Government of Canada also
provides a range of support—including Canada Student Loans, Canada
Student Grants, the Canada Learning Bond and the Canada Education
Savings Grant—to help young Canadians pursue and save for their
post-secondary education, so that they can acquire the skills and
training they need to succeed in the job market.
Visit youth.gc.ca and CanLearn.ca for more information.
SOURCE Employment and Social Development Canada