June 13, 2016
For Immediate Release
2016 Canada Summer Jobs program delivering record number of positions
June 13th, 2016
On the job work experience is an important way young people get the skills they need to launch their careers. This summer, more students than ever before in Labrador will have a job this year under the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program.
166 Canada summer jobs were approved for this summer, on 92 projects in every region of Labrador. That’s almost 41,000 hours of work, investing $385,857 into Labrador’s Youth, expanding their education, experience, and providing vital work for Labrador organisations.
More than 77,000 jobs are approved for funding under CSJ this year across Canada, more than double last year’s 34,000 and roughly 7,000 more than originally anticipated when the government announced a boost to the program funding in the federal budget earlier this year.
CSJ creates summer job opportunities and provides valuable work experience for youth aged 15 to 30 intending to return to their full-time studies in the next school year. The program also helps employers generate jobs that focus on priorities important to their local communities as well as on a number of national priorities that include, in 2016: the settlement of Syrian refugees, Indigenous people, small businesses and cultural and creative industries.
The Canada Summer Jobs Program is part of the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy to help young people gain the skills, abilities and work experience they need to find and maintain good employment.
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“I’m excited that our government can provide the support so that Labrador youth can gain experience, earn money, and build their career – and Labrador organisations can get the help they need to continue to serve Labradorians well.” – Yvonne Jones, MP for Labrador
“We set an ambitious goal to create up to 70,000 jobs for youth across Canada, and we’ve exceeded it. More young people than ever before will benefit from a job this summer through this program.” – The Honourable MaryAnn Mihychuk, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour
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For Yvonne Jones:
Brandon Pardy
(613)996-4632
John O’Leary
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Office of the Hon. MaryAnn Mihychuk, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour
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Canada Summer Jobs
In February 2016, the Government announced that it will create up to 35,000 additional jobs in each of the next three years under the Canada Summer Jobs program. The investment of $339 million over three years, starting in 2016-2017, will nearly double the number of jobs opportunities supported by the program.
Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers, and small businesses with 50 or fewer employees to create summer job opportunities for students.
CSJ creates summer job opportunities and provides valuable work experience for youth intending to return to their studies full-time in the next school year. The program also helps employers generate jobs that focus on priorities important to their local communities as well as on a number of national priorities that include:
Youth Employment Strategy
The Youth Employment Strategy (YES) is the Government of Canada’s commitment to help youth make a successful transition to the workplace. YES helps youth between the ages of 15 to 30 get the information and gain the skills, job experience and abilities they need to make a successful transition to the workplace. YES includes Skills Link, Career Focus and Summer Work Experience and is delivered by 11 federal departments.