May 23, 2012
Harper government creates summer jobs for students in Vegreville-Wainwright
“The Harper government’s top priority is to create an environment which encourages businesses to create jobs,” said MP Benoit. “Through Canada Summer Jobs, we are helping employers in Vegreville-Wainwright create 179 summer job opportunities for students, while strengthening our community’s economy.”
Canada Summer Jobs is an important part of our government’s Youth Employment Strategy (YES). With annual funding of more than $300 million, YES helps youth, particularly those facing barriers to employment, obtain career information, develop employment skills, find jobs and stay employed.
Economic Action Plan 2012 will provide an additional $50 million over two years to enhance YES so that more young people can gain tangible skills and experience. This funding will focus on connecting young Canadians with jobs in fields that are in high demand. Additionally, the Harper government permanently increased the annual budget for Canada Summer Jobs by $10 million in 2011.
“Canada Summer Jobs 2012 will provide up to 36 000 important job opportunities and experiences for students across the country” added MP Benoit. “Today’s students are tomorrow’s workforce, so by investing in them we are helping contribute to Canada’s long-term growth, competitiveness and overall prosperity.”
Backgrounder
The Youth Employment Strategy (YES) is our government’s commitment to help youth make a successful transition to the workplace. YES includes the Skills Link and Career Focus programs and the Canada Summer Jobs initiative, which creates thousands of job opportunities for students every summer.
Skills Link helps youth facing barriers to employment, including youth who are single parents, youth with disabilities 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.
Career Focus provides funding to employers to hire young post-secondary graduates to give them career-related work experience and help them acquire skills to transition into the job market.
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.
To learn more about YES and other youth employment initiatives, please visit Youth.gc.ca.
