Government of Canada provides skills training and job opportunities for young newcomers in New Brunswick Français
MONCTON, NB, May 18, 2018 /CNW/ - Building a strong middle class means giving Canada's youth the tools they need to find and keep good jobs.
Today, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Member of Parliament for Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe and Minister of Health, on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, and in partnership with the Honourable Cathy Rogers, Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Moncton South and Minister of Finance, on behalf of the Honourable Gilles LePage, New Brunswick's Minister of Labour, Employment and Population Growth, announced a new project that will give young newcomers in New Brunswick job skills training and hands-on work experience.
The Government of Canada is providing nearly $1.5 million in funding to the New Brunswick Multicultural Council (NBMC) for its Skills Launch project through the Skills Link program. Up to 81 immigrant youth will participate in the project, which will be delivered by the NBMC in partnership with the Multicultural Association of the Greater Moncton Area. Activities will also take place in Fredericton and in Saint John. Through workshops, participants will develop skills to help them find and keep jobs, such as job search techniques, interview preparation and business communications, followed by paid work placements with local employers.
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.
Quotes
"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."
– The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour
"Developing Canada's youth is a priority. NBMC's project is a concrete example of what we can achieve for our youth across the country by working in partnership with many different organizations as well as our colleagues at the provincial level. Projects like this one can help put regular paycheques into the reach of those who need it. But more than that, they give young Canadians the chance to change their future."
– The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Member of Parliament for Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe and Minister of Health
"Your government is committed to helping newcomers develop the skills and knowledge necessary to make a successful transition to the labour market or return to school. This program will help immigrant youth increase confidence in their skills and abilities and set them on the path for a lifetime of success in New Brunswick."
– The Honourable Cathy Rogers, Minister of Finance
"It's not easy to start your career path in a different country, in a new language, and without social networks to help. The Skills Launch program was designed to accelerate immigrant youth along their career path by providing exposure to a range of opportunities, skills training and work placements. This program fills a gap in services and will ensure our newcomer youth have the tools they need to succeed and their build lives here in New Brunswick."
– Mike Timani, President and CEO of New Brunswick Multicultural Council
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.
Associated Links
Youth Employment Strategy
Skills Link
SOURCE Employment and Social Development Canada
For media enquiries, please contact: Constituency office of the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, P.C., 506-851-3310, [email protected]; Media Relations Office, Employment and Social Development Canada, 819-994-5559, [email protected]
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