Government Partners Involved in Youth Employment Strategy

Thirteen Government of Canada departments and agencies work in partnership with business, labour, industry, not-for-profit and voluntary organizations, rural and remote communities and all levels of government to help young people get the information and develop the skills and work experience they need to prepare for and participate in the world of work. Read more about this initiative  or call Youth Info Line: 1 800 935-5555.

Here is a list of federal departments and agencies involved in Youth Employment Strategy and some of the many initiatives that they provide for youth and students.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 

• Career Focus Program in Agriculture and Agri-Food  
  Career Focus will contribute $1.1 million to research projects that employ recent graduates in agri-food science and veterinary medicine. Each project will be eligible to receive up to $12,000 in matching funds.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation 

• Housing Internship Initiative for First Nations & Inuit Youth (HIIFNIY) 
  An initiative providing on-the-job training for First Nations and Inuit youth to assist them in pursuing employment in the housing industry.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency 

• Career Focus Program 
  Provides recent university graduates in the biological, chemical, agricultural and veterinary science fields, who are currently unemployed or under-employed, with rewarding internships at CFIA.

Canadian Heritage

• Young Canada Works 
  Offers students, graduates and employers opportunities to employers to benefit from innovative ideas and competitive skills.

Canadian International Development Agency

• CIDA's International Youth Internship Program (IYIP)  
  An employment program for young Canadian professionals that offers post-secondary graduates the opportunity to gain valuable international development work experience.

Department of Foreign Affairs Canada

• Young Professionals International 
  Provides youth with a first paid career-related international work experience that will further the objectives of Canada's foreign policy, specifically the promotion of prosperity and employment, the promotion of peace and global security, and the projection of Canadian identity values and culture abroad.

Environment Canada

• International Environmental Youth Corps 
  Involves creating and providing employment opportunities and work experience for Canadian university and college graduates through international internships with Canadian exporters of environmental products and services.
  
  
• Science Horizons Youth Internship Program 
  Offers promising young scientists and post-secondary graduates hands-on experience working on environmental projects under the mentorship and coaching of experienced scientists and program managers.

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

• Skills Link
• Career Focus
  • Regional Career Focus
  • National Career Focus
  • Sectoral Career Focus
  • International Academic Mobility
• Summer Work Experience 

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

• First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy 
  This site lists a number of programs which are designed to give First Nations and Inuit youth what they need to prepare for and participate in the world of work.

Industry Canada

• CAP Youth Initiative 
• Computers for Schools (TWEP) 
• NetCorps Canada International 
• SkillNet 
• Student Connections 
• Web-4-all

National Research Council Canada

• Industrial Research Assistance Program - Youth Initiatives 
  Two internship programs managed by IRAP will give more than 400 post-secondary graduates (per year) a chance to develop their work skills with small and medium-sized enterprises in Canada.

Natural Resources Canada

• NRCan Science and Technology Internship Program 
  Recent graduates in science or engineering are invited to work on natural resource sciences projects of commercial potential, in cooperation with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).

Parks Canada

• YCW in National Parks and National Historic Sites 
  Up to 350 programs for employers at National Parks and National Historic Sites administered by Parks Canada Agency.

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