TORONTO — Thousands of Ontario youth will gain valuable skills and experience this year through provincial government youth employment programs related to natural resource management.
“Through a variety of summer job and year-round internship programs, my ministry is giving students and recent graduates across the province opportunities to get a first-hand look at potential careers in natural resource management,” said Natural Resources Minister Donna Cansfield.
The Ministry of Natural Resources is investing $6.8 million in five programs: Ontario Ranger, Ontario Stewardship Ranger, MNR Internship, Post-secondary Co-op and First Nations Natural Resources Youth Employment (in partnership with Confederation College).
The ministry is also participating with the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services in five additional programs: Summer Experience, Ontario Internship, Internationally Trained Internship, Ontario-Quebec Exchange and Aboriginal Youth Work Exchange.
The ministry’s youth employment programs are part of the provincial government’s 2008 Ontario Summer Jobs Strategy which is providing more than 71,000 jobs and services to young people across the province, representing an annual investment of close to $51 million.
David Bauer
Minister’s Office
416-314-2212
Jolanta Kowalski
Communications Services Branch
416-314-2106
Natural Resources Information Centre
1-800-667-1940
TTY 1-866-686-6072 (Hearing Impaired)
