Career Focus Program

Career Focus provides funding for employers to help post-secondary graduates obtain career-related work opportunities in Canada, to support their development of advanced skills, to help them make career-related links to the job market, and to assist them in becoming leaders in their field.

Career Focus offers youth a range of work experiences, learning and skill-building activities to help them choose careers and to encourage them to pursue advanced studies.

Eligibility Criteria

To participate in Career Focus, youth must be:

• between the ages of 15 and 30 (inclusive) at the time of intake/selection;
• post-secondary graduates;
• Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or persons on whom refugee protection has been conferred;
• out of school;
• legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations; and
• not in receipt of Employment Insurance (EI) benefits.

Note: Post-secondary graduates are limited to participation in one Career Focus project.

Summary

Who Can Be A Recipient

Businesses, organizations (including not-for-profit, professional, employer and labour associations), public health and educational institutions, band/tribal councils, Aboriginal organizations and municipal governments.

Application Procedures

Interested employers should contact their local Service Canada Center and consult the Youth Employment Strategy Guide for Applicant.  The guide helps applicants to develop proposals in order to obtain federal financial assistance, offered by Human Resources and Social Development Canada, in accordance with the Government of Canada Youth Employment Strategy.  The guide also provides a description of the roles and responsibilities related to carrying out the approved projects.

Sectoral Career Focus Program

The Sectoral Career Focus Program is a national initiative between the Government of Canada and sector councils and cross-sectoral organizations. Youth and employers interested in participating in the program should contact the sector council of interest.

*Note: "non-profit" also known as nonprofit organizations, non profit organizations, not-for-profit organizations, voluntary organizations and volunteer organizations.

New Brunswick Contact(s):
Service Canada Centres
For a complete list of all Service Canada Centres please visit the Web site or check the government listings in your telephone directory.
Web site: http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/gateways/where_you_live/regions/nb.shtml

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National Contact(s):
Service Canada Centres
  
Toll-free (information): 1-800-277-9914