Job Development Programs and Services

• Internship Program: to support internships with employers that provide youth with skills enhancement, work experience and entrepreneurial assistance to help them make a successful transition into the labour market.

• Community Service Program: to support the development of work opportunities for youth who face barriers to finding employment through participation in community service projects. The aim is to help young people develop life skills and work experience necessary to enter the labour market.

• Student Summer Employment Program: to help youth who are students to find summer work through wage subsidies to employers, interest free loans, promotional activities and information.

• Labour Market Information Program: to support activities that provide youth with labour market information they need to make decisions about their education and careers.

• Youth At Risk Program: to assist youth who are facing life difficulties such as the various types of abuse, problems with the law, teenage pregnancy, and other identified situations. The program is designed to provide employment opportunities to encourage encourage
  self-esteem and recognize alternative lifestyles.