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Receive up to $15,000 in Wage FundingDescription
The Environmental Employability Pathways aims to help all youth (age 15 to 30) to navigate through the labour market and to successfully transition into sustained employment.
ECO Canada, in partnership with the government of Canada’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) Program, will work with institutions and employers across Canada to fund work for youth facing barriers, including:
- Young women
- Visible minority youth
- lndigenous youth
- Youth living with a disability
- Official language minority communities (OLMC) and populations
Eligible Applicants
This funding is open to organizations looking to hire young professions to help them to develop their employability skills and obtain work experience that will prepare them to obtain and keep employment.
Youth Candidate must meet the following criteria:
- Between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive);
- A Canadian citizen, or permanent resident or a protected person as defined by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
- Legally entitled to work in Canada; and
- Legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations
Eligible Expenses
Wage subsidy.