First Nations and Inuit Skills Link Program | Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada:

• First Nations and Inuit governments and organizations
• First Nations schools or federal schools on reserve
• Not-for-profit associations
• Private sector employers

Eligible Youth Participants:

First Nations and Inuit youth aged 15 to 30 who are either:

• ordinarily resident on reserve or in a recognized community (an approved settlement on Crown land) or
• Inuit who are residents in Canada, but who reside outside their territory, and are no longer eligible to be funded by their territory (proof of refusal is required)
• Mentored work placements are for youth who are not in school or are unemployed or underemployed.

Ordinarily resident on reserve means that eligible youth:

• live on reserve
• do not maintain a primary residence off reserve
• may be temporarily off reserve for the primary purpose of seeking education
• Co-operative education placements are for students in grades 7 to 12 (secondary 1 to secondary 5), enrolled in and attending a federal or band-operated school.

For activities promoting careers and science and technology, youth may be younger than 15 years of age.