Youth Employment and Skills Program (YESP) │Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

Eligible employers:

• You are an agricultural-related organization who can offer opportunities that will give youth agriculture career-related work experiences and skills in Canada
  • Examples of agricultural-related organizations
    • Farmers
    • Agricultural businesses, such as greenhouses, orchards, vineyards, or vegetable producers
    • Businesses who supply agricultural products or services
    • Food processors
    • Agricultural related non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
  • Types of eligible organizations
    • For – profit
    • Not-for-profit
    • Individuals or sole proprietorships
    • Provincial / Territorial / Municipal Government
    • Indigenous (First Nation, Inuit, Métis)
    • Academia
• You are a legal entity capable of entering into legal binding agreements
• You are responsible for hiring and verifying the eligibility of participants for the Youth Employment and Skills Program activities
• You must pay wages and benefits in a timely manner and in accordance with labour laws and regulations of the province/territory of the work site
  • Wages must be in line with industry standards in the region where the employee is working and commensurate with their training and work experience
• You must hire the employee under the organization’s payroll and required source deductions must be deducted from the employee’s pay (contracted employees are not eligible)
• You cannot hire yourself for a project (for example, sole proprietors cannot be the employer and employee)

Eligible employees:

• The employee is between the ages of 15 and 30 (inclusive) at the project start date
• The employee is unemployed or underemployed
• The employee is a Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada or a status refugee under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
• The employee does not receive Employment Insurance (EI) during the project period