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Youth Employment and Skills Strategy

General information

Name of horizontal initiative: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS).

Lead department: Employment and Social Development Canada.

Federal partner organizations:

Start date of the horizontal initiative: April 1, 2003, modified on May 30, 2019.

End date of the horizontal initiative: Ongoing.

Description of the horizontal initiative: The Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, helps youth aged 15 to 30 to make a successful transition into the labour market. It particularly focuses on those facing barriers to employment by helping them get the information and gain the skills, work experience and abilities they need. The Youth Employment and Skills Strategy is a horizontal initiative led by Employment and Social Development Canada. It is delivered collaboratively with 11 other federal departments, agencies and crown corporations. It includes the Canada Summer Jobs program, which is delivered by Employment and Social Development Canada. The strategy is delivered nationally and regionally via contribution agreements.

Governance structure: The Youth Employment and Skills Strategy has integrated a new strengthened governance structure. This structure will facilitate better coordination between the 12 participating federal organizations, stakeholders and youth.

The 12 participating federal departments, agencies and crown corporations have committed to collect common performance management information on an ongoing basis. This will ensure effective management of the program.

Employment and Social Development Canada is responsible for the leadership, coordination and management of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Interdepartmental Committees.

Total federal funding allocated (from start to end date) (dollars): $8,795.2million.

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars): $8,795.2 million.

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars): $6,201.4 million.

Date of last renewal of the horizontal initiative: May 30, 2019.

Total federal funding allocated at the last renewal and source of funding (dollars): $256 million.

Additional federal funding received after the last renewal (dollars): $753.4 million.

Total planned spending since the last renewal: $1,009 million.

Total actual spending since the last renewal: $616.8 million.

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: Fiscal year 2024 to 2025.

Planning highlights: Through the YESS, ESDC will serve 12,000 youth, notably through additional funding received to help youth recover from the pandemic. Overall, more than 24,300 youth will be served collectively by all partners contributing to the YESS. This includes youth facing barriers. Participants will receive employment and wrap around supports, meaningful work experience and skills development. This will support them in their transition to sustained employment and will contribute to a resilient economic recovery.

ESDC will continue to work on the development of the new YESS data collection system. This will improve impact measurement and demonstrate the value of federal youth investment in this strategy.

Contact information:

Rhonda Fernandes, Director General
Youth and Skills Innovation Directorate
Skills and Employment Branch

Telephone: 1-613-868-0964
Email: rhonda.fernandes@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
Place du Portage, Phase IV
140 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau QC

Shared outcomes

Shared outcome of federal partner departments: Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Performance indicator(s):

Number of youth served.

Percentage of youth employed / self-employedFootnote 1

Percentage of youth returned to schoolFootnote 2

Percentage of youth served from each of the following groups who are facing barriers to employment:

*Youth living in rural and remote areas and youth living in official language minority communities’ (OLMC) data will be collected by the following departments: ESDC’s YESS Program, National Research Council, and Canadian Heritage (Youth living in OLMCs indicator only).

Target(s): Specific targets for each participating partner are included in the performance table below.

Planning information

Federal organization: Employment and Social Development Canada.

Link to department’s Program Inventory: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

Horizontal initiative activity: Canada Summer Jobs

from start to end date in dollars: $2,906.6million

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 planned spending in dollars: $493,971,220

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 expected results: Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 performance indicators and targets:

Baseline data for women will be collected in fiscal year 2022 to 2023, to set targets for fiscal year 2023 to 2024 and onward.

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2023

Federal organization: Employment and Social Development Canada.

Link to department’s Program Inventory: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

Horizontal initiative activity: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program

from start to end date in dollars: $2,883.35 million

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 planned spending in dollars: $281,370,326

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 expected results: Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 performance indicators and targets:

Baseline data for youth living in rural and remote areas, youth living in official language minority communities, and women will be collected in fiscal year 2022 to 2023, to set targets for fiscal year 2023 to 2024 and onward.

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2023

Federal organization: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC).

Link to department’s Program Inventory: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

Horizontal initiative activity: Sector Engagement and Development

from start to end date in dollars: $33.8 million

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 planned spending in dollars: $3,694,109

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 expected results: Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 performance indicators and targets:

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2023

Federal organization: Canadian Heritage (PCH).

Link to department’s Program Inventory: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

Horizontal initiative activity: Young Canada Works initiative (YCW)

from start to end date in dollars: $142.6 million

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 planned spending in dollars: $14,195,974

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 expected results: Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 performance indicators and targets:

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2023

Federal organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

Link to department’s Program Inventory: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

Horizontal initiative activity: Housing Internship for Indigenous Youth

from start to end date in dollars: $30.7 million

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 planned spending in dollars: $5,800,000

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 expected results: Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 performance indicators and targets:

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2023

Federal organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).

Link to department’s Program Inventory: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

Horizontal initiative activity: Science Horizons Internship Program

from start to end date in dollars: $75.4 million

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 planned spending in dollars: $14,553,313

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 expected results: Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 performance indicators and targets:

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2023

Federal organization: Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

Link to department’s Program Inventory: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

Horizontal initiative activity: International Youth Internship Program

from start to end date in dollars: $124.2 million

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 planned spending in dollars: $6,400,000

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 expected results: Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 performance indicators and targets:

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2023

Federal organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Link to department’s Program Inventory: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

Horizontal initiative activity: Settlement Program

from start to end date in dollars: $16.8 million

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 planned spending in dollars: $15,822,648

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 expected results: Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 performance indicators and targets:

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2023

Federal organization: Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).

Link to department’s Program Inventory: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

Horizontal initiative activity: First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy (FNIYES)

from start to end date in dollars: $534.7 million

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 planned spending in dollars: $55,982,668

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 expected results: Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 performance indicators and targets:

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2023

Federal organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED).

Link to department’s Program Inventory: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

Horizontal initiative activity: Digital Skills for Youth

from start to end date in dollars: $86.5 million

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 planned spending in dollars: $11,363,000

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 expected results: Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 performance indicators and targets:

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2023

Federal organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED).

Link to department’s Program Inventory: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy

Horizontal initiative activity: Computers for Schools Program.

from start to end date in dollars: $219.5 million

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 planned spending in dollars: $5,037,616

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 expected results: Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 performance indicators and targets:

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2023

Federal organization: National Research Council (NRC).

Link to department’s Program Inventory: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

Horizontal initiative activity: Youth Employment Program (YEP)

from start to end date in dollars: $149.4 million

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 planned spending in dollars: $15,373,000

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 expected results: Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 performance indicators and targets:

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2023

Federal organization: Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).

Link to department’s Program Inventory: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

Horizontal initiative activity: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program

from start to end date in dollars: $44.9 million

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 planned spending in dollars: $9,797,846

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 expected results: Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 performance indicators and targets:

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2023

Federal organization: Parks Canada.

Link to department’s Program Inventory: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

Horizontal initiative activity: Young Canada Works (YCW)

from start to end date in dollars: $51.9 million

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 planned spending in dollars: $8,900,000

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 expected results: Youth have access to programs that allow them to acquire the skills, learning experiences, and opportunities they need to find and maintain employment or return to school.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 performance indicators and targets:

Date to achieve targets: March 31, 2023

Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative

General information

Name of horizontal initiative: Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative.

Lead department: Employment and Social Development Canada.

Federal partner organizations: Indigenous Services Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada.

Start date of the horizontal initiative: September 2018.

End date of the horizontal initiative: ongoing.

Description of the horizontal initiative: the Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care (IELCC) Transformation Initiative supports the implementation of the co-developed Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework. This framework supports Indigenous-led decision-making. It also reflects the unique cultures and priorities of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children across Canada, both on and off reserve. The IELCC Transformation Initiative allows for investments in a wide range of programs and services including daycare and Head Start programming. This will enhance early childhood development and school readiness for children regardless of where they live.

Employment and Social Development Canada is the federal lead department guiding this horizontal initiative. Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) are key federal partners. They are also signatories to the terms and conditions of the IELCC Transformation Initiative.

Governance Structures: oversight of this horizontal initiative is provided through a collaborative structure. To support the management and reporting efforts undertaken by federal partners, the initiative includes:

The Assistant Deputy Minister Interdepartmental Steering Committee is chaired by the Senior Assistant Deputy Minister of Strategic and Service Policy Branch, in Employment and Social Development Canada. It is composed of Assistant Deputy Ministers from Employment and Social Development Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, the Treasury Board Secretariat, and the Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs. The Assistant Deputy Minister Interdepartmental Steering Committee is responsible for the broad management of the Initiative.

The Director General Interdepartmental Committee is comprised of DGs and working-level officials from partner organizations. It oversees the implementation of the initiative.

The implementation of the IELCC Initiative is guided by partnership tables with First Nations, Inuit and the Métis Nation at national and regional levels. The tables work in collaboration with federal partners to facilitate Indigenous-led planning, priority setting, and decision-making. The interests of urban and northern Indigenous communities will continue to be represented in collaboration with the National Aboriginal Head Start Council, through legacy PHAC programming.

Total federal funding allocated (from start to end date) (dollars): $5,172,473,211 over ten yearsFootnote 3 with 746,809,995 ongoingFootnote 4,Footnote 5.

Total federal planned spending to date (dollars): $509,262,259Footnote 6.

Total federal actual spending to date (dollars): $421,979,949Footnote 6

Date of last renewal of the horizontal initiative: the Horizontal Initiative was made permanent and ongoing in the Fall Economic Statement 2020.

Total federal funding allocated at the last renewal and source of funding (dollars): $145,000,000 over five years (2021 to 2022 to 2025 to 2026) and $15,000,000 ongoing from Fall Economic Statement 2020.

Additional federal funding received after the last renewal (dollars): $2,549,000,000 over five years (2021 to 2022 to 2025 to 2026) and $542,000,000 ongoing from Budget 2021.

Total planned spending since the last renewal: not applicable.

Total actual spending since the last renewal: not applicable.

Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation: 2023 to 2024.

Planning highlights: in fiscal year 2022 to 2023, the department will continue to work with Indigenous and federal partners to:

Contact information:

Cheri Reddin, Director General
Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Secretariat
Strategic and Service Policy Branch
Employment and Social Development Canada
Cell: 613-617-1852
Cheri.reddin@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca

Planning information

Horizontal initiative overview

Name of horizontal initiative: Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative.

Link to department’s program inventory:

Core Responsibility: Social Development.

Program: Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Transformation Initiative.

Total new funding allocated since last renewal (dollars): $5,172,473,211Footnote 7 over 10 years with $746,809,995 ongoing.

2022 to 2023 planned spending (dollars):

Performance indicators: Number of national partnership tables established.

Targets: 3.

Date to achieve targets: March 2023.

Horizontal Initiative Total Spending by AllocationsFootnote 10

Allocations: First Nations Envelope.

Allocations: Inuit EnvelopeFootnote 12.

Allocations: Métis Envelope.

Allocations: Quality Improvement Projects.

Allocations: Pan-Indigenous Programming.

Total

Total New Funding 10-year (dollars) Footnote 11: $4,716,669,200.

2022-23 Total Planned Spending- New (dollars): $497,700,000.

2022-23 Planned Spending – Legacy/Ongoing (dollars): $127,563,577.

2022-23 Planned Spending – Total New and Legacy/Ongoing (dollars): $625,263,577.

Horizontal initiative total spending by department

Departments: Employment and Social Development Canada.

Total federal theme funding allocated since last renewalFootnote 13: $2,653,247,443.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 Total federal planned spending (in dollars):

Departments: Indigenous Services Canada.

Total federal theme funding allocated since last renewalFootnote 13: $2,309,984,122.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 Total federal planned spending (in dollars):

Departments: Public Health Agency of Canada.

Total federal theme funding allocated since last renewalFootnote 13: $209,241,646.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 Total federal planned spending (in dollars):

Total all departments

Total federal theme funding allocated since last renewalFootnote 13: $5,172,473,211.

Fiscal year 2022 to 2023 Total federal planned spending (in dollars):

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