Government of Canada invests $40,000 for youth internship at Temiskaming Art Gallery
News release
FedNor funding to provide youth intern with experience and help grow the local economy
August 18, 2022 – North Bay, ON – Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario – FedNor
Offering young graduates critical on-the-job experience while providing small and medium-sized enterprises with skilled personnel is the goal of the Government of Canada internship initiative in Northern Ontario. Since its inception more than three decades ago, FedNor’s youth internship initiative has helped create more than 1820 jobs for youth in Northern Ontario.
Today, the Honourable Anthony Rota, Member of Parliament for Nipissing–Timiskaming, announced a total federal investment of $40,000 under the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) through FedNor to provide employment for a youth intern at the Temiskaming Art Gallery. The announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor.
The FedNor contribution will enable the Temiskaming Art Gallery to hire a Business Development Intern who will focus on increasing the gallery’s outreach to the Francophone and Indigenous communities using new digital platforms in both official languages. In addition, the intern will enhance the gallery’s marketing efforts to increase its bilingual capacity. Specifically, the intern will create a new online gift shop to increase sales through Francophone, Indigenous, and newcomer artists and artisans selling their work through the gift shop (online and in person). Additional anticipated outcomes include enhanced promotion of the facility and services, enhanced automated client services, opportunities for additional events to be hosted by the Temiskaming Art Gallery, and the creation and maintenance of alliances and partnerships throughout the community.
Quotes
“Investing in youth means investing in the future, and our government is helping to create internship opportunities like helping young Canadians develop a wide range of skills and grow into future community leaders. Today’s announcement from FedNor of $40,000 to the Temiskaming Art Gallery is a example of the work we are doing across Northern Ontario to help young people gain the experience they need and achieve their goals.”
- The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor
“This announcement will help provide a learning experience for a young Canadian, but it will also help the Temiskaming Art Gallery, an important community organization, expand its business and develop new, modern means of entering the marketplace. FedNor’s investments in youth internships will support strong Canadian economies today and tomorrow.”
- The Honourable Anthony Rota, Member of Parliament for Nipissing–Timiskaming
“We at Temiskaming Art Gallery are proud to be where people can learn about and engage with culture through art, and a youth intern made possible by FedNor’s investment is going to help us expand our reach in the community and support art that brings vibrancy to our lives.”
- Melissa La Porte, Executive Director/Curator of Temiskaming Art Gallery
Quick facts
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The funding announced today is provided through FedNor’s Economic Development Initiative, which provides funding for projects that encourage economic growth in the region's Francophone communities and that capitalize on economic opportunities made possible through the use of both official languages.
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Since its inception more than three decades ago, FedNor’s youth internship initiative has helped create 1824 jobs for youth across Northern Ontario.
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Contacts
Alison Murphy, Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor
Alison.Murphy@sac-isc.gc.ca
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
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