MAY 25, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SAGUENAY, Quebec—Students and employers alike in Saguenay will benefit from $83,334 in funding being provided to the Centre Kéno-Patro under the Canada Summer Jobs initiative. The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, and M.P. for Jonquière–Alma, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources Development. Funding of $21 million is being shared among not-for-profit groups across the province.
“Canada’s New Government is committed to helping young people acquire the skills, knowledge and experience they need to prepare for their future,” Mr. Blackburn said. “Canada Summer Jobs is helping tens of thousands of students who need it the most get high-quality, career-related summer job experience.”
Canada Summer Jobs is focused on encouraging not-for-profit, public sector, and smaller private sector employers with 50 or fewer employees to create jobs that not only meet their needs, but benefit young people who need jobs the most. Many of the jobs being funded are 40 – 50 percent longer in duration, provide employment to students who face barriers to finding jobs, and give them the opportunity to gain experience they might not otherwise get.
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