June 11, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SAINT-JEAN-CHRYSOSTOME, Quebec —Students and employers alike in Saint-Jean-Chrysostome will benefit from $7,778 in funding going to l’ADOberge Chaudière-Appalaches and $10,370 going to Festivent inc. under the Canada Summer Jobs initiative. The Honourable Jacques Gourde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and MP for Lotbinière--Chutes-de-la-Chaudière , made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social 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. Gourde 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, and provide employment to students who face barriers to finding jobs, giving them an opportunity to gain experience they might not otherwise get.
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