Government of Canada announces investment to create new positions for youth in agriculture sector
Posted: May 27, 2020
Categories: Food in the News / GoodFoodBites
On May 26, 2020, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced an investment of up to $9.2 million to enhance the Youth Employment and Skills Program (YESP) and fund up to 700 new positions for youth in the agriculture industry.
The news release explains that this additional funding will help the agriculture industry attract Canadian youth, ages 15 to 30, to their organizations to assist with labour shortages brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The program aims to provide youth, and particularly youth facing barriers to employment, with job experience in agriculture that will provide career-related work experience.
Read more from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada here.