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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on all Canadians, but especially on young Canadians. On April 28, the federal Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, announced that more than 150,000 Canada Summer Jobs opportunities are now available at jobbank.gc.ca/youth.  There, young Canadians can look for and apply for jobs in a wide variety of fields, including community and charity work, food industries, recreation and fitness, market...

From: Employment and Social Development Canada The COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on all Canadians, but especially on young Canadians. That is why the Government of Canada continues to make historic investments to ensure that youth have the supports and opportunities they need to build long and successful careers. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on all Canadians, but especially on young Canadians. That is why the Government of Canada continues to make historic i...

Article content Student unions in Ottawa are applauding the new federal budget, saying funding increases for grants, extension of the interest-free period for loans and changes to the repayment assistance program will make post-secondary education more accessible. The Trudeau Liberals pledged $4.1 billion to help ease the financial burden of post-education in Monday’s sprawling financial blueprint, quickly winning plaudits from student groups who have long argued for more federal funding. We ...

Federal government looks to “punch our way out of the COVID recession” with #Budget2021 The federal government has published its Budget 2021, which focuses on addressing the third wave of the pandemic and economic recovery. The commitments include targeted funding towards the tech and innovation sector as a way to support that recovery. The Government of Canada called the budget “a plan to bridge Canadians and Canadian businesses through the crisis and towards a robust rec...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the 2021 federal budget in the House of Commons on Monday. Here are some highlights from her speech, as well as quotes from opposition leaders.

  OTTAWA -- The federal government unveiled its long-awaited spring budget on Monday, with a focus on navigating taxpayers out of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and embarking on the long road to economic recovery, with specific attention paid to the most vulnerable. CTVNews.ca has analyzed the document and identified the key items that, if passed in Parliament, will impact Canadian businesses, workers, families, students, and seniors. Here’s how the Liberals’ pandemic exit st...

Last month the University of Calgary announced new funding available for different co-op and internship placements for external employers as part of the Student Work Placement Program (SWPP). According to Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) the program aims to provide post-secondary students across the country with the opportunity to have “paid work experience related to their field of study.” A UCalgary news article welcomed the funding, noting that it comes at a time when “b...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Labour Report Sheds Light on Where Graduates Find Work in Bio-Economy December 16, 2020 GMT OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 16, 2020-- BioTalent Canada today released new findings from its most recent bio-economy Labour Market Information (LMI) study. This new brief— Academic Bonds: Examining the ties that bind STEM grads to their schools —reveals that few biotech graduates choose to relocate...