Thunder Bay, ON - Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor
Providing opportunities for young graduates and connecting organizations and businesses with a skilled and enthusiastic workforce is precisely what a Government of Canada internship initiative is doing in Northern Ontario. Since its inception more than three decades ago, FedNor's youth internship initiative has helped create 1824 jobs for youth in Northern Ontario.
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor, and Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Superior North, today announced a Government of Canada investment of $312,500 to create jobs for young Canadians while growing and strengthening Northern Ontario's economy.
Provided through FedNor's Northern Ontario Development Program, this funding will support eight separate youth intern initiatives throughout the region designed to create employment and entrepreneurship opportunities, while supporting sustainable economic growth. Specifically, the funding will enable the recipients to hire a youth intern with expertise in a specific field for a one-year period, helping the employer to advance key projects. For the full list of projects, please see Backgrounder.
With backgrounds in science, communications and marketing, the interns' responsibilities range from assisting with the development of communication tools and social media strategies, strategic plan implementation, market research, and municipal asset inventory and analysis.
Since the start of the pandemic, the Government of Canada has provided more than $7.4 billion specifically to support young Canadians through these difficult times. Budget 2021 went one step further by building on Canada's investments in youth with over $5.7 billion over the next five years to help young Canadians pursue and complete their education, and to create 215,000 new skills development and work opportunities.
