Youth
In the Media
Alberta town banks on future payoff with program paying tuition for some residents
Drayton Valley offers up to $5,000 to town residents enrolled in select programs
Project
InTeRN: a young, northern workforce enters the world of ICT
A two-year network computer technology program geared to providing entry level skills and supports to Indigenous youth in Northern Manitoba.
Blog
Turning rejection into redirection helps youth facing career challenges
I was two years old when I first came to Canada from Pakistan with my parents. They were 27 and 28 years old and arrived...
Project
Strength in structure
This project aims to improve the way Black youth experience and navigate the world of work. Job search outcomes among Black young people have historically...
March 16, 2022
20 minutes
Podcast
Season 2 | Episode 2
Adapting to Change—The Case of Canada's Hospitality & Tourism Industry
Restaurants, hotels, and attractions across Canada are an important place of work, particularly for youth, students, and newcomers to Canada. But with cycles of closures...
Featuring: Linda Nazareth, Matt Pearson, Adam Morrison, Krista Bax
Blog
Deeper integration between schools, post-secondary institutions and industry needed to address skills and labour shortages
Over the past decade in Atlantic Canada, we have watched as our demographic situation has worsened due to a low birth rate, an aging population,...
January 13, 2022
22 minutes
Podcast
Season 2 | Episode 1
Youth Employment and Skills Training for an Inclusive Recovery
We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat. We know that COVID-19 has had disproportionate economic impacts on certain groups, including...
Featuring: Linda Nazareth, Kory Wilson, Chris Duff, Erick Pelayo Aubert
Research
Saskatchewan’s Forest Sector: Future Skills for an Indigenous-Led Revitalization
The forest sector in northern Saskatchewan must contend with labour shortages, skills gaps, and the desire by Indigenous communities to expand the sector toward renewable and alternative forest products.
Research
Making up time: The impact of the pandemic on young adults in Canada
This report explores the experiences during the pandemic of younger adults, defined as those between the ages of 18 and 34. It documents, not only the extent to which Canadian youth as a whole have been especially hard hit economically by the pandemic, but also how specific groups of youth – notably Indigenous youth, Black youth, youth with a disability, youth without a post-secondary education, and recent post-secondary graduates – have each encountered particular challenges.