January 05, 2011
Langley Employers Urged to Apply for Canada Summer Jobs Funding
MP Mark Warawa is asking Langley Employers to take advantage of a significant investment in the Canada Summer Jobs program that will create more job opportunities for students, which was announced today by the Government of Canada. This commitment will also support important community services and strengthen the economy. The budget for Canada Summer Jobs has been permanently increased by $10 million, bringing the total program budget to $107.5 million.
“We are creating thousands of new jobs for young Canadians, so they can find employment and gain the skills and experience they need to succeed,” says Warawa, the Langley MP. “Our government’s investment in the Canada Summer Jobs program will create as many as 3 500 additional jobs for students next summer, strengthening the local economies of communities right across Canada.”
“I urge interested Langley employers to take advantage of this program,” says the MP. Applications will be available on February 1, 2011 and must be submitted by February 28, 2011. Interested employers can apply online at www.servicecanada.gc.ca/csj2011 or at the Service Canada Centre in Walnut Grove.
“I do take time each year to visit some of the students in Langley whose summer jobs benefit the community as a whole, such as working in the environmental realm with the Langley Environmental Partners Society, and I enjoy seeing their enthusiasm for their work, and the self confidence that its builds within,” says Warawa.
“In Langley, funding will be available to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses to create high-quality summer job opportunities for full time students,” says Warawa. “In our community sport, cultural and other special events could benefit, as well as non-for-profit organizations, tourism or agriculture jobs could be opened up, as Service Canada Langley works to establish local priorities that are relevant to Langley’s needs. It’s important for employers to weigh in on what those needs are.”
Canada Summer Jobs is an important part of the Government’s long-term Youth Employment Strategy, which helps young people get the tools, skills and work experience they need to make a successful transition to the workplace.
