Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages — Not-for-Profit

• Online application form submitted through the YCW portal.

Who is eligible?

• Private organizations.
• Public organizations.
• Non-profit organizations.
• Municipalities.

Who is not eligible

• Federal departments, agencies, or Crown corporations.
• Provincial or territorial government departments.

Eligible expenses

• Employment costs, including wages, benefits and other eligible expenditures for the youth participant.
• One round trip between the youth participant’s permanent residence and workplace when the participant must travel more than 125 kilometres to the job site.
• An accommodation or housing allowance for participants living more than 125 kilometres from their place of work or who have to pay rent.
• Special accommodations or wrap-around supports in the workplace for an eligible youth with a disability or a youth facing barriers to employment, up to a maximum of $3,000 per participant.

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada.
• Regional delivery organizations based on the applicant's location.

• Overall project objectives, including Canadian Heritage objectives, Official Languages objectives, and benefits for the youth, institution, community, region, or country.
• Project planning, including a clear project description, measurable results, a job description, and a work plan with tasks and deadlines.
• Skills development, including career-oriented skills, employability, and practical, rewarding work experience.
• Job parameters and recruitment, including a clearly defined candidate profile, appropriate salary, a credible budget, and a planned transparent selection and interview process with measures for employment equity groups.
• Guidance and supervision, contribution to official-language minority communities and linguistic duality, and any specific criteria established by the funds redistribution organization according to regional needs and priorities.

• Step 1: Create or reactivate your YCW account
  • Go to the YCW login page.
  • Create a new account or reactivate a previous profile.
• Step 2: Complete the online application
  • Follow the step-by-step instructions in the portal.
  • Enter the information requested about your organization and position.
• Step 3: Submit to the delivery organization
  • Send the application to the organization responsible for your region.

• The funds redistribution organization reviews and evaluates the application.
• The organization acknowledges receipt of the application form within five business days of the application deadline.
• Approved applicants receive an email confirmation and a preliminary offer within eight weeks of the application deadline, while declined applicants receive written notification within the same period.
• If the preliminary offer is accepted, the employer receives online access to the candidate list to begin staffing YCWBOL positions.
• Payments are made by the funds redistribution organization once the required documents specified in the contract have been received and accepted.

• Applications are reviewed by a delivery organization.
• Applicants may receive a response within two months after the deadline.
• Approved employers must sign a contract.
• Applications submitted after the deadline are considered only if funding remains available.