Youth Employment and Skills Program
- Open Date : January 27, 2025
- Closing date : February 24, 2025
Overview
If you’re a producer or food processor who is in need of extra labour, get a subsidy to cover at least 50% of wages to a maximum of $14,000/employee, as well as $5,000/employee for relocation costs, when you hire youth to work on agricultural projects.
At a glance
Funding available
- Reduce environmental footprint
- Develop workforce skills
- Maximum amount : 14,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Open Date : January 27, 2025
- Closing date : February 24, 2025
Eligible candidates
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Saskatchewan
- Non-profit
- Public or Parapublic institution
- For-profit business
- Sole proprietorship
- All revenue ranges
- 1 employees maximum
- Indigenous Peoples
- Persons with Disabilities
- Language Minorities
- Newcomers to Canada
- Other Racialized Persons
- Rural or Northern Residents
- 2SLGBTQI+
- Youth (<40)
- Economic, Social and Community Development
- Employment and Training
- Children and Youth Organizations
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Children & youth
- Young adults
- Indigenous peoples
- New immigrants & refugees
- People with disabilities
- LGBTQ+ community
- Rural / Remote communities
- Low-income individuals / families
- Minority groups
- All structures
- Local
- Regional
- Provincial
- National
Next steps
Activities funded
This grant supports agricultural projects that provide youth with meaningful work experiences, facilitate career advancement, and ensure compliance with environmental regulations. Each project should engage youth in employment activities within the agricultural sector.
- Implementation of agricultural practices that provide hands-on experience for youth.
- Conducting projects that focus on sustainable agriculture and environmentally friendly techniques.
- Enhancing operational efficiencies within agricultural settings through youth-driven initiatives.
- Providing career-related work experiences that meet the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada mandates.
- Ensuring compliance with the Impact Assessment Act through agricultural work.
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
Eligible applicants for the Youth Employment and Skills Program (YESP) include agricultural-related organizations that can provide agriculture career-related work experiences and skills to youth within Canada. Furthermore, eligible employers must be legal entities that can enter into binding agreements, are responsible for hiring and verifying the eligibility of participants, and must comply with relevant labor laws and regulations. Employers hiring a youth facing barriers, Indigenous individuals or organizations are given priority and may receive enhanced funding support.
Who is not eligible
This program has constraints that exclude certain individuals and entities. The restrictions ensure the program benefits target eligible youth and employers effectively within the agricultural sector.
- Individuals holding temporary resident status, such as those on work or study visas.
- Family members of the employer for relocation, travel, or accommodation expenses.
- Sole proprietors hiring themselves for a project.
- Unauthorized contracted employees for wage claims.
- Employers not engaging in agricultural-related work experiences.
Eligible expenses
The grant covers specific expenses related to hiring and supporting youth under the program.
- Salaries and wages for eligible employees, in accordance with industry standards and regional norms.
- Social benefits including health benefits, vacation pay, and employer's contributions to CPP, EI, QPP, QPIP, CNESST, and the Health Services Fund.
- Pre-approved barrier-related expenses for youth facing employment barriers, covered at 80% up to a maximum of $5,000. Eligible expenses include critical transportation, relocation, assistance with dependents, accommodation needs, and accessibility equipment/technology.
- Pre-approved relocation costs for non-barrier youth at 50% funding level, up to a maximum of $5,000.
Eligible geographic areas
Eligible geographical areas for the Youth Employment and Skills Program are not explicitly mentioned in the provided information, as the program appears to be open to agricultural-related organizations across Canada. Applicants are possibly influenced by the requirement to comply with Canadian standards and regulations only.
Additional information
Here are additional relevant details for this grant:
- Priority for the 2025–2026 program year will be given to Indigenous applicants, followed by all other first applications.
- Applications from Quebec-based organizations need to comply with the Province of Quebec's M-30 Act.
- All public information documents related to the project must be available in both official languages if required under the Official Languages Act.
- Confidential information in submissions must be clearly identified to ensure its protection as per the Access to Information Act.
- Funding decisions consider public policy and public interest considerations beyond simply meeting eligibility criteria.
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