YouthConnect occurs at a time when other young people in Canada are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In July, Statistics Canada reported that the unemployment rate was 27.5% for people over the age of 15 to 24. But even before the country closed, 800,000 young Canadians were not in education, employment or training.
“COVID-19 has upended an already tricky path to jobs and opportunities for young Canadians. But many are using this time to develop new skills, expand their professional networks and learn how to navigate an increasingly online world of work,” said Tamara Balan, Interim CEO of CivicAction. “With a cross-sectoral group of partners, we’ve teamed up to make sure that youth are ready to land a great job as Canadian employers re-hire.”
CivicAction Leadership SOURCE Foundation