Department of Canadian Heritage Young Canada Works

1. Department of Canadian Heritage Young Canada Works A Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Cultural Diversity, Youth Employment & Youth Exchanges Official Languages Support Programs Branch Presentation Wednesday, October 29, 2003 Mariotte Residence Inn – 161 Laurier Avenue - Ottawa October 2003

2. Presentation Outline • Official Languages Support Programs Branch • (OLSPB) • Youth Employment Strategy – Overview • OLSPB – Overview & Mandate • Young Canada Works (YCW) Official Languages & its different components • Delivery – Components & Organizations Official Languages Support Programs Branch YCW Official Languages

3. Youth Employment Strategy (YES) • Departments / Agencies • Indian & Northern Affairs (INAC) • International Development Agency (CIDA) • Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) • Agriculture Canada (AAC) • National Research Council (NRC) • Human Resources (HRDC) • Environment Canada • Industry Canada • Foreign Affairs & International Trade (DFAIT) • Parks Canada • PCH • Fisheries & Ocean (DFOC) • Natural Resources (NRWP) • Mortgage & Housing Corporation (CMHC) Overview of YES Official Languages Support Programs Branch YCW Official Languages Job creation • Career Focus • Summer Work Experience • Skills Link YES Other • Student bursaries • Etc.

4. help post-secondary graduates acquire advanced employment skills • offers them a range of work experience, learning and skill-building activities to help them choose careers and encourage them to pursue advanced studies Career Focus • helps youth facing barriers to employment develop the broad range of skills, knowledge and work experience they need to participate in the job market Skills Link • creates study related summer employment for secondary and post-secondary students, and supports the operation of summer employment offices Summer Work Experience YES (cont’d) Official Languages Support Programs Branch YCW Official Languages

5. YES PCH Young Canada Works Official Languages Parcs Canada Heritage Programs Aboriginal AT PCH Overview of the YES Official Languages Support Programs Branch YCW Official Languages officielles

6. Overview of the OLSPB • As set out in the section 41 of the Official Languages Act, the OSLBP has the mandate to: • Enhance the vitality of the English and French linguistic minority communities in Canada; • Support and assist their development; • Foster full recognition and use of both English and French in Canadian society. • In accordance with section 42, it also coordinates the Government of Canada’s commitment to encourage other federal departments and agencies to participate actively in community development and promote linguistic duality. Official Languages Support Programs Branch YCW Official Languages

7. Overview of the OLSPB (cont’d) • Development of Official-Language Communities • For strong minority communities supported by manypartners • To enhance the vitality of the English and French linguistic minority communities in Canada and support and assist in their development • Community Life component • YCW (Youth Employment Strategy) • 2. Minority-Language Education component • Summer Language Bursaries • Official-Language Monitors Official Languages Support Programs Branch YCW Official Languages

8. Enhancement of Official Languages Linguistic duality is recognized, valued and supported by all Canadians To promote the full recognition and use of English and French in Canadian society Promotion of Linguistic Duality component Second-Language Learning component YCW (Youth Employment Strategy) Summer Language Bursaries Official-Language Monitors Overview of the OLSPB(cont’d) Official Languages Support Programs Branch YCW Official Languages

9. Linguistic Duality Official-Language Communities YCW Official Languages PCH - OLSPB Official Languages Support Programs Branch YCW Official Languages • YCW in Both Official Languages • YCW – Languages at Work Career Focus Summer Work Experience • YCW at Building Careers in English and French YES Skills Link

10. YCW Official Languages (cont’d) Official Languages Support Programs Branch YCW Official Languages • YCW Official Languages: • Provides a better understanding of the different regional, cultural and linguistic characteristics of Canada’s national heritage • Contributes to the economic and social development of minority official-language communities in Canada

11. YCW Official Languages (cont’d) YCW in Both Official Languages (YCWBOL) Official Languages Support Programs Branch YCW Official Languages • The Department’s YCWBOL of the Summer Work Experience program of the Government of Canada’s YES aims to: • help students through short-term work experiences • earn money to help pay their tuition fees • provide awareness of the benefits linked to Canada’s rich cultural diversity • take advantage of the opportunity to use their workplace skills in both English and French

12. YCW Official Languages YCWBOL Official Languages Support Programs Branch YCW Official Languages • The Department’s YCW-BOL of the Summer Work Experience program of the Government of Canada’s YES aims to (cont’d): • encourage students to use their basic speaking skills in the workplace • provide networking opportunities across the country • facilitate the integration of new Canadians into Canada’s labour market

13. YCW Official Languages (cont’d) YCW – Languages at Work (YCW-L@W) Official Languages Support Programs Branch YCW Official Languages • The Department’s YCW-L@W of the Summer Work Experience program of the Government of Canada’s YES aims to: • offer students a short-term work experience • encourage the use of basic official language-related skills which were acquired through the SLBP • provide a chance to work, in a host region, through a total on-site immersion work experience, in a cultural and linguistic environment

14. YCW Official Languages (cont’d) YCW at Building Careers in English and French (YCW-BCEF) Official Languages Support Programs Branch YCW Official Languages • The Department’s YCW-BCEF of the Career Focus program of the Government of Canada’s YES aims to: • • meet the demand for skilled workers based on Canada’s linguistic duality • meet the demand for skilled workers in minority official-language communities • promote opportunities for new Canadians and Canadian graduates in order to foster their integration or re-entry into the labour market in those communities • encourage youth to pursue graduate studies and professional development

15. YCW Official Languages(cont’d) Official Languages Support Programs Branch YCW Official Languages

16. YCW Official Languages Delivery • YCW Official Languages is delivered: • Through a third-party delivery system • By non-for-profit community organizations • Focused on economic development, linguistic duality and/or official-language minority communities • These non-profit community organizations: • Assume responsibility for the management, administration and delivery of YCW Official Languages • Have signed multi-year contribution agreements (2003-06) with PCH Official Languages Support Programs Branch YCW Official Languages

17. YCW Official Languages Delivery (cont’d) • Summer Work Experience • YCWBOL & YCWL@W • Delivery model (i.e. national, regional, local) • Up to 900 jobs (600 YCWBOL and 300 YCWL@W) • Project selection process (RFP, continuous intake) • Career Focus • YCWBCEF • Delivery model (i.e. international, national, regional, local) • Up to 100 internships (20 international and 80 national, regional, local) • Project selection process (RFP, continuous intake) Official Languages Support Programs Branch YCW Official Languages

18. YCW Official Languages Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne-française Presentation Official Languages Support Programs Branch YCW Official Languages