Contents

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Addresses Parliament
• Meeting with Ukraine’s Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov
• 416 Caucus Meeting with Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow
• Canada-UK Meeting with UK Minister David Rutley, M.P. 
• Ambassador's Luncheon
• Newsletter Photo Contest 📷
• Canada Summer Jobs Impact Story: The Leacock Foundation
• Now Open: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) Program Funding!
• Grants and Contributions Online Services (GCOS)
• Now Open: NHSP Pan-Canadian Funding!
• Become a Page!
• Who's Hiring
• Immigration Information
• Connect with my Office

As a Vice-Chair of the Canada-U.K. Interparliamentary Association, it was a pleasure to meet with U.K. Minister David Rutley M.P., Under-Secretary of State for the Americas and Caribbean on Parliament Hill. Our discussions touched on a wide range of topics including a potential Canada-U.K. free trade agreement and supporting Ukraine's war against Russian aggression.

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This year, 84 projects were approved in Scarborough-Guildwood, representing 298 approved jobs for an approved funding amount of $1,315,818.

In communities all across Canada this year, young people have been benefitting from the more than 190,000 jobs the Federal government created for them. This year alone, the program filled more than 70,000 positions. The Leacock Foundation is one of many programs funded by the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) funding in Scarborough!

The Liberal government's other initiatives include the Student Work Placement Program, which helps post-secondary students find paid experience in their field of study. The Youth Employment and Skills Strategy funds organizations that deliver activities and services to help youth overcome barriers and develop their skill set to join the labour force, helping to level the playing field for the next generation of Canada’s workforce.

Just launched! A new call for proposals to fund organizations to deliver a broad range of activities to youth who face barriers to employment.

ESDC’s YESS Program provides funding to organizations to deliver a range of activities that help young people (aged 15 to 30) overcome barriers to employment.  

The application period for this call for proposals will close at 3:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 22, 2023. 

Apply under our Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program today!

Are you interested in becoming a page and being part of an unforgettable year-long experience?

The page program hires a new cohort of 40 students annually. Its recruitment campaign begins every September, and those applying must be looking to enroll in their first year of university or college the following September.

Candidates’ competencies will first be assessed through an online application. Selected candidates will then undergo a second-language evaluation, an interview and reference checks. The final selection of the 40 pages is completed by the end of March each year.

For more information, visit: Become a Page.

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