CBC Metro Morning: YES CEO Timothy Lang Discusses New Impacts on Youth Seeking Employment
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CBC Metro Morning: YES CEO Timothy Lang Discusses New Impacts on Youth Seeking Employment
CBC Metro Morning Host Molly Thomas interviewed YES President & CEO, Timothy Lang, to discuss Stats Canada’s latest employment figures, which shows an increase in youth unemployment to 14.2% nationally. Lang explained some of the issues current youth face, including stiffer competition for available entry level jobs. “Canada has seen an influx of over 1.1 million new Canadians. We know that long term new Canadians are good for the economy and help drive new growth, new businesses, more jobs and spending into existing businesses and the economy, but in the short term, many of the new Canadians are between 18-35, which puts added pressure on the available jobs.” Lang went on to show that there are solutions, including YES and its free programming and close to 90% job placement and how other solutions include the strong support from the Ford Government for the sector: “The Ford government has been very supportive of youth employment, and for every $1 of funding to our programs, it returns $3 to the economy, while Minister David Piccini, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, just announced additional support for job creation through training opportunities in trades, construction, technology and more with the Skills Development Fund”. “YES almost guarantees a job and helps young people find jobs in areas they may not have considered”.
