Government Of Canada And Yukon Assist Out Of Work Citizens

Yukon workers who need help in finding employment will benefit from training programs funded through the Canada-Yukon Labour Market Development Agreement.

Beginning February 1, the federal government is funding the Government of Yukon’s own skills development programs.

Today, the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, the Honourable Patrick Rouble, Minister of Education for Yukon, and Senator Daniel Lang celebrated the implementation of the new transfer Labour Market Development Agreement and announced new project funding.

“Our government is taking action to ensure Yukoners, and indeed all Canadians, are job-ready by providing greater opportunities for skills development and training,” said Minister Finley. “We know that workers in different provinces and territories have different needs; that’s why the provinces and territories are best placed to design and deliver these types of programs. The Canada-Yukon Labour Market Development Agreementhas made this a reality.”

Yukon has assumed responsibility for the design and delivery of skills development and employment programs funded under the Employment Insurance program. Under the new agreement, the federal government transfers approximately $4 million annually in training funds to the Territory.

With this transfer, every province and territory has now assumed responsibility for designing and delivering employment programs that had been managed by the Government of Canada.

“Under the Labour Market Development Agreement, the Government of Yukon is now overseeing assistance programs that help prepare Employment Insurance clients for new jobs,” said Minister Rouble. “By assuming responsibility for these programs, we are now better positioned to work with our stakeholders and match our skills development programs with our economic agenda to prepare Yukoners for Yukon jobs. We are pleased to partner with the Government of Canada to support Employment Central in preparing Yukoners for Yukon job opportunities.”

The ministers also announced that Judy L. Corley Consulting Inc. will receive $876,639 under the Employment Assistance Services program for its Employment Central project, which will provide job search resources and career counselling to participants, as well as help them develop a return to work action plan and explore professional options. This funding will enable more unemployed people to prepare for the workforce and find a job.

“Employment Central has become the hub of job search for Yukoners since 2001, when we first started operations, and this funding will enable us to continue our programming into 2012,” said Ms. Judy Corley, President of Judy L. Corley Consulting Inc. “We look forward to working with the Yukon Government on programs and services that address Yukon’s labour market issues and emerging trends.”

Supporting employment programming is part of the Government of Canada’s strategy to create the best educated, most skilled and most flexible workforce in the world. The Government underscored this commitment in Canada’s Economic Action Plan. The Plan provides more than $3.75 million in additional funding to Yukon over two years through existing labour market agreements.

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