The Indigenous Youth Employment Program is a 5-month paid program for First Nations, Metis, and Inuk youth aged 16-29 who are looking to develop employment skills to work in a community-based setting.

We facilitate a variety of workshops for developing and strengthening pre-employment and employment skills (such as resume and cover letter writing, interview skills, communication, and job searching), as well as Indigenous cultural workshops and activities, financial literacy, and more!

Participants can choose to receive 1-1 support from employment counsellors, and ongoing support to secure employment.

***Pre-screening interviews will be conducted with potential participants in the weeks before program.***
***Application will remain open until cohort is full***

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Financial supports

• GROCERY GIFT CARDS provided each week in Phase 1
• TRANSIT PASSES covered each month participant is in program for Phase 1 PLUS 3 additional months with successful completion of Phase 1
• HONORARIUMSsome text
  • Honorarium provided for attendance in Phase 1
  • $200 Honorarium for completing Phase 1
  • $350 Honorarium for attaining employment/starting training/going back to school
  • $350 Honorarium for completing 3 months of work/training, or a combination of the two
• Plus an additional $500 per participant towards additional supports for participant (work wear/clothes/shoes, glasses, eye appointments, hair cuts, child care, cell phone bills, etc.)

Funding provided by the Government of Canada through the
Canada-British Columbia Workforce Development Agreement