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    Summer Jobs
    help your
    business grow.

    Help your business or non-profit organization by tapping into Canada's most energetic and enthusiastic employment pool thanks to YCW wage subsidies.

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    YCW for
    Aboriginal Youth.

    Acquire experience working with young people by organizing cultural, sports or recreational projects in an Aboriginal friendship centre.

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    Summer Jobs:
    A great idea
    that really works.

    Get a jump on your future this summer thanks to Government of Canada salary contributions given to employers to create jobs throughout the country.

About YCW

Young Canada Works (YCW) offers Aboriginal students and recent graduates the chance to put their skills to the test, build career equity, earn money for their education or get started on the right career path.

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YCW also offers employers an opportunity to benefit from innovative ideas and competitive skills. Wage subsidies are available for eligible employers.

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Summer jobs and internships give young people access to unique opportunities to learn and work, whether it be to practice their second language, work in a museum, an Aboriginal friendship centre or even travel abroad.

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Welcome to the YCW website

Everybody Wins!

The National Association of Friendship Centres is pleased to participate in the Young Canada Works for Aboriginal Urban Youth Program.

As a Friendship Centre, you are eligible to apply for up to $30,000 in Young Canada Works funding to provide up to 5 summer jobs.

Aboriginal students between the ages of 16 and 30 will be applying to earn money to help them return to school in the fall.

As a Friendship Centre, your participation in the Young Canada Works for Aboriginal Urban Youth will help committed young First Nations, Métis and Inuit complete school and go on to pursue college or university.

For assistance and information regarding Young Canada Works (YCW), please contact the Young Canada Works Program Officer at the NAFC, toll-free at 1-877-563-4844.

With a variety of exciting programs tailored to job seekers and employers, Young Canada Works offers the best of both worlds. So put a great idea to work and take up the YCW challenge!

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