Mr. Speaker, the government is committed to helping aboriginal youth join the workforce successfully. We are actively assisting them to help gain valuable work experience.
On October 16 Human Resources Development Canada announced the latest project, a series of 16 First Nations youth service projects. The Assembly of First Nations will work in partnership
with Youth Service Canada HRD to develop youth service projects which meet the needs of these aboriginal youth.
This initiative will have a total of 240 participants and will cost approximately $2 million.