Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, ladies and gentlemen of the committee, Jo-Annie comes from a troubled family background. She became homeless. In her own words, she had nothing to lose. In fact, she had nothing at all. She participated in project Eldorado, at the Shawinigan youth employment centre. I

Human Resources committee  As the Expert Panel on Youth Employment stated, we believe that in order for young people to contribute to Canada's social safety net, they need opportunities and support to adapt to a changing world of work. The OECD pointed to the current polarization of the labour market and

Human Resources committee  In 2023, Quebec will have more people aged 65 and over than those under 20. In this context, the younger generation must be equipped to step up and contribute to the growth of society today and tomorrow, together with other generations and while respecting diversity and the envir

Human Resources committee  A number of Service Canada programs are offered at youth employment centres, but I am not familiar with the HPI.

Human Resources committee  The services that young people need must definitely be accessible. Regardless of their needs, services must be accessible. Access is really the key to everything. A graduate can be directed to a program. If that is what they need and what suits them, that is ideal. Young people

Human Resources committee  In the youth employment centres....

Human Resources committee  All kinds of young people frequent Quebec's youth employment centres. Some are young dropouts, but some are also young university students. What makes youth employment centres special is that they help all young people based on their needs. People who work there focus on young p

Human Resources committee  Actually, a number of youth employment centres provide those kinds of programs. In Laval, among other places, the youth employment centre is working with businesses from the region to integrate young people. Companies take care of training as far as work to be performed goes, but

Human Resources committee  Thank you for your question. There are different projects, and they vary from one region to another, since they meet the needs of young people and their communities. I will give you a few examples of projects that have been carried out and that help young people develop their s

Human Resources committee  Once again, thank you for your question. Youth employment centres adapt to their environment and to young people's needs. So Montreal is not the only place where young people speak only English. There are unilingual anglophone young people in a number of regions. In those cases,

Human Resources committee  Thank you for asking the question. That is something I will have to look into. For the time being, I suggest that we talk about internship-related elements that need to be emphasized. Various organizations are also focusing on this issue. The Comité consultatif Jeunes, an organi

Human Resources committee  Thank you for your question. The overall approach of youth employment centres is an ecosystemic approach, which has already been analyzed. Its effectiveness has been demonstrated many times. The experiential learning used at youth employment centres enables young people to deve

Human Resources committee  I would simply like to round out my colleague's answer. Since 2006, several actions have been carried out within the youth employment centres relating to student retention. The IDEO 16-17 measure is now part of the Creneau youth employment centre framework. Student retention is

Human Resources committee  There is no miracle solution, of course. The solutions are to support the young person, to allow accessibility to services, to make sure to provide support and to accept that the results may not occur in the short term. This is essential because we know that young people will nee