This project, sponsored by the Mennonite Centre for Newcomers, helps 10 at-risk immigrant youth to prepare for careers in Canada.
Participants learn career planning and job search skills and gain work experience as interns.
The participants are expected to be employed and to have goal-oriented action plans upon completion of the program. This project addresses the specific needs of young people who are new to Canada. This project aims to help them overcome those obstacles and start taking steps toward their long-term career goals. YIC provides youth with skills enhancement and work experience to help them make a successful integration into the labour market. This project supports the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy to help youth make the transition to the world of work and get their first job, in partnership with businesses, non-governmental organizations, communities and other levels of government.