Young Adults at Risk

This program helps young adults at risk, who are not employment ready, obtain sustainable employment. This may include current or former youth in care.

The program provides skills training and employment supports that are based on the needs of the participant, to help overcome barriers to employment and give them the skills required to succeed in the workplace and beyond.

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Eligible Participants

The program stream is primarily* open to unemployed or precariously employed young adults aged 16−29 who are generally not employment ready—meaning an absence of the necessary skills to seek, obtain, and keep a job once hired—and face one or more barriers to employment:

Housing instability
Prior criminal justice involvement
Incomplete high school education
Recovering from addiction
Mental health challenges

*Additional eligibility requirements may apply, depending on the program type and/or the specific services and training offered.

Services

Programs include skills training and employment supports to obtain sustainable employment. Employment supports address barriers to participation in skills training and employment. Examples include counselling, mentoring, child care, transportation, disability supports, work experience, wage subsidies and equipment.