Falk delivers summer jobs funding

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Provencher MP Ted Falk announced $380,624 in funding on Friday which will go towards the hiring of 105 summer students in his riding through the Canada Summer Jobs Program.

86 organizations in Provencher have successfully applied for the federal funds which are in place to help students gain valuable skills and work experience.

“This is really good for these organizations and it is tremendous for students. They need summer employment and this sure helps,” he said.

Falk said the program is a good opportunity for students, particularly to gain income to pay for post-secondary expenses in the next school year.

“There’s often a lot of employers that are reluctant to bring them on just for a summer position…with the federal government’s contribution that allows them to do that with minimal interruption to their business. Actually, it is a big gain for their business. In fact, a lot of the community organizations that are going to see the opportunity to hire a summer students will allow them to run programs they would not normally be able to run otherwise.”

Canada Summer Jobs provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers, and small businesses with 50 or fewer employees, to help create summer job opportunities for students. The program also delivers important and diverse community services that can range from youth services organizations, to summer camps to services for seniors. Students learn transferrable skills such as public speaking, time management, self-confidence, and organizational skills.