YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOUNDATION: federal grants and contributions

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YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOUNDATION: federal grants and contributions: 72 agreements; $57.2M value; 3 departments; 14 programs.

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72agreements
$57.2Mvalue
3departments
14programs

Largest agreements

Employment Services for Quebec's OLMC$38.2Mvalue2025start2030end

This funding opportunity aims to support Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) organizations to deliver Employment Assistance Services (EAS) to English-speaking communities in Quebec and Francophone communities outside Quebec in their first official language. EAS includes services such as providing job search assistance, counselling/case management, job placement services, and unassisted services to help individuals prepare for, obtain and/or maintain employment.

600070701$2.8Mvalue2023start2027end

Operating costs: The project aims to support an NPO which will offer a range of entrepreneurship services to English-speaking entrepreneurs across Quebec, such as training, mentoring, specialized workshops, webinars and networking.

400055219$1.5Mvalue2019start2023end

Operating costs: The project aims to support OLMC women start and grow their SMEs in all regions of Quebec through the delivery of Youth Employment Services's ELLEvate Women Entrepreneurs Project.

400056095$1.3Mvalue2019start2023end

Operating Costs: The project will support the delivery of the Youth Employment Services Foundation Entrepreneurship Program for a period of 36 months (January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022).

Economic Development Initiative of the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality (QEDP-EDI)$1.2Mvalue2016start–end

Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year;Non-repayable contribution

Economic Development Initiative of the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality (QEDP-EDI)$1.2Mvalue2014start–end

Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year;Non-repayable contribution

Economic Development Initiative of the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality (EDI-CD-Economic dev. initiative)$1.0Mvalue2011start–end

Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year;Non-repayable contribution

400057202$920Kvalue2020start2023end

Operating expenses : The project will maintain and expand Youth Employment Services' Regional Development until March 1, 2023, to provide entrepreneurship services to the English-speaking regional communities of Quebec through business coaching, mentoring, workshops, webinars and networking.

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Economic Development Initiative of the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality (QEDP-EDI)$900Kvalue2017start–end

Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year;Non-repayable contribution

Building Skills for the Job Market$847Kvalue2017start–end
Economic Development Initiative of the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality (QEDP-EDI)$750Kvalue2014start–end

Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year;Non-repayable contribution

Program Funding 2025-2028$658Kvalue2025start2028end

Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life
Agreement$550Kvalue2017start–end
Program Funding 2022-2025$527Kvalue2022start2025end

Development of Official Language Communities Program

Economic Development Initiative of the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality (EDI-CD-Economic dev. initiative)$377Kvalue2011start–end

Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year;Non-repayable contribution

WERQ (Women's Employment Readiness Quebec) Towards Work!$257Kvalue2022start2023end

Youth Employment Services Foundation (YESF) will collaborate with community partners to deliver a curriculum that focuses on pre-employment and skills development (such as French revision, resiliency workshops, and employability workshops). YESF will also engage employers to participate in the project on the Advisory committee, as mentors, volunteers and presenters; and, recruit 25 women participants to build a cohesive, holistic program to address barriers to entering the workforce.

Arts & Culture Leadership Program: Addressing the Succession Crisis in Quebec's OLMC$237Kvalue2026start2028end

Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life
Agreement$220Kvalue2013start–end
Agreement$220Kvalue2015start–end
Innovation Development Entrepreneurship and Access Program for SME (IDEA-SME)$200Kvalue2007start–end

Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year;Non-repayable contribution

Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)$199Kvalue2013start–end

Belated reporting of a grant or contribution;Non-repayable contribution

Future Art Ecosystem: Discover, Connect & Showcase$157Kvalue2023start2025end

Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life
Art & Community for the Next Generation$140Kvalue2025start2027end

Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life

  • Canadian Heritage
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life
Agreement$135Kvalue2008start–end
Connecting Creative Youth through the Arts$120Kvalue2019start2021end

Development of Official Language Communities Program

Agreement$110Kvalue2010start–end
Agreement$110Kvalue2011start–end
Agreement$110Kvalue2012start–end
Agreement$100Kvalue2007start–end
Agreement$100Kvalue2008start–end
Agreement$100Kvalue2009start–end
0$98.4Kvalue2012start–end

The Youth Employment Strategy is the Government of Canada's commitment to help young people, particularly those facing barriers to employment, get the information and gain the skills, work experience and abilities they need to make a successful transition to the workplace.

Agreement$97.3Kvalue2014start–end
Program Funding 2017-2022$94.4Kvalue2017start2022end

Development of Official Language Communities Program

Agreement$90.0Kvalue2017start–end
Agreement$87.8Kvalue2015start–end
Agreement$85.0Kvalue2006start–end
0$83.5Kvalue2009start–end

The Youth Employment Strategy is the Government of Canada's commitment to help young people, particularly those facing barriers to employment, get the information and gain the skills, work experience and abilities they need to make a successful transition to the workplace.

What the Pop!: Artists' Kaleidoscope$68.6Kvalue2020start2021end

Development of Official Language Communities Program

Agreement$61.3Kvalue2018start–end

Departments

Employment and Social Development Canada13agreements$39.5Mvalue5programs
  • Enabling Fund - OLMC - EAS
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
  • ALLESP-WER
  • 0
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions12agreements$12.4Mvalue7programs
  • The Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)
  • Economic Development Initiative of the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality (QEDP-EDI)
  • Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES)
  • Economic Development Initiative of the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality (EDI-CD-Economic dev. initiative)
  • Economic Development Initiative - Official Languages (QEDP-EDI)
  • Innovation Development Entrepreneurship and Access Program for SME (IDEA-SME)

All grants from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

Canadian Heritage47agreements$5.2Mvalue2programs
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Years

20261agreements$237Kvalue1programs
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life
20254agreements$39.0Mvalue3programs
  • Enabling Fund - OLMC - EAS
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20242agreements$65.1Kvalue2programs
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20233agreements$3.0Mvalue3programs
  • The Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20224agreements$810Kvalue4programs
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program
  • ALLESP-WER
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20212agreements$9.5Kvalue2programs
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program - Community Life
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20203agreements$993Kvalue3programs
  • Economic Development Initiative - Official Languages (QEDP-EDI)
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20195agreements$3.0Mvalue4programs
  • Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES)
  • The Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
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20183agreements$130Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20178agreements$2.6Mvalue3programs
  • Economic Development Initiative of the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality (QEDP-EDI)
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
  • Development of Official Language Communities Program
20163agreements$1.3Mvalue1programs
  • Economic Development Initiative of the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality (QEDP-EDI)
20154agreements$397Kvalue0programs
    20143agreements$2.1Mvalue1programs
    • Economic Development Initiative of the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality (QEDP-EDI)
    20135agreements$559Kvalue1programs
    • Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)
    20122agreements$208Kvalue1programs
    • 0
    20113agreements$1.5Mvalue1programs
    • Economic Development Initiative of the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality (EDI-CD-Economic dev. initiative)
    20102agreements$156Kvalue0programs
      20094agreements$283Kvalue1programs
      • 0
      20085agreements$342Kvalue0programs
        20073agreements$331Kvalue1programs
        • Innovation Development Entrepreneurship and Access Program for SME (IDEA-SME)
        20063agreements$155Kvalue0programs

          Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.