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Youth Focused Projects
Government of Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada
Taking applications?
Deadline passed (22 Nov 2023)
The official page says: “Closed”
Read from the official page on October 14, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $5M
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Universities and colleges; Businesses; Indigenous organizations and businesses; Municipalities; Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
What it is
Funding for organizations to deliver a range of activities to support young Canadians (aged 15 to 30) to develop the skills and gain the experience they need to find and keep quality jobs.
Up to $5,000,000. Not accepting applications
Description from ESDC funding programs, the funder’s own list of programs. The Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025) doesn’t include it.
What applicants actually got
From the federal records of every agreement signed under this program. Advertised: up to $5m.
- Agreements, last 12 months
- 0
- starting Oct 2025 or later
- Typical award
- —
- the middle half, since Oct 2023
- Median award
- —
- 0 agreements since Oct 2023
- All agreements
- 4,885
- $1.2B
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026. Filed as “Youth - Skills Link - Project” (Employment and Social Development Canada, 4,384), “Youth - Career Focus - Project” (Employment and Social Development Canada, 501).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
Plus 159 agreements ($32.7M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Ontario1,131 agreements · $344M
Quebec1,345 agreements · $192M
British Columbia495 agreements · $128M
Alberta316 agreements · $87.4M
Nova Scotia255 agreements · $37M
New Brunswick160 agreements · $29.9M
Saskatchewan210 agreements · $29.8M
Manitoba211 agreements · $29.3M
Prince Edward Island127 agreements · $23.8M
Newfoundland and Labrador201 agreements · $22.6M
Northwest Territories26 agreements · $5.4M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora College | 12 | $2.6M |
| Tlicho Leagia Ts' iili Ko | 1 | $489K |
| Town of Fort Smith | 1 | $341K |
| Mine Training Society | 1 | $293K |
| Aboriginal Engineering Ltd. | 2 | $281K |
| Skills Canada NWT | 1 | $266K |
| Inuvialuit Regional Corporation | 1 | $255K |
| 8231800 Canada Inc. | 1 | $187K |
| Northern Learning Institute (NWT) Inc. | 1 | $177K |
| Skills Canada North West Territories | 1 | $172K |
| Inuvik Youth Centre Society | 1 | $151K |
| Liidli Kue First Nation | 1 | $106K |
| Yellowknife Assoc. for Community Living | 1 | $46K |
| Yellowknife Association for Community Living | 1 | $27K |
Yukon21 agreements · $4.3M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yukon College | 6 | $1.2M |
| The Heart of Riverdale Community Centre | 2 | $1000K |
| 32862 Yukon Inc | 2 | $663K |
| Yukon University | 1 | $446K |
| Society for the Promotion of Skills Canada Yukon | 2 | $438K |
| Skookum Jim Friendship Centre | 1 | $215K |
| Whitehorse Youth Centre Society | 2 | $134K |
| Carcross/Tagish First Nation | 2 | $109K |
| Challenge Community Vocational Alternatives | 2 | $89K |
| Yukon Arts Centre Corporation | 1 | $26K |
Nunavut8 agreements · $1.6M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Municipality of Cambridge Bay Community Wellness Centre | 2 | $692K |
| Skills Canada Nunavut | 2 | $537K |
| Hamlet of Pangnirtung | 2 | $276K |
| N-Cap | 1 | $99K |
| Incorporated Hamlet of Pangnirtung | 1 | $41K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2020 | The Neighbourhood Group Community Services | Opportunity KnocksContribution | $190,519 |
| Jul 2020 | The Neighbourhood Group Community Services | Opportunity KnocksContribution | $190,519 |
| May 2020 | Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) British Columbia | Youth Keep WorkingContribution | $465,788 |
| Oct 2019 | Société de Développement Social de Ville-Marie | Opportunités pour tous les jeunesContribution | $86,555 |
| Oct 2019 | Pathfinder Youth Centre Society (PYCS) | Bean Around BooksContribution | $709,065 |
| Oct 2019 | Equal Opportunities West Inc. | Contribution | $303,002 |
| Oct 2019 | Brother T.I. Murphy Learning Resource Centre Inc. | Contribution | $271,689 |
| Oct 2019 | Pacific Community Resources Society | Education and Job Readiness Training ProgramContribution | $1,130,982 |
| Oct 2019 | Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Society | Bridging across Canada: Friendship Centre Ability to Collect DataContribution | $638,627 |
| Oct 2019 | Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Society | Bridging across Canada: Friendship Centre Ability to Collect DataContribution | $638,627 |
| Oct 2019 | Universities Canada | Outbound Student Mobility Pilot - Phase 1Contribution | $620,000 |
| Oct 2019 | Tlicho Leagia Ts' iili Ko | Behchoko New Chance for Youth Employment and Training ProgramContribution | $489,399 |
| Oct 2019 | Environmental Careers Organization of Canada | Employability skills and job training based on labor market demands to create full time employmentContribution | $603,851 |
| Oct 2019 | Connections Community Services Society | Youth Employment Connect ProgramContribution | $641,539 |
| Oct 2019 | Colleges and Institutes Canada | Outbound Student Mobility PilotContribution | $618,572 |
| Sep 2019 | Victoria Native Friendship Centre | Youth Ready To WorkContribution | $545,988 |
| Sep 2019 | Pacific Community Resources Society | YEET -Youth Employment Explorations and TrainingsContribution | $603,427 |
| Sep 2019 | Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi Abitibi Ouest | Contribution | $86,780 |
| Sep 2019 | Burnaby Neighbourhood House Society | Burnaby Neighbourhood House Skills Link for YouthContribution | $521,325 |
| Sep 2019 | Indspire | Contribution | $3,000,000 |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 744 | $129M |
| 2007 | 651 | $102M |
| 2008 | 766 | $117M |
| 2009 | 186 | $34.2M |
| 2010 | 598 | $108M |
| 2011 | 185 | $37.9M |
| 2012 | 3 | $861K |
| 2013 | 477 | $99.5M |
| 2014 | 270 | $82M |
| 2015 | 215 | $60.3M |
| 2016 | 370 | $128M |
| 2017 | 286 | $232M |
| 2018 | 41 | $20.6M |
| 2019 | 90 | $58.6M |
| 2020 | 3 | $847K |
The full record: Youth - Skills Link - Project, Youth - Career Focus - Project.
More programs: all provinces.