Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program
Youth - Skills Link - Project
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.
- Total value
- $1.1B
- Agreements
- 4,384
- Jan 2006 to Jul 2020
- Median agreement
- $144K
- Typical range
- $93K–$292K
- the middle half of agreements
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.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Employment and Social Development Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 155 agreements ($32.3M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 718 | $127M |
| 2007 | 632 | $101M |
| 2008 | 727 | $112M |
| 2009 | 181 | $33.8M |
| 2010 | 533 | $96.1M |
| 2011 | 167 | $36.7M |
| 2012 | 3 | $861K |
| 2013 | 419 | $75.4M |
| 2014 | 209 | $55.5M |
| 2015 | 169 | $46.1M |
| 2016 | 285 | $99.3M |
| 2017 | 234 | $220M |
| 2018 | 16 | $13.6M |
| 2019 | 88 | $58.5M |
| 2020 | 3 | $847K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 939 | $297M |
| Outside Canada or not stated | 314 | $259M |
| Quebec | 1,251 | $175M |
| British Columbia | 453 | $115M |
| Alberta | 286 | $80.6M |
| Nova Scotia | 239 | $33.4M |
| Saskatchewan | 202 | $28.6M |
| Manitoba | 195 | $27.8M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 192 | $20.2M |
| New Brunswick | 149 | $17.7M |
| Prince Edward Island | 120 | $13.9M |
| Northwest Territories | 23 | $4.8M |
| Yukon | 15 | $3.3M |
| Nunavut | 6 | $1.1M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other organizations | 3,972 | $753M |
| Not stated by the department | 319 | $263M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 88 | $56.3M |
| Government | 4 | $3.6M |
| For-profit organizations | 1 | $378K |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
| Industry group | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Business, professional, labour and other membership organizations | 1 | $603K |
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 |
| Sep 2019 | Les Maraîchers du cœur | Contribution | $85,000 |
| Sep 2019 | Cdrhpnq | Développement des capacités pour les jeunes autochtones en situation de handicapContribution | $212,600 |
| Sep 2019 | Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology | Indigenous YouthBuild Canada demonstration projectContribution | $1,199,988 |
| Sep 2019 | Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology | Indigenous YouthBuild Canada demonstration projectContribution | $1,199,988 |
| Sep 2019 | Centre d'Innovation des Premiers Peuples | FabLab Onaki LaTuqueContribution | $469,516 |