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Question period included an exchange on the Canada summer jobs program. A Liberal member asked how the program, which she said added 25,000 summer jobs for young people this year, helps communities like hers in Nova Scotia. The minister replied that the program placed over 100,000 students in summer jobs this year, giving young people work experience and money for school while helping employers fill positions.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Jessica Fancy

Liberal

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“The government added 25,000 summer jobs for young people this year. I want the minister to explain how this program helps our communities.”
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Mr. Speaker, in South Shore—St. Margarets, every summer we see young people across our communities stepping into jobs, gaining confidence, experiences and new skills and contributing to the local businesses and organizations that make our region so vibrant. This summer, the government has added an additional 25,000 jobs to the Canada summer jobs program, giving the opportunity for 100,000 kids to gain hands-on experience. In my riding, there are over 300. Can the Minister of Jobs and Families please share how this program is helping communities?

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Patty Hajdu

Liberal
“Our summer jobs program hired over 100,000 students this year. It gives young people work experience and money for school, and it helps employers find workers.”
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Mr. Speaker, I thank that member for her hard work representing her constituency, which I have had the honour of visiting. In fact, many programs in her riding, and indeed across Canada, hire students for the summer through the Canada summer jobs program, over 100,000 students this summer. This provides young people an opportunity, quality work experience that they can add to their résumés and some earnings that they can use for their education. It also provides employers a source of new talent, something that many rural communities know is needed.

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