Terry invites employers to info sesh on Canada Summer Jobs

Sheehan is inviting employers to attend an information session on the Canada Summer Jobs program to be held on February 11

SooToday file photo of MP Terry Sheehan. Darren Taylor/SooToday

NEWS RELEASE

TERRY SHEEHAN, SAULT MP

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Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, Terry Sheehan, is inviting employers to attend an information session on the Canada Summer Jobs program.

The initiative provides funding for not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers, and small businesses with 50 or fewer employees to create summer job opportunities for young people aged 15 to 30 years who are full-time students intending to return to their studies in the next school year.

“I’m very pleased that the federal government has committed to an increase in funding to the Canada Summer Jobs program and I want to ensure that my office does everything we can to help employers with the application process,” said Sheehan.

The session will be held:

Date: February 11, 2016
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Russ Ramsay Room at City Hall

Any local employers interested in attending are asked to RSVP to [email protected] or by phone at 705-941-2900.

The application period for Canada Summer Jobs closes on February 26, 2016.

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