Employment and Social Development Canada invites Canadians to share their thoughts as part of a national engagement on youth employment. The consultation aims to gather insights on the challenges facing young people in today’s job market, which will provide the Government of Canada with key perspectives directly from Canadians.
Who is this engagement for?
The Government of Canada wants to hear from all members of the public, especially young Canadians, stakeholders and partners with youth employment knowledge, including but not limited to:
- youth, including students, and youth associations
- employers
- business associations
- Indigenous partners, organizations or experts
- provincial and territorial governments
- labour groups such as unions and associations
- labour market experts
- youth employment service providers
Key questions for discussion
The online questionnaire is about youth in the labour market in Canada.
Specifically, Employment and Social Development Canada would like to know:
- From your perspective, what are the biggest obstacles facing young people in finding and maintaining employment?
- In your experience, what have you found to be the most effective or helpful programs or activities to help put youth on successful employment pathways?
- What are barriers and incentives to hiring youth?
- Have you observed any gaps in skills and employment support and services for youth? If so, what gaps have you observed?
- What is the top priority to focus on immediately to drive down youth unemployment and ensure youth have the skills and opportunities to succeed in the changing labour market?
Insights gathered from this questionnaire will help shape future initiatives aimed at strengthening youth employment across Canada.
Participate in the national engagement on youth employment by clicking here.
