Immigrant Youth Employability Project

The Immigrant Youth Employability Program is designed to help immigrant youth explore career options, gain local work experience, and understand a Canadian work environment.

About the Program

Are you a youth between 15 and 30 years old? Do you want to explore careers and gain Canadian work experience? The Immigrant Youth Employability Program is designed to help immigrant youth explore career options, gain local work experience, and understand a Canadian work environment.

Specifically, this program will help you:

  • Increase your confidence in your skills and abilities
  • Show an employer your skills and work ethic
  • Identify your skills gaps so you can improve them and pursue additional training
  • Gain 20 weeks of Canadian work experience and mentorship
  • Receive English in the Workplace training during your work term
  • Build your network and gain local references
  • Potentially gain full-time employment

To be eligible to attend this program you must:

  • be between the ages of 15-30
  • be a permanent resident (i.e., have PR status)
  • commit to attending and completing the classes, the technical training and employment workshops
  • attend and complete the 20-week paid employment
  • have a minimum CLB 4 language level

For more information, please contact your employment specialist or email employment_services@isans.ca.

Start Your Journey with ISANS

ISANS Mumford 

Phone: 902-423-3607
Toll free in Nova Scotia: 1-866-431-6472
Fax: 902-423-3154

ISANS Joe Howe

Phone: 902-406-7794

Email Us

info@isans.ca

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