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Indigenous Youth Get $3.2M Jobs Boost | Calgary News
Over $3.2 million in federal funding is launching a bold new program to empower Indigenous youth across Treaty 7 territory with job skills, paid work placements, and real employment support—aiming for every participant to land a job after training. Running from January 2025 to March 2028, the Regional Skills Link Project blends nine weeks of classroom learning with twelve weeks of paid work, plus twenty long-term placements annually, all supported by wage subsidies. Led by Community Futures Treaty 7, this initiative tackles critical gaps in awareness about jobs beyond local communities while…
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