Canada Summer Jobs budget reduced for a second year in the region

The budgets allocated by the federal government for the Canada Summer Jobs program have suffered another reduction in the region.

What we have observed for two years is a 30% reduction because last year it was the equivalent of 27% and now it is another 3%.denounces the federal deputy for Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Sébastien Lemire.

The minimum wage has increased since 2020, so this increase hurts a lot and the number of jobs which is therefore financed [par le programme] finds itself heavily impacted downwardsexplains Sébastien Lemire.

In the federal riding of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, the budget allocated to the Canada Summer Jobs program for the summer of 2024 is approximately $950,000. This year again, we are talking about nine fewer jobs for the constituency of Abitibi-Témiscamingue which covers the MRCs of Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, Abitibi-Ouest and Abitibiaffirms the federal deputy, Sébastien Lemire.

The 187 employers who will benefit from these sums can be non-profit organizations, municipalities, it can be agricultural companies for example. These are people who will be in the field of tourism in particular, who will help our museums, who will ensure that our green spaces are beautified.explains Mr. Lemire, adding that the budget will be used to create 248 jobs in his riding for the summer of 2024.

The MP supports the Canada Summer Jobs program, which is greatly appreciated in the region. It is a program that is loved in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, which makes a difference for our non-profit organizations, for our businesses and for our municipalities and which gives work opportunities to young people in the region, which definitely promotes their retention.he says.

The reduction in the budget also impacts the riding of Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou. Fewer student jobs are awarded each year due to the reduction in the budget offered for the creation of summer jobs [via le programme Emploi d’été Canada]laments MP Sylvie Bérubé.