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Worried about your future?

We can help you build a dream

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Looking to get into employment or further education? Are you looking for guidance on figuring out a meaningful career?

If you answered yes to the questions above, EMBERS’ Next Gen Builders (Youth Employment & Skills Strategy Program) may be a good fit for you. Our innovative program offers individual career assessments, mentoring and skills training to help you navigate the often difficult road to getting into meaningful employment or further education leading to employment. Job matching, job placement and post-job support is also provided.

Contact to join

  • To help youth overcome barriers to employment, with a particular focus on under-represented youth including Indigenous, 2SLGBTQI+, Black and other racialized youth, youth in Official Language Minority communities, and youth with disabilities 

  • Ensure all youth participants have access to wrap-around supports that are tailored and responsive to their individual needs

  • Assist youth in developing a broad range of skills and knowledge in order to participate in the current and future labour market

The objectives of the Next Gen Builders (YESS) Program:

  • Ensure organizations engage with employers to inform the design of programming or facilitate successful conditions and opportunities for quality work experiences for youth facing barriers

  • Promote education and skills acquisition as being key to labour market participation

  • Improve capacity, increase performance, and increase impact measurement across the youth employment sector

Individual career assessments, mentoring, and skills training

Job matching, job placement, and post employment support

Are you eligible?

You are a youth between the ages of 15-30 inclusive

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You are a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person who has been granted refugee status in Canada, and

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You are legally entitled to work in Canada

To learn more and register, please contact Lynne at lynne@emberscanada.org.

UPCOMING EVENT:

Gain the skills you need for the job you want - join our final open day!

Helping you discover a career that’s right for you.
A career...

✔  That’s flexible
✔ Where you can develop multiple skills
✔ Where you can earn while you learn

EMBERS Next Gen Builders YESS (Youth Employment and Skills Strategy) program has our final open day to explore employment paths. Gain knowledge + the opportunity to obtain job ready skills and certifications.

To register, please contact Lynne at lynne.tapper@emberscanada.org or call 236-997-0971.

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Final Open Day

February 12th, 2026 | 10am-2pm
GO Studios | 210-112 E 3rd Ave

All youth are assigned a mentor. Interested in volunteering as a mentor? Click here!