MP Aldag Announces Over $415,000 In Funding To Create 159 Summer Jobs For Students In Cloverdale-Langley City

April 25, 2018 - Surrey, BC

A strong middle class and a growing economy depend on young Canadians getting the skills and work experience they need to succeed. That is why the Government of Canada has doubled the number of jobs created through the Canada Summer Jobs program since 2015, creating meaningful, paid work experience for almost 70,000 students per year.

Here in Cloverdale-Langley City, that means that 159 jobs have been approved for funding for local students. Today, John Aldag, Member of Parliament for Cloverdale-Langley City, on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, announced that the hiring season for Canada Summer Jobs 2018 has begun and employers in Surrey and Langley are now accepting applications.

Once again this summer, tens of thousands of students across Canada aged 15 to 30 will get a great job opportunity—all while earning money to help pay for next year’s tuition. The Government of Canada invites young Canadians to visit Canada.ca/Canada-Summer-Jobs to connect with employers who are hiring in their communities. This year, for the first time, students can search for employers by province or territory, municipality or postal code, so they can apply to employers in their community.

Additionally this year, more than 3,000 employers are first-time funding recipients, ensuring thousands of fresh new experiences for young Canadians. This year’s jobs fulfill five national priorities, designated by the Government of Canada, including:

• employers who intend to hire youth from underrepresented groups, including new immigrant youth and refugees, Indigenous youth, youth with disabilities and visible minorities;

• small businesses, in recognition of their contribution to the creation of jobs;

• organizations that support opportunities for official language minority communities;

• organizations that provide services and/or supports to the LGBTQ2 community; and

• organizations that provide opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and information and communications technology, particularly for women.

A summer job helps students gain new skills and valuable work experience while saving money for the school year ahead. Thanks to Canada Summer Jobs, young Canadians from across the country will be able to access thousands of job opportunities with small businesses, not-for-profit organizations and the public sector.

Quotes

“I am proud that the Canada Summer Jobs program is helping to create job opportunities for 159 youth in our community of Cloverdale-Langley City this summer. The experiences and skills that our young people will gain from the summer jobs will be valuable for their future careers."

– John Aldag, Member of Parliament for Cloverdale-Langley City
 

“Canada’s young people are not just the leaders of tomorrow—they are leaders today. That’s why our government is focused on ensuring more young Canadians get the skills and training they need to thrive. By helping more young Canadians get paid, meaningful work experience, we can ensure they have a fair shot at success.”

– The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour

Quick Facts

• Not-for-profit employers are eligible to receive funding for up to 100% of the minimum hourly wage. Small businesses with 50 or fewer employees and public-sector employers can receive up to 50 percent of the minimum hourly wage.

• Canada Summer Jobs is part of the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy. Since 2005, the Youth Employment Strategy has helped over 900,000 young people gain the skills and work experience they need to find and keep good-quality jobs.

• Each year, the Government invests over $330 million in the Youth Employment Strategy. Budget 2016 announced an additional investment of $339 million over three years. This was followed by an additional investment of $395.5 million over three years in Budget 2017. These investments are helping:

  • more than 33,000 vulnerable youth develop the skills they need to find work or go back to school;

  • create 15,000 new green jobs for young Canadians; and

  • provide over 1,600 new employment opportunities for youth in the heritage sector.

• In 2017, the Government of Canada helped create nearly 70,000 summer job opportunities for students, which is double the number of jobs created through CSJ in 2015.

• Budget 2018 announced an investment of $448.5 million over five years to the Youth Employment Strategy. This funding will support the continued doubling of the number of Canada Summer Jobs opportunities in 2019.

For more information:

Gunraj Gill
Office of John Aldag, Member of Parliament
778.245.0030
john.aldag.a1@parl.gc.ca

✔︎ C-55 (Oceans Protection)

Bill

C-55: An Act to amend the Oceans Act and the Canada Petroleum Resources Act..

Third Reading.

Vote

Yea.

Rationale

Our government made a commitment to increase the proportion of Canada’s marine and coastal areas that are protected to 5% this year and 10% by 2020. This legislation is a part of our plan to reach these targets. The proposed amendments would shorten the time required to put protection in place and allow interim protection measures for sensitive marine areas. Currently, there is no protection until there is full protection.

Result

Passed.

MP John Aldag's Funding for Canadians with Disabilities

April 4, 2018 – Surrey, BC

The Government of Canada launches funding opportunity to improve participation of Canadians with disabilities in the Surrey & Langley community.
 
Today, John Aldag Member of Parliament for Cloverdale-Langley City on behalf of the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, encouraged not-for-profit and Indigenous organizations, municipalities and territorial governments to apply for funding for retrofit, renovation or new construction projects of accessible facilities or venues through the 2018 Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) call for concepts (CFC) for mid-sized projects.
 
Through the Enabling Accessibility Fund, the Government of Canada is taking action to ensure Canadians with disabilities have access to services and programs that will help them participate fully in their community and in the labour market.
 
The EAF mid-sized CFC provides contribution funding to organizations for projects that help improve and make Canadian facilities and venues more accessible for people with disabilities. As a result of the projects, eligible organizations must offer or plan to offer services and programs that support the social and labour market integration needs of people with disabilities. Financial contributions between $350,000 and $1 million will be provided through the current CFC for each successful retrofit, renovation or construction project.
 
The CFC follows a two-step application approach. First, applicants are invited to submit their project concepts. Then, applicants whose project concepts are successful will be asked to submit a detailed proposal at a later date.
 
Eligible applicants have until May 24, 2018, to submit their project concept application online at https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding.html or by mail or email.   

“Our communities are stronger and everyone benefits when all members of society are included. The Enabling Accessibility Fund aims to do just that, and plays an important role in making sure that Canadians of all abilities are fully included in their workplaces and communities. I encourage eligible organizations to put forward projects that will help create spaces that are accessible to all.”

- The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities

“The Government of Canada is committed to reducing barriers for Canadians with disabilities and ensuring that everyone has equal access and opportunity. The Enabling Accessibility Fund supports organizations across Canada that improve accessibility and enable Canadians with disabilities to participate fully in society.”

- John Aldag, MP Cloverdale-Langley Cit

Quick Fact

• Since the creation of the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) in 2007, the Government of Canada has funded over 3,000 projects, helping Canadians gain access to their communities’ programs, services and workplaces.
• Starting in 2018–19, the EAF grants and contributions budget will grow to $20.65 million, as Budget 2017 provided $77 million ($70 million in grant and contribution funding and $7 million in operational funding) over 10 years to expand the activities of the EAF and support more small and mid-sized projects, including youth‑driven proposals, aimed at improving accessibility in Canadian communities and workplaces.
• This is the Government of Canada’s second funding opportunity for mid-sized projects under the EAF. The mid-sized projects component was launched in 2010 and since then, has undergone changes to better suit the needs of applicants, including making the objective and parameters of the CFC more precise.

Associated Links

Enabling Accessibly Fund

For more information:

Carly Haugen
Constituency Assistant
Office of John Aldag, Member of Parliament
604-5757-6595
john.aldag.a1@parl.gc.ca

Annabelle Archambault
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
819-934-1122 / TTY: 1-866-702-6967
annabelle.archambault@canada.ca
 
Media Relations Office
Employment and Social Development Canada
819-994-5559
media@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
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✔︎ S-232 (Canadian Jewish Heritage Month)

Bill

S-232: An Act respecting Canadian Jewish Heritage Month.

Third Reading.

Vote

Yea.

Rationale

Supporting Bill S-232 is aligned with the Government’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, as well as with the Canadian Multiculturalism Policy which aims to recognize the existence of communities whose members share the same origin and their contribution to the history of the country, and to foster their development. The month of May is also already recognized as Jewish Heritage Month by the province of Ontario (since 2012) and in the United States (since 2006). The recognition at the federal level would bring awareness towards this month in Canada.

Result

Passed.

ENVI Committee Question (Bill C-69)

✘ C-373 (Distracted Driving)

Bill

C-373: An Act respecting a federal framework on distracted driving.

Second reading.

Vote

Nay.

Rationale

While I supported the intent of Bill C-373 and objective of combatting distracted driving, I voted against this bill as it would overlap with provincial/territorial responsibilities, duplicate existing work being done by Transport Canada, and have financial implications for both federal and provincial governments.

Result

Defeated.

✘ C-364 (Political Financing)

Bill

C-364: An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act (political financing).

Second reading.

Vote

Nay.

Rationale

Canada already has a strong political financing system. The Government of Canada already provides political parties with financial support through the rebates to parties and candidates. A tax credit is also offered to individuals who make poltiical donations.

Result

Defeated.

✘ M-147 (Private Members' Business - (Special Committee on Homelessness)

Motion

M-147: Private Members' Business - (Special Committee on Homelessness.

Vote

Nay.

Rationale

I opposed M-147 because it would've duplicated existing work being done by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, as well as the Advisory Committee on Homelessness.

Result

Passed.

Private Members Bill - ENVI Committee (Bill C-374)

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MP John Aldag Applauds Budget 2018 for Breaking Down Barriers to Gender Equality

February 27, 2018 – Ottawa, Ontario

The Government of Canada is committed to breaking down barriers to gender equality in education, employment and entrepreneurship, so that women and girls can participate in, and contribute to, Canada's growing economy to the benefit of the middle class and those working hard to join it. When women have equal opportunities to succeed they can be powerful agents of change-driving strong economic growth and improving the quality of life for their families and their communities.

Today, MP John Aldag was in the House of Commons for the introduction of Budget 2018 and was pleased by how investments in Budget 2018 will help the Government take the steps needed to encourage the broader participation of women in the workforce and build an economy that work for everyone.

With Budget 2018, the Government proposes to introduce a new Employment Insurance Parental Sharing Benefit that would provide an additional five weeks of Employment Insurance Parental Benefits when parents-including adoptive and same-sex couples-agree to share parental leave. This "use-it-or-lose-it" incentive encourages a second parent in two-parent families to share equally in the work of raising their children-which will allow greater flexibility for new moms to return to work sooner.

With equality of opportunity as a guiding principle, Budget 2018 takes the next steps in the Government's plan to create good, well-paying jobs, improve lives and grow the economy for all Canadians.

"For our economy to grow and create jobs that benefit the middle class, we need
more women to be able to seize the opportunities of a growing economy. The
Government knows that gender equality is not only good for Canada; it is good for our
economy. Providing women with equal economic opportunities and unleashing their
full potential will drive innovation and support the middle class."

- John Aldag, Member of Parliament for Cloverdale-Langley City

For more information:

Kurtis Layden
Office of John Aldag, Member of Parliament
613-992-0884
john.aldag.a1@parl.gc.ca