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Filter by: Sort by:	Enhanced career supports for youth coming in 2020 December 17, 2019 Type: News Youth across Canada will be better supported to enter the workforce in 2020 and in following years thanks to tremendous growth at Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada). Thanks in part to funding by the Government of Canada and employers across the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Canadian Parks Council (CPC) networks, PLT Canada – which is an initiative of SFI – has placed over 2,000 youth into Green Jobs since 2018. The organization has managed to achieve gender balance… READ MORE Project Learning Tree Canada applauds updated federal government strategy to address barriers to youth employment June 03, 2019 Type: News Streamlined federal program will ensure Canadian youth are supported and empowered in finding meaningful employment in diverse sectors. Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada) applauds the federal government for modernizing and streamlining its Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) program to better meet the needs of young people seeking jobs in today’s challenging labour market. PLT Canada is pleased to see that today’s announcement aims to address the specific needs of youth facing socio-economic and educational barriers to joining the… READ MORE SFI and PLT Canada deliver remarks to Canada’s Standing Committee on Natural Resources December 04, 2020 Type: News On Friday, December 4, Kathy Abusow (President and CEO of SFI and PLT Canada) delivered the following remarks to the Government of Canada’s Standing Committee on Natural Resources for its study on Economic Recovery in the Forest Sector. Good afternoon Mr. Chair and Committee Members: As noted already, my name is Kathy Abusow, and I am President & CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. On behalf of SFI, I am pleased to be speaking with the committee to discuss economic recovery… READ MORE Leesee Papatsie – Inuit, Nunavut June 16, 2020 Type: Other Leesee Papatsie works with Inuit communities and Elders to promote protection and awareness of territorial parks. Nunavut Parks is a member of the Canadian Parks Council, which works to promote excellence in parks planning and create meaningful Green Jobs opportunities for young people across the country. Nunavut Parks is a PLT Canada Green Jobs employer. Leesee’s story is included in A Guide to Green Jobs in Canada: Voices of Indigenous Professionals. Download the guide LEESEE’S LOVE OF NATURE COMES FROM…… READ MORE Truth and Reconciliation Resources September 30, 2021 Type: News September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It’s a day to honour the survivors of residential schools, as well as the children who never went home. It is also Orange Shirt Day, an initiative started by residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad, Northern Secwepemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation, to raise awareness of residential schools and spread the message that every child matters. For more than 160 years, Indigenous children were taken from their homes to… READ MORE Page 7 of 24 << First 5 6 7 8 9 >Last >