[BCMA MBEN] (Fwd) [Fwd: NEW CANADA SUMMER JOBS PROGRAM]
Jim Harding
JHarding@MuseumsAssn.bc.ca
Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:45:38 -0800
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">From:                         </span></font><font
face="Arial" color="#00007f"><span style="font-size:10pt">Davies, Libby - Riding 1 <<u>DavieL1@parl.gc.ca</u>></span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt"><b>Subject:                    </b></span></font><font
face="Arial" color="#000080"><span style="font-size:10pt"><b>[Fwd: NEW CANADA SUMMER JOBS PROGRAM]</b></span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">IMPORTANT COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Dear Friends,</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">In case you didn't already know, the federal Canada Summer Jobs
(CSJ) program is now accepting applications until March 30th. The
CSJ initiative provides wage subsidies to help Canadian employers
hire students for the summer, thereby creating summer jobs for
students who would then benefit from a meaningful work experience,
and earn money for further education. </span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Unlike in previous years, this year's applications will be evaluated</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">against a national  template (ie, you are no longer competing for</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">money at a local level, you are competing against agencies all across</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Canada) of specific priorities as outlined by the government. </span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">To give your application a good shot at success, it is absolutely</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">critical to address these priorities and all the criteria as much as</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">possible.  I strongly recommend that you express how your application</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">meets these priorities and criteria in a manner that is clear, plain</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">and provides concrete ideas and examples. I would also stress that</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">these jobs that you're creating would otherwise not exist had it not</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">been for the CSJ program.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">To find out more, please visit the following website and carefully</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">follow the application guideline and instructions: </span></font></div>
<div align="left"><a href="http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/epb/yi/yep/programs/scpp.shtml"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt"><u>http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/epb/yi/yep/programs/scpp.shtml</u></span></font></a></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">If you have any questions, the local contact in Vancouver is Linda</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Wood, Youth Team Leader at Service Canada, 604 437 3761 ext.348.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">I'm including a letter (see below) that I've written to the evaluators</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">of the CSJ program, to plead the case for summer jobs in Vancouver</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">East. If you're making an application, I wish you the very best.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Sincerely,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Libby Davies, MP (Vancouver East)</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Dear Member of Parliament Liaison,</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">I am writing to identify unique circumstances in my riding of</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Vancouver East that I believe will be helpful during your evaluations</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">of Canada Summer Jobs applications.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">First, Vancouver East is an inner-city riding, and has the ignominious</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">recognition of having the poorest postal code in Canada, the
Downtown Eastside. Moreover, the entire riding has a high population
of vulnerable groups with low socio-economic status, and therefore
youth who face many barriers to employment. </span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">These barriers are systemic and include such inner city factors as:</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">high crime, visible minorities (there is a high number of immigrant</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">and refugee residents in Vancouver East), poverty, large numbers of</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">aboriginal students, and high unemployment. Given these factors,
there is limited capacity to enter the workforce for youth in my riding. </span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Second, and related to the first issue of inner city status, there is</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">a high proportion of non-profit employers who rely on the CSJ program</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">to create jobs that otherwise would not be created. Specifically,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">these employers have social, community, health and environmental</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">issues as their mandates. Moreover, these jobs are high quality,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">career-related summer jobs that provide meaningful and transferable</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">workplace skills. And because my riding includes many low income</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">residents, these jobs will make a substantial financial contribution</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">toward students' continued education.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Given this situation, I believe that, after reviewing the new</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">criteria, Vancouver East meets all the national priorities identified</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">in your program. I am certain that the jobs created by the new CSJ</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">program will benefit young people, employers and communities who
need the jobs the most.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">I respectfully urge you to consider these exceptional challenges</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">during your deliberations, and I appreciate this opportunity to</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">provide constructive feedback. Feel free to contact me about any</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">questions you may have.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Sincerely,</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Libby Davies, MP (Vancouver East)</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10pt">Jim Harding, ED</span></font></div>
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