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Sectoral Career Focus
The Sectoral Career Focus Program is one component of the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy. Through the Sectoral Career Focus Program, the Government of Canada supports sector councils and cross-sectoral organizations to provide post-secondary graduates with practical career-related work experience to supplement their academic skills for careers in the private and non-profit sectors.
The program links highly skilled young people with potential employers, and offers financial support to Canadian employers and organizations to provide a combination of career-related work experience and innovative skill development and learning opportunities. Sectoral Career Focus offers young Canadians a range of work experiences, learning and skill-building in a specific sector of the economy.
Through sector councils, employers can offer new services and learning opportunities to workers. So, sector councils are thus well positioned to develop Career Focus projects that assist youth in finding quality employment.
The Sectoral Career Focus Program is administered through sector councils. The Sector Council Program does not provide funding to individuals or specific companies. Youth and employers interested in participating in the program should contact the sector council of interest.
Sector Councils with Sectoral Career Focus projects
- Apparel Human Resources Council (AHRC)
- BioTalent Canada
- Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (CCAA)
- Canadian Steel Trade & Employment Congress (CSTEC)
- Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC)
- Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council (CSCSC)
- Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC)
- Electricity Sector Council (ESC)
- Environmental Careers Organization Canada (ECO Canada)
- Food Processing HR Council (FPHRC)
- Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)
- Textiles Human Resources Council (THRC)
- Wood Manufacturing Council (WMC)
While thirteen Sector Councils offer Career Focus programming - there are a total of 34 sector councils. Further information on each of the 34 sector councils can be obtained through the following link: List of Sector Councils
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