New $4.4-million program aims to help employers hire youth with disabilities

A federally funded initiative will help construction and manufacturing employers in Canada improve their ability to recruit and retain young workers with disabilities over the next three years. The “Transforming Workplace Systems to Build Sustainable Capacity for Inclusion of Diverse Youth” project will receive $4.44 million over 38 months, from February 2025 to March 2028, according to an announcement from the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) and Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA). The funding comes from the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program, Todd Humber reports.