Banding together to fight youth unemployment

Eight employers make pledge to hire 40,000 young people over five years

Banding together to fight youth unemployment
Starbucks Canada and seven other employers have formed a partnership promising to hire 40,000 youth over five years. Credit: Sarah Dobson

For employers that say they can’t find enough good workers, there are about 400,000 young persons in Canada who are not in school or employed and are actively searching for work, according to Statistics Canada.

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