Up to $12,750

in salary subsidy !

The Apparel Human Resources Council and HRSDC are pleased to annouce the renewal of the Career Focus Program effective May 5th, 2008 to March 31st, 2009.

This year, the Apparel Career Focus Program offers salary subsidies of up to $12,750 per internship. Main rules and conditions:

To be eligible, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• must be post-secondary graduates (college or university) and must work in their field of study;
• must be between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive);
• must be out of school;
• must not be beneficiary of employment insurance;
• must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person who has been granted refugee status in;
• must be legally entitled to work in Canada;

Internships are full-time (i.e. minimum 30 hours per week); and minimum of 4 months and maximum of 12 months;

The total amount of the wage subsidy cannot exceed 1 third of the salary;

Eligible positions include information technology application (e.g.: marker making, e-commerce, web), industrial or mechanical engineering, production machinery repair and maintenance, production supervision and management (assistant), quality assurance, design (using a CAD station), financial/accounting and so on;

Employers must have a nepotism policy in place with regards to participants.

This program is not intended for existing employees of the employer.

You may participate by completing the attached Application Form and faxing your application to the attention of Marie-Ève Dubuc at (514) 388-6926.

The following information/documentation will also be required:

• a copy of the candidate’s diploma,
• a copy of the candidate’s birth certificate (or any Official document confirming date of birth),
• a copy of the candidate resumé,
• Participant Information Form completed and signed by the candidate.

Employers must submit their application to the program prior to hiring the candidate.

For any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Marie-Ève Dubuc
Projects Manager
Apparel Human Resources Council
(514) 388-7779, ext. 103
Fax: (514) 388-6926
mevedubuc@apparel-hrc.org