OTTAWA — Canada's human resources minister says her G20 counterparts agree job creation must be front-and-centre in economic recovery plans.
Diane Finley has wrapped up two days of meetings with her counterparts in Paris.
She says there is an urgent need to link economic recovery with jobs and particularly with jobs for young people.
She says that will take a lot of partnerships between government, employers and post-secondary institutions to make that happen.
The G20 ministers agreed to form a task force that would focus on youth unemployment.
Finley says Canada's youth unemployment rate remains too high at 14 per cent, virtually unchanged over the last year.
But experts say creating jobs while keeping government budgets in check is a challenge faced by all G20 countries.
The Harper government has promised to make jobs the priority during this fall session of Parliament by forging ahead with programs announced in the June budget.
Source: www.ctv.ca
Diane Finley has wrapped up two days of meetings with her counterparts in Paris.
She says there is an urgent need to link economic recovery with jobs and particularly with jobs for young people.
She says that will take a lot of partnerships between government, employers and post-secondary institutions to make that happen.
The G20 ministers agreed to form a task force that would focus on youth unemployment.
Finley says Canada's youth unemployment rate remains too high at 14 per cent, virtually unchanged over the last year.
But experts say creating jobs while keeping government budgets in check is a challenge faced by all G20 countries.
The Harper government has promised to make jobs the priority during this fall session of Parliament by forging ahead with programs announced in the June budget.
Source: www.ctv.ca
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