CPRA is pleased to announce that the Green Jobs Initiative has been renewed for 2019! Through this Initiative, CPRA will provide wage subsidies (up to 50%) for new green jobs for you in the summer and fall.

There is still funding available for fall/winter Green Jobs for youth (ages 15-30)!

Jobs can range from park/trail maintenance work, to planning green initiatives for next summer, to undertaking surveys and more. 

For further program information…

CPRA is monitoring and working closely with Health Canada officials on the regulations that will support Bill S-228  - restricting the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children.  Attached is a briefing note on the Bill and the potential implications it will have on the recreation sector in Canada.

The Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA), on behalf of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), will administer wage subsidies (up to 50%) to support the creation of new green jobs for youth in the fall of 2018 and winter of 2019. The maximum wage subsidy offered through this program will be $5,712.00 for each youth/job.