Advanced Education and Skills
June 20, 2016

Helping Residents to Grow Communities

$9.3 Million Strengthens Work Experience through Job Creation

The first round of Job Creation Partnerships has been announced for 2016-17 by the Provincial Government with $9.3 million in funding approved for 219 projects to employ over 1,000 individuals. The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills, provided details of approvals at an event in Corner Brook this morning.

�Helping individuals gain the work experience they need to fulfil long-term career goals is an integral part in the mandate of my department. Job Creation Partnerships projects allow people to work on a variety of different projects and acquire new skills.�
- The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills

Minister Byrne was at the Railway Society of Newfoundland in Corner Brook this morning to see how Job Creation Partnerships funding supports the society�s efforts to preserve the legacy of the provincial railway. The society is receiving $23,564 to employ two individuals to do restoration work on Steam Engine #593, rail cars, building repairs and repainting.

�This funding will help with the restoration of a piece of Newfoundland and Labrador�s history. The provincial railway served as a lifeline for residents and helped connect us as a province and a people. It is important we restore and maintain this piece of heritage, both for younger people to learn about our past and for those who wish to relive and celebrate treasured memories.�
- John Parsons, Vice-President, Railway Society of Newfoundland

Job Creation Partnerships is funded through the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Market Development Agreement. Funding is provided through direct contributions to sponsors or through the extension of Employment Insurance benefits for project participants and may include in-kind or in-cash contributions from sponsors.

For a full list of approvals of the first round of Job Creation Partnerships for 2016-17, please visit: aes.gov.nl.ca/lmda/jcp.html.

QUICK FACTS

• Minister Gerry Byrne provided details on the first round of Job Creation Partnerships applications for 2016-17 with 219 projects approved for total funding of $9.3 million.
• Minister Byrne visited the Railway Society of Newfoundland in Corner Brook today to see how funding supports them.
• Job Creation Partnerships is funded through the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Market Development Agreement.
• For a full list of approvals of the first round of Job Creation Partnerships for 2016-17, please visit: aes.gov.nl.ca/lmda/jcp.html.
• The final round of Job Creation Partnerships will be announced in fall 2016.

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Media contacts:

John Tompkins Director of Communications Department of Advanced Education and Skills 709-729-0753, 728-7762 jtompkins@gov.nl.ca

John Parsons Vice-President Railway Society of Newfoundland 709-634-9655, 640-8685

2016 06 20                             10:35 a.m.