BUILD A FUTURE WORKFORCE-ONE TALENT AT A TIME
The shortest path from classroom to career—connecting young Canadians with underserved employers
WHO WE ARE
Youth unemployment in Canada is at a 15-year high, while AI is transforming the future of work faster than ever before. Canada is facing a generational workforce challenge that cannot be solved with yesterday’s solutions.
CanWorks is a workforce development nonprofit helping young Canadians launch meaningful careers while enabling underserved employers to discover, develop, and retain emerging talent.
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GET REAL PROGRAM
How CanWorks Creates Better Outcomes
Through our Get Real Program, we prepare emerging talent—and reduce hiring risk for employers—at no cost:
- Designed with employers
- Built with students
- Mentored by industry professionals
- Grounded in real-world experience
- Measured by employer and student success
Program Objectives:
- Real-world experience that builds job-ready skills §Industry mentorship that develops professional confidence and workplace readiness
- Student-powered, employer-informed solutions that reflect today's workforce needs
WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SAYING
Our students provide the strongest evidence. One told us he learned more in four months at CanWorks than in his entire fourth year at a leading Toronto university. Students who are not yet graduating extended their programs because they do not want the learning to end.
JUNE NETWORKING EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
OUTCOME IN OUR FIRST 6 MONTHS
30+ real life work experience opportunities
400+ professional connections from a high mentor-to-student ratio In-Person Networking Event
Research of 10 Canada's fast-growing occupations to support career decision making
MVP OF 1 TOOL (PATHFINDER) connecting underserved employers with young Canadians
WHY WORK WITH US
Students & New Graduates
- GAIN REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE
- LEARN FROM INDUSTRY MENTORS
- BUILD
PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS
Employers
- ACCESS JOB-READY EMERGING TALENTS THROUGH CANWORKS' GET REAL PROGRAM
- REDUCE HIRING RISK WITH 90-DAY WORKPLACE MENORSHIP
- SAVE TIME RECRUITING MOTIVATED, PRE-SCREENED CANAIDATES
- BUILD TOMORROW'S WORKFORCE TODAY
Industry Mentors
- HELP LAUNCH A CAREER
- DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS
- LEAVE A LASTING LEGACY
Career Centres
- COMPLEMENT EXISTING SERVICES
- DELIVER MORE VALUE AT NO COST