---
title: Youth Employment Skills Program
description: The Youth Employment and Skills Program (YESP) aims to support the agriculture sector in providing funds to hire youth and youth with barriers to help in the completion of projects related to the agriculture and agri-food sector. Eligible projects under this program may have started as early as April 15, 2021, and must be complete by March 31, 2022
image: https://grantmatch.com/hubfs/AdobeStock_346106544-1.jpeg
---

In Canada

# Youth Employment Skills Program

The Youth Employment and Skills Program (YESP) aims to support the agriculture sector in providing funds to hire youth and youth with barriers to help in the completion of projects related to the agriculture and agri-food sector. Eligible projects under this program may have started as early as April 15, 2021, and must be complete by March 31, 2022

[ Gibson Ingram ](https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/author/gibson)

 Nov 1, 2021

[Agriculture](https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/tag/agriculture) [Federal Grants](https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/tag/federal-grants) [Funding for Hiring Youth](https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/tag/funding-for-hiring-youth) [In Canada](https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/tag/in-canada)

### Share this article

<http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/yesp&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook> <http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/yesp&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin> <https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/yesp&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&url=https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/yesp&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&source=tweetbutton&text=> [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/yesp&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/yesp&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/yesp&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/yesp&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email)

### Subscribe

### Subscribe

![Youth working within the Agriculture industry](https://grantmatch.com/hubfs/AdobeStock_346106544-1.jpeg)

## $14,000 in Funding Support is Available to  Hire Youth within the Agriculture Industry 

The Youth Employment and Skills Program (YESP) aims to support the agriculture sector by providing funds to hire youth and youth with barriers to help complete projects related to the Agriculture and Agri-food sector. Eligible projects under this program may have started as early as April 15, 2021, and must be completed by March 31, 2022

#### Eligible Applicants

To be considered, the employer must:

- Be an agricultural related organizations such as: 
    - Farmers
    - Food processors
    - Agricultural related non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- Organizations must offer opportunities that will give youth agriculture career-related work experiences and skills in Canada

#### Eligible Costs 

Costs considered to be eligible through this funding opportunity include: 

- Salaries and benefits
- Relocation costs

#### Funding Details

- Each project is eligible to receive up to** $14,000** in matching funds
- An additional** $5,000** in funding is available to offset the costs of employee relocation or to offset the costs of barriers faced by youth

## Similar posts

[Canada Blog ](https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs)

<https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/canadianagriculturalpartnership-on-update?hsLang=en>

In Canada

### [Up To $100k Available for Ontario Businesses in the Agricultural Sector](https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/canadianagriculturalpartnership-on-update?hsLang=en)

The Canadian Agricultural Partnership in Ontario is comprised of various programs to support and improve the agricultural sector in Ontario. The...

 Gibson Ingram  Aug 12, 2021

<https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/cap?hsLang=en>

In Canada

### [Canada Agricultural Partnership](https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/cap?hsLang=en)

The Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) is a five-year federal-provincial-territorial initiative to strengthen the agriculture, agri-food, and...

 Gibson Ingram  Nov 1, 2021

<https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/agri-innovation?hsLang=en>

In Canada

### [Agri-tech Innovation Program -  Innovator Stream Now Open](https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/agri-innovation?hsLang=en)

Phase two of the Agri-Tech Innovation Program, The Innovator Stream, is now accepting applications. This phase focuses on ground-breaking projects...

 Gibson Ingram  Aug 27, 2021

### Sign up for exclusive grant funding updates and more. 

Be the first to know about new government programs and learn more about our products and services designed to keep you up to date with Canada's ever-changing funding landscape. 

```json
{
  "@context" : "https://schema.org",
  "@type" : "BlogPosting",
  "author" : {
    "@type" : "Person",
    "name" : "Gibson Ingram",
    "url" : "https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/author/gibson"
  },
  "dateModified" : "2021-11-01T16:20:36.675Z",
  "datePublished" : "2021-11-01T16:20:36.000Z",
  "headline" : "Youth Employment Skills Program",
  "image" : [ "https://grantmatch.com/hubfs/AdobeStock_346106544-1.jpeg" ],
  "mainEntityOfPage" : {
    "@id" : "https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs/yesp",
    "@type" : "WebPage"
  },
  "publisher" : {
    "@type" : "Organization",
    "logo" : {
      "@type" : "ImageObject",
      "url" : "https://grantmatch.com/hubfs/governmentfundingstrategistsfinal-01-3.png"
    },
    "name" : "GrantMatch Corp."
  }
}
```