YES President & CEO, Tim Lang, was asked to present one of the awards at the Canadian HR Awards – 2023. He stated how important strong HR is to successful organizations and how YES, who works for thousands of businesses, has seen this first-hand: best practices lead to hiring based on ability, character and work ethic, which has helped YES place hundreds of thousands of barriered youth, as good processes see the potential in individuals, despite previous disadvantages.
A teacher working with her students while they study in a public library together.
We extend our special thanks to @IBMCanada for enabling a brighter future for our YES clients.
“Since partnering with IBM in September 2020, around 300 YES learners have used IBM SkillsBuild, spending over 9,600 hours learning and completing 5,726 learning activities. In the past six months, YES has had 118 learners spend 3,200 hours on the platform completing 1,177 learning activities. Over the years, many YES learners have benefited from the program and found gainful employment like being Certified Solutions Architects, website builders, and more.”
CBC Radio host Shawn Apel hosted YES President & CEO, Timothy Lang on the Quebec noon hour call in show to discuss summer employment, first jobs and how these jobs, some difficult and even bizarre, shaped them.
T.E.A.R. (Teens Ending Abusive Relationships), is an important program run by the City of Toronto in partnership with the Toronto Metropolitan Police to help youth in difficult and abusive situations. Using social media, T.E.A.R. informs and helps youth in a vast array of areas. YES President & CEO was interviewed for its social media platforms to help youth navigate university, building experiential learning and more in order to help youth. Link to Interviews: Instagram: @tearyouthto // and on T.E.A.R. YouTube channel.
YES hosts Government of Ontario’s, Deepak Anand – Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development for tour and to meet YES Youth
YES was pleased to host MPP Deepak Anand and Ontario Public Service’s, Mohamed-Fathi Gouasmia to visit youth in the Ontario Government “Skills Development Fund” YES Cyber Security course. MPP Anand inspired youth with his own journey and how as a new Canadian, he was so fortunate to have resources like YES to help him get started in Canada. He reiterated that loving what you do and working your way up can create lifelong positive change. Timothy Lang, YES CEO said, “YES is proud of the tens of thousands of lives we help each year, -and the support from OPS, the Ontario Government, Minster McNaughton and MPP Anand continues to help us change lives every day. Together we are making Ontario stronger.” YES showcased its nation leading programs along with its best in class staff who continue to do great work to inspire and help Ontario youth.
CBC Radio ‘Ontario Today’, with host Kate Adach, featured YES President & CEO, Timothy Lang, on their 1 hour call in show on youth employment. Tim shared insights into youth employment and how summer jobs, and all jobs, help build ones resume and valuable life long skills. Call in guests demonstrated how some summer jobs led to life long careers. YES’ free services were featured to help inform listeners of the opportunities available for youth.
YES President & CEO was asked to discuss job opportunities for youth this summer and how they can be best prepared to find work. Lang talked about the free resources and guidance from the excellent YES Councilors that continue to help so many find employment.
YES President & CEO Talks Mental Health and How YES Helps Youth
The Toronto Observer discusses how helping Canadians with mental health must become a priority. Speaking with several experts including YES CEO Timothy Lang, Lang points out how YES is Canada’s leader in helping youth with mental health issues job train and find employment. Employment is critical to helping people have a sense of purpose, self-worth and dignity. Lang tells the Observer how YES is now speaking to and helping businesses across Canada understand the benefits of hiring people with mental health: with sometimes only small accommodations they become long-tem productive employees and businesses can truly help change lives.
Hosts Wolfgang Klein and Jack Hardill welcomed YES CEP, Timothy Lang to the show to discuss the importance of high net worth donors giving to organizations like YES: providing funds to help create stronger individuals and communities and benefitting from tax advantages.
Minster Stephen Lecce, (Minster of Education), Minster Peter Bethlenfalvy, (Minster of Finance), Yes CEO Timothy Lang, Premier Doug Ford, Minister Monte McNaughton, (Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development)
Yes CEO Timothy Lang was on hand with Premier Doug Ford, Minister Monte McNaughton, (Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development), Minster Peter Bethlenfalvy, (Minster of Finance), and Minster Stephen Lecce, (Minster of Education) for the “Grade 10 to Apprenticeship Pathway” announcement. YES CEO said, “The government is creating safer, stronger, and more prosperous communities with programs like this one that allow YES and other organizations to help young people find careers in “in-demand” areas. The Ontario government has led unprecedented support for disadvantaged youth, which will create a more prosperous province for generations to come.” This program means students can enter the trades faster than ever before. In the construction sector alone, 72,000 new workers are needed by 2027 to fill open positions and to help deliver the province’s infrastructure plans, including building 1.5 million homes by 2031, more people are needed in the skilled trades. Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development said “When you have a career in the skilled trades, you have a career for life. Our government will continue to provide students with the tools they need to land well-paying and life-long careers.” Lang said, “The Ontario Government funding has a positive net return of billions to the economy in the short term, -and because employment is a critical social determinant to health, the ROI is hundreds of billions of savings to taxpayers in the long term. We are so pleased to see this continued support for Ontario and especially for those in need. The Government of Ontario is giving hope to so many who were hopeless. They’re helping YES help change lives every day.
