YES 50th Anniversary – CTV News
Right Honourable Brian Mulroney as Keynote Speaker
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Right Honourable Brian Mulroney and YES CEO Tim Lang with YES Youth
CN Tower and Toronto Sign go Green in honour of YES 50th Anniversary
CBC News cites YES CEO Tim Lang, YES Youth, YES Business partners in Article
CBC News cites YES CEO Tim Lang, YES Youth, YES Business partners in Article
Opportunity knocks for youth as unemployment expected to stay at record lows: Don Pittis
Prime Minister Trudeau Town Hall with YES Youth
Prime Minister Trudeau Town Hall with YES Youth
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau held a Town Hall with Hundreds of YES Youth at the O4AY – “Opportunities for All Youth” event on June 27, 2018. O4AY is a coalition of Canadian employers including Starbucks Canada, Walmart, Tridel, The Source, Teleperformance and HMS Host who are working together to address the high youth unemployment rate and have set a target of hiring 40,000 youth who have barriers to employment. This wonderful initiative will work with organizations like YES and the City of Toronto’s PAYE program to fulfill its mandate and help change even more lives through employment.
YES President & CEO Timothy Lang with Prime Minster Justin Trudeau
YES BizStart Youth, Jamilliah Mensah, asks a question to Prime Minister Trudeau
YES Youth, Rei Misiri (left) and Chantya Veira (right), with Member of Parliament James Maloney (centre left) and YES CEO Tim Lang (centre right) at O4AY event
YES Featured in 30 cities across Canada: Lang and Brooks interviewed
YES Featured in 30 cities across Canada: Lang and Brooks interviewed
YES President, Tim Lang and YES Manager, DiAnne Brooks were featured on CBC Radio interviews across Canada. Each city has its own broadcast team and Tim and DiAnne were interviewed 15 times each for cities nationwide. The interview was based on summer job prospects and how some youth are turning toward internet based businesses. YES commented on its experience and expertise to helping youth succeed.
YES President Timothy Lang cited in Globe & Mail on Ontario Wage increase
YES President Timothy Lang cited in Globe & Mail on Ontario Wage increase
“Ontario summer-job market strong despite hike in minimum wage”
YES President & CEO Timothy Lang Emcee’s Government Announcement with Treasury Board President, Eleanor McMahon
YES President & CEO Timothy Lang Emcee’s Government Announcement with Treasury Board President, Eleanor McMahon
Treasury Board President and the Minister for Digital Media, Eleanor McMahon, announced the “Employing Young Talent Incentive” by the Ontario Government at an event in Hamilton. This new incentive will help small business hire more youth and with the help of YES and other organizations, help change lives. YES President & CEO Timothy Lang was the MC for the event, while it was hosted by Niko Apparel’s President, Joe Camillo. Camillo has helped many young people over the years and his business, Niko Apparel, is a great local success story, marketing sporting clothes worldwide, including outfitting parts of the Olympic Team for Canada and many other nations. Minister McMahon was joined by Camillio and Lang and MPP Ted McMeekin, has had a career of public service and helping bring people out of poverty. The new incentive will help YES with business to hire more youth.
Link to Video: http://www.mediaevents.ca/msb-20180406-hamilton/
TWA Program launches for 2018!
TWA Program launches for 2018!
YES was thrilled to welcome team members from Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic for the launch of the third year of Gap Inc.’s This Way Ahead (TWA) program. Delivered in Toronto through a partnership with YES, the TWA program provides at-risk youth from the GTHA with vital pre-employment and life skills workshops and the opportunity to receive paid work experience at a Gap Inc. branded store. This valuable experience helps youth gain crucial skills as they enter the workforce for the first time. We are proud to work with Gap Inc. and the Gap Foundation on this vital program!
YES team members and Managers from the Gap Inc. brands celebrate the launch of the 2018 TWA Program!
YES President Tim Lang interviewed on CityNews regarding Government Pay Transparency Legislation
YES President Tim Lang interviewed on CityNews regarding Government Pay Transparency Legislation
March 6, 2018 – CityNews interviewed YES President & CEO, Timothy Lang, regarding the new Ontario legislation on Pay Transparency. Lang discussed the importance of initiatives which could help close gaps in pay based on gender, ethnicity, or any other factor. Lang stated that YES works with thousands of businesses to hire youth based on ones skill, qualification, work ethic, attitude and potential and YES has had success helping to eliminate pay discrimination. Lang welcomed the change to provide even more transparency to large organizations, while ensuring small businesses have flexibility.
