Summary#
Montréal city council adopted a resolution to continue the City’s participation in the Plan municipal d’emplois pour les jeunes des centres jeunesse du Québec (municipal employment plan for youth under youth protection), without an end date. The City’s stated goal is to support these young people’s work experience, social inclusion and transition to independent life.
- The City must notify the Union des municipalités du Québec of its intention to keep participating.
- The City must maintain its internal practices for running the plan, under the Service des ressources humaines et des communications.
- The resolution sets no minimum number of jobs. It does not guarantee any young person a job.
What it means for you#
- Youth under youth protection: The plan is to continue offering summer jobs, but the resolution does not guarantee a job or set how many will be available.
- City departments and boroughs: Participating units hire young people using their operating budgets and summer staffing plans, according to the city staff summary.
- City administration: The human resources and communications department is responsible for maintaining the plan’s internal practices. City staff say the department coordinates it with the Bureau des relations gouvernementales et municipales.
Money#
The City has allocated no dedicated funds to cover part of the young people’s wages; participating units pay wages from their operating budgets, and no total cost estimate is provided.
- The resolution sets no job target or separate program budget.
What is unclear#
- The resolution does not set a number of jobs, selection criteria or detailed process for choosing participants.
- No publicly available information gives the expected total staffing cost under the continuing plan.
Case for#
- City staff report that 74 young people were offered summer jobs during the 2021–2025 cycle, and that some units extended jobs or later hired former participants outside the plan.
- City staff say the jobs helped participants develop work skills and autonomy. Continuing the plan keeps a route to paid work available without setting a fixed job target.
Case against#
- Without a job target, the number of opportunities may vary with participating units’ staffing needs and budgets.
- The resolution does not give a total cost estimate, so the overall staffing cost of continuing the plan is unclear.