Townshippers’ pilot project to support healthcare grads

Last week Kathleen Weil, the Minister responsible for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers, announced an agreement with McGill University to address the issue of keeping young people in the province by improving their employability. Through the agreement, McGill will receive $ 925,000 over two years for three projects in collaboration with the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy, Dialogue McGill, Youth Employment Services (YES) and the Townshippers Association. “The Government is taking the first steps towards developing targeted strategies to stem the brain-drain of our English-speaking youth,” Weil said at the announcement. “I am delighted to rely on the expertise of partners such as the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy and Dialogue McGill, YES and the Townshippers Association to address this very important issue for the future of Quebec.” See full story in the Monday, May 28 edition of The Record.