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Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada), is a charity based in Ottawa, Canada.[1] It aims to help youth learn about the environment and find employment in the forest and conservation sector. It was launched in 2018 after the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)[2] took over the environmental education organization Project Learning Tree (PLT)[3] in 2017.[4]

PLT Canada started as a wage matching program to help youth find green jobs in Canada. The organization received funding from the Government of Canada in 2018,[5] 2019,[6] and 2020[7][8] to place youth aged 15 to 30 in a combined total of 3,488 jobs in the forest and conservation sector and to help them acquire professional skills.

In 2019, PLT Canada's Green Jobs Manager rode a wooden bicycle across Canada to promote opportunities in the forest and conservation sector. The “Green Ride for Green Jobs” began in Victoria.[9] It took place over 9,000 km and included stops in Williams Lake,[10] Prince George,[11] Edmonton,[12] St. Albert,[13] Thunder Bay,[14] Timmins,[15] Sudbury,[16] North Bay,[17] and Ottawa.[18]

PLT Canada hosted its first Green Jobs E-Summit[19] on March 23, 2020. The event brought together youth and sector professionals from across Canada to explore careers in the forest and conservation sector. PLT Canada has placed youth in over 2,000 Green Jobs since 2018, in 12 provinces and territories. PLT Canada has also provided employment opportunities for over 250 Indigenous youth.[20]

PLT Canada launched the Green Leaders program in 2021, which mentors youth and provides up to $1,500 for community-based projects. As of March 26, 2021, projects have included a virtual family ice fishing derby and a gardening webinar.[21] PLT Canada's Green Mentor program (launched in 2020) also helps young people entering the forest and conservation sector by matching them with knowledgeable professionals.[22]

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  1. ^ "T3010 Registered Charity Information Return". Government of Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  2. ^ "Project Learning Tree and SFI Join Forces to Expand Youth Environmental Educational Programs". forests.org. 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  3. ^ "Q&A's About the Transfer of PLT to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative". Project Learning Tree. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  4. ^ "Green Ride rolling into North Bay". North Bay Nugget. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  5. ^ "Government of Canada connects over 3,700 students to green jobs". Employment and Social Development Canada. 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  6. ^ "Supporting the next generation of middle-class workers in the green sector". Employment and Social Development Canada. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  7. ^ Burke, Tyrone. "Minister McKenna Announces New Job Funds for Youth at Carleton". Carleton Newsroom. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  8. ^ "Government of Canada COVID-19 measures delivering support for young people this fall". Employment and Social Development Canada. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  9. ^ Arrais, Pedro. "Our Community: Across Canada — on a wooden bike". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  10. ^ Sabatino, Greg (2019-05-30). "Green Jobs in Green Spaces taking wooden bikes across Canada". Williams Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  11. ^ Vocke, Mandy. "Project Learning Tree Canada pedals into Prince George". CKPGToday.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  12. ^ Mitchell, Laine (2019-06-13). "Cross-Canada bike ride for green jobs rolls into Edmonton". CTV News Edmonton. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  13. ^ Ma, Kevin. "Environment File". StAlbertToday.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  14. ^ Charlebois, Michael. "Feds announce funding for youth employment program in forestry sector". TBNewsWatch.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  15. ^ Horrobin, Jordan. "Green jobs initiative makes stop in Timmins". Timmins - The Daily Press. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  16. ^ "A green ride to promote green jobs". CBC. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  17. ^ Holmes, Linda. "Riding into town on wooden bicycles to promote green jobs for youth". BayToday.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  18. ^ "Brothers ride wooden bikes across Canada to advocate for green jobs". CTV News. 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  19. ^ "PLT Canada's Green Jobs E-Summit #1".
  20. ^ "Project Learning Tree Canada to host Green Jobs e-summit". 20 March 2020.
  21. ^ Monkman, Lenard. "Opaskwayak Cree Nation student plans virtual ice fishing derby". CBC. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  22. ^ Baiguzhiyeva, Dariya (May 15, 2021). "There's no growth in life without being uncomfortable: forester". Toronto Star.
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