Employment and Social Development Canada: NPower Canada funding terms under the Youth Employment and Skills StrategyRequest lost
28 July 2026 · Access to Information Act · A-2026-00439
No acknowledgement for fourteen days, then a pointer to the online portal. 23 Sept: the Department wrote that it no longer holds the request it received. 29 Sept: fee waiver refused; payment by cheque or money order only. Complaint to the Information Commissioner, file 5826-03149, under investigation.
Access to Information Act request — general records (NPower Canada funding terms, YESS)
Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Request under the Access to Information Act — GENERAL RECORDS
This is a request for general records under the Access to Information Act. No personal information is sought.
Context: ESDC has publicly announced funding to NPower Canada under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) Program (news release, October 2024, "NPowering Underrepresented Youth to Overcome Barriers to Employment"). This request concerns the eligibility terms attached to that funding.
Records requested — for the period January 1, 2022 to the date this request is processed:
1. The funding or contribution agreement(s) between ESDC and NPower Canada under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) Program, including all schedules setting out participant eligibility requirements.
2. Any terms, conditions, or guidance in those agreements — or in the YESS Program terms and conditions generally — that address the immigration status or work-authorization of program participants, including any requirement that a participant hold a work permit valid for a minimum period.
3. Any records indicating whether the requirement that a participant's work permit be valid for at least 12 months from a program's start date originates from ESDC / YESS funding terms, or is set by the funded organization.
Form of access: Electronic copies to the email address above.
Fee waiver: I request a fee waiver on public-interest grounds; these records concern whether a publicly funded employment program excludes non-removable refugee claimants by their status. If any fee is expected, please provide a written estimate first.
Date: July 28, 2026
Danilo Dzyuban