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Eligible employers are farmers, food processors and agricultural related non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who can offer career-related work experiences and skills. Examples of eligible employers/career-related work experience and skills are: - farmers who wish to hire workers for planting and harvesting crops or managing livestock, - agricultural businesses, such as greenhouses, orchards, vineyards, vegetable producers who have general labor needs, - small businesses supplying agricultural products or services, - food processors in need of labor   Eligible youth must be between 15 to 30 years old, unemployed or under employed, and a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or have refugee status. If hiring youth facing barrier(s) or Indigenous individuals or organizations, employers will receive 80% support up to $14,000. 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