EMPLOYERS

1. Advanced Precision
2. Aecon Atlantic Group
3. Affirmative Industries
4. AML Communications
5. AP Reid
6. Association of Industry Sector Councils
7. Automotive HR Sector Council of Nova Scotia
8. Black Business Initiative
9. Blue Ocean
10. Canadian Tire
11. Casino Nova Scotia
12. Carpenter Millwright Trades College
13. Clearwater Seafood Limited Partnership
14. Convergys Recruitment Manager
15. Convergys – Management Team
16. Cornerstone Strategies
17. Delta Hotels
18. Dollar Store
19. Drake International
20. Department of National Defense
21. EHS : Emergency Health Services
22. Enterprise Rent a Car
23. Flip
24. Forestry Sector Council
25. GoverNEXT
26. HMS Host Stanfield International Airport
27. Halifax International Airport Authority
28. Halifax Marriott Harbourfront
29. Halifax Regional Municipality
30. Halifax Regional Police
31. Helly Hanson Canada Ltd.
32. Hiring Smart
33. IMP Aerospace
34. Irving Oil
35. James MacDonald Construction & Small Equipment
36. Keane
37. Kelly Services
38. Lake City Employment Services
39. MacPhee Pontiac
40. Main Street Dartmouth & Area Business Improvement Association
41. Millennium Safety and Driving Academy/ Foundation Career College (Trucking Industry)
42. Municipal Group of Companies (Dexter Construction)
43. Northwood
44. Nova Scotia Boatbuilders Association (NSBA)
45. Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation
46. Nova Scotia Public Service Commission / GoverNEXT
47. Nova Scotia Tourism Human Resource
48. NSCC
49. Pauline’s Beauty Care and Boutique
50. Peapell & Associates
51. People Bank
52. Pier 21
53. Prince George Hotel
54. Research in Motion (RIM)
55. Royal Bank of Canada
56. Scotiabank
57. Spryfield and District Business Commission
58. T4G – Future Focus Foundation
59. Talentlogix
60. Teens Now Talk
61. Trade Centre Limited
62. Transcontinental
63. Trucking Human Resource Sector Council
64. Westin Nova Scotia
65. Write Focus
66. Youth LIVE

SERVICE PROVIDERS, GOVERNMENT & EDUCATORS

1. Access to Community Education and Employment Program (ACEE)
2. ACOA
3. Black Business Initiative
4. Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development
   • Employability Project
   • Second Chance
5. Chebucto Communities Development Association
6. Community Health Cobequid Centre
7. Connections Clubhouse
8. Cunard Learning Centre
9. Dartmouth Work Activity Society
10. Emergency Services Achievement Program (ESAP)
11. FutureWorx
12. Halifax Youth Attendance Centre
13. Halifax Regional School Board
14. Halifax Regional Police - Youth LIVE
15. HRM
    • Community Recreation
    • Participant Relations Coordinator
    • Youth Advocate Program
16. Heartwood Centre for Community Youth Development
    • YouthScape
17. Home Bridge Youth Care Society
18. Immigrant Settlement & Integration Services (formerly MISA & HILC)
19. Job Junction
20. Job Search Services
21. Junior Achievement Nova Scotia
22. Laing House
23. Leave Out Violence (LOVE)
24. Mi’kmaq Native Friendship Centre
25. Native Council of Nova Scotia
    • APTEC
26. NSCC – School of Business
27. NS Labour and Workforce Development
    • Labour Market Partnerships
    • Invest in Youth
28. NS Department of Community Services
    • Employment Support Service
    • Child & Youth Strategy
    • Central Region
    • Sackville
29. NS Department of Education
    • Skills and Learning
    • Student Services Division
    • Youth Pathways and Transitions
30. NS Department of Justice Restorative Justice
31. Nova Scotia Sea School
32. Parker Street Food Bank
33. Phoenix Youth Programs (PLEC)
34. Pier 21 – Welcome Home to Canada Program
35. Ridgecliff Middle School
36. Saint Mary’s University
    • Skills Link
    • Work Smarts
37. Single Parent Centre
38. Spring Garden Road Association
39. Spryfield Employment Development Office
40. St. George’s Youth Net
41. TEAM Work Cooperative
42. Waterville Youth Detention Facility
43. WorkBridge
44. YMCA
    • Enterprise Centre
    • YMOVE
45. Youth on the Move Teen Centre
46. Veith Street Gallery Studio Association

YOUTH

1. ACEE (8 individuals)
2. Cole Harbour High (10 Individuals)
3. Connections Clubhouse (2 individuals)
4. DND (3 individuals)
5. Dartmouth Work Activity Society (3 individuals)
6. ESAP (8 individuals)
7. FutureWorx (3 individuals)
8. Laing House (3 individuals)
9. Leave Out Violence (LOVE) (2 individuals)
10. Mi’kmaq Friendship Center (1 individual)
11. Phoenix Youth Programs (4 individuals)
12. Pier 21 Welcome Home to Canada Program (6 individuals)
13. Saint Mary’s Skills Link (7 individuals)
14. Second Chance (3 individuals)
15. Self-referral (5 individuals)
16. YMOVE (1 individual)
17. YMCA Enterprise Centre (5 individuals)
18. Youth Employability Project / Second Chance (12 individuals)
19. Youth LIVE (2 individuals)
20. Youth/Employer Forum (30 youth participants)
21. Tri-world Café (22 youth participants)
22. Final World Café (3 youth participants)

Total = 143 youth

(Due to anonymity during primary research consultations, approximately 15 youth are
repeat contacts.)

Note:  Business and service provider organizations were actively involved in numerous
events and often sent multiple representatives. However, agency and organization
involvement was counted only once for overall project participation.