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INDUSTRY CANADA1.0 PROGRAM: HORIZONS PLUSHorizons Plus will match young qualified graduates seeking careers as exportmanagers with export-ready small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and potentialexporter SMEs across Canada. The program will include a domestic component forcompanies needing assistance to become export ready, and an internationalcomponent for exporting companies who wish to expand into new regions of the globeor into new areas in their current markets.1.1 Benefits to Participants:The program is expected to create ongoing employment with the sponsoring companiesfor a high percentage of the Interns. Relevant, practical work experience will enhancethe Interns' marketing and business skills, and will increase the ability of participatingcompanies to identify and exploit overseas export marketing opportunities. The programwill also provide a structured mentoring and monitoring of the Internship.1.2 Clientele:Potential interns must have graduated from a relevant post-secondary program offeredby a university, college, registered trade school or technical school. Participants mustnormally be under the age of30, and be unemployed or underemployed for a minimumof6 months. They also have to be legally entitled to work in Canada and have an armslengthrelationship with the principals of the organization that is hiring the!Il. Knowledgeof additional languages is considered an asset. For the international component, theintern must be prepared to travel and live abroad for a period of 20 weeks.1.3 Application Procedures:Young Canadians are encouraged to apply using the National Graduate Register on theInternet at http://ngr.schoolnet.ca.1.4 Contact:Information on the program may be obtained by phone at 1-888-467-4046, or by Internet athttp://horizonsplus.com. Interested applicants can also call the Government of Canada youth InfoLine at 1-800-935-5555, or access http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/youth on the Internet.2.0 PROGRAM: THE COMMUNITY ACCESS (CAP) PROGRAMThis program will provide employment to university, college and high school graduatesin rural and disadvantaged areas, who are unemployed or under-employed, and willassist communities in developing their full potential as a local incubator for economicdevelopment. This program is also designed to enable Canadians in rural and remotecommunities to have access to the Internet.Pg. 204