Minister of Employment: Jason Kenney

Jason Kenney: "They have made clear that they would not be in a position to match the federal contribution towards that," Jason Kenney, the minister of employment and social development, said Wednesday. "I completely understand that and I have accepted that in our revised offer.", according to CTV. "I think we're making progress. We have been demonstrating a lot of flexibility on our part." FREDERICTON -- The federal minister responsible for the Canada Job Grant says he accepts that the provinces don't have the ability to match Ottawa's funding under the program and is trying to find a solution. Kenney said he can't go into detail because discussions with the provinces about the program are ongoing, but he is cautiously optimistic an agreement can be reached with the provinces before the plan is scheduled to go into effect April 1. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.