The Neil Squire Society (new window) is honoured to be mentioned in the Government of Canada’s (new window) Budget 2012 (new window). In the budget document, the government (new window) quotes “From April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2011, the Neil Squire Society provided employment services to 571 people with disabilities in British Columbia (new window), Saskatchewan (new window), Ontario (new window) and New Brunswick (new window) under a $3.5-million Opportunities Fund project. At the end of the project, 201 participants were employed and 77 had returned to school”.
The full budget can be viewed at Government of Canada’s Budget 2012 (new window) (Budget Plan – Table of Contents – Chapter 3.3: Investing in Training, Infrastructure and Opportunity – Improving Labour Market Opportunities for Canadians With Disabilities)