"Helping People Help Themselves"

The Atlantic Grounfish Strategy Labour Adjustment Component

WHAT IS TAGS

The Atlantic Groundfish Strategy (TAGS), announced on April 19, 1994, is a five-year, $1.9 billion initiative, providing income support and labour market adjustment programs to fishers, plant workers and trawlerpersons affected by the East coast groundfish crisis. The labour adjustment component of TAGS stresses participants' involvement in skills development and training programs to prepare individuals for employment opportunities in a diversified and changing labour markets.

LABOUR ADJUSTMENT

HELPING PEOPLE

TAGS is guided by a number of principles designed to help people help themselves:

CAREER PLANNING/EMPLOYMENT COUNSELLING

OPTIONS

Training

Green Projects

Employment Bonus

Wage Subsidy

Self-Employment Assistance

Community Opportunities Pool

Monthly Assistance

Youth

Fishery Older Worker Adjustment Program

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