What is the  Community
       Access  project  (CAP)?

The Community Access Project (CAP) ,
an initiative Of Industry Canada, was developed to help communities in Canada's rural and remote areas to obtain affordable public access to the Internet and to learn the skills necessary to use it. Access to the Information Highway will help create new opportunities for economic growth and jobs by providing these communities with the ability to communicate with each other, enhance job skills, exchange information and ideas, and conduct business in new ways.

As announced in the 1998 Federal budget, to further the goal of making Canada the most connected
Nation in the world by the year 2000, the Community Access Project will create an additional 5,000 Internet access centres in urban neighborhoods across Canada to complement the target of 5,000 rural access centres. The number of Community Access Centres across Canada will increase to 10,000 by the year 2000.

To ensure physical access to the public, many
Community Access Centres are located in libraries, schools, and community centres. Community Access Centres work with the various members of the community to increase their understanding of information technology, particularly the Internet, and help them acquire skills they need to use it effectively. The involvement of young people is considered critical to the success of these Centres.

The Cap Youth Employment Project provides three-month internships for young Canadians between the ages of 15-30 (students, graduates, and those who are underemployed and unemployed) in CAP
Centres across Canada. Over the 1997-98 fiscal year, more than 1,000 youths were hired through this project. Work placements for high school students in cooperative, career and work experience programs are also available.     

Taken from "An Introductory Guide for Youth"
May 1998