The Youth Entrepreneurship Project is a program offered to young Francophones by CDETNO that follows them from kindergarten to grade 12. In addition to fun and educational activities related to entrepreneurship, the project also accompanies young people in grades 8 to 12 who are planning an entrepreneurial career, in order to help them realize their dream of starting their own business with the support of partners in the community.

For one day, young entrepreneurs benefit from two hands-on workshops: "Creating your business model" and "The pitch." The participants are divided into groups and are instructed to work on the project in an efficient way and present it in the form of a three-minute pitch to a jury composed of French-speaking entrepreneurs. Depending on the case, there can be cash rewards for the best ideas. At the end of the day, the CDÉA team follows up with the participants to help them start up their business.

A bilingual and entrepreneurship career awareness day for Grade 11 and 12 students in Francophone and French-immersion schools in the eastern and western regions of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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The employment access program is delivered by the Conseil économique et coopératif de la Saskatchewan (CÉCS) in conjunction with the federal government's Youth Employment Strategy. The aim is to help young people overcome barriers to employment and develop the necessary skills.

Every year, the Louis E. Deveau Entrepreneurship Centre hosts 15 entrepreneurship camps run by the CDENE, including four camps in Cape Breton, two camps in Clare and three camps in Par-en-Bas. During the summer and March break, students in Grades 4 to 6 enjoy a week full of business ventures and learning experiences every day. These camps provide the students not only with fun and educational activities but also with the opportunity to have real entrepreneurial experiences through hands-on learning, as they are able to operate their businesses for a day. Through a variety of activities, field trips, challenges and market sales, the young people develop important skills such as leadership, teamwork, creativity, organization, management and accountability.

A total of 170 female high school students from the Acadian Peninsula participated in a half-day session in which more than 20 women talked about their occupations, including computer science, biology, welding, electricity, the Canadian Armed Forces and fishing.

The PERCÉ PEI program focuses on educating Prince Edward Island postsecondary students about the economic/cultural resources and opportunities in their region to show them that it is possible to make a living and have a career in PEI. It provides participants with the opportunity to gain work experience in their field of study (through a paid internship) and to learn about employers and jobs available in their home province.