 Innovations in youth employment policies: Wraparound solutions, informal collaborations and a commitment to involve youth 
Recent trends (new public management, service providers’ collaboration, defined interest for beneficiaries’ participation) are transforming public action. Innovative models, such as programs offering wraparound supports as part of youth employment policies in Canada are a paradigmatic example of these transformations. This article aims to unfold the implementation of these models in Quebec and Ontario. The results, based on interviews with managers of over a dozen youth service providers, shed light on both shared narratives, tensions and strategies on several policy aspects : employment as the ultimate objective, subordinating services ; youth workers playing a key role for program efficiency ; informal collaborative relationships having tremendous importance ; and youth participation being valued, without being fostered.