| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will discuss how the Government of Canada is providing better support for workers who need to take time off work to care for family members, by improving Employment Insurance benefits.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada is working with Indigenous partners to strengthen culturally appropriate and accessible early learning and child care to provide Indigenous children a solid foundation for future success. Dan Vandal, Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface—Saint Vital and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services, on behalf of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, jointly highlighted the Métis Nation Early Learning and Child Care Framework with David Chartrand, President of the Manitoba Metis Federation. The Métis Nation Framework is a distinct component of the new Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
Dan Vandal, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services, will elaborate on how the Government of Canada and Metis Nation are working together to provide Indigenous children with the best possible start in life.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Canada’s future prosperity depends on every Canadian having the skills, training and experience they need to get good-quality jobs and succeed in a changing economy. The skilled trades offer good middle-class jobs that are in demand and pay well.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, will announce how the Government of Canada will help employers increase their ability to provide apprentice training and certification, to better meet the needs of the labour market in the electrical skills.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, will visit the Multicultural Helping House Society to meet with newcomers and learn more about the organization and its work.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Ensuring all Canadians are well equipped to reap the benefits of the growing economy through good, well-paying jobs for the middle class is an important priority for the Government of Canada. Strong literacy and essential skills provide the foundation for learning all other skills and help people to better find and keep jobs.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Children hold a sacred place in the cultures of Indigenous peoples and with that comes a sacred responsibility to care for them. The Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the Métis National Council and the Government of Canada are working together to improve early learning and child care for Indigenous children by jointly releasing a co-developed Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
On September 17, 2018, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), the Métis National Council (MNC) and the Government of Canada jointly released a co-developed Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Framework. The Framework will help strengthen early learning and child care programs for Indigenous children and families, with the goal of providing Indigenous children with the best possible start in life.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, will make an announcement about how the Government of Canada is helping adult learners have a fair chance at success.