| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Canadians will face a challenging winter as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect communities across the country. Better days are coming, but the federal government will help to ensure families have the support they need until Canada emerges from this crisis.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the long-standing barriers Canadians with disabilities have faced for decades. Since the start of the pandemic, many have faced higher costs in accessing food, medication, social services or health care. To ensure an inclusive approach to its pandemic response and overall decision-making, the Government of Canada created the COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group (CDAG) in April 2020.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the critical role that personal support workers play in our healthcare system. The shortage of personal support workers has been growing in recent years and has significantly increased with the current pandemic.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
In Canada, everyone deserves equal opportunities to fully participate in society. Many persons with disabilities continue to face barriers to inclusion, and these barriers have only been exacerbated by COVID-19. The Government of Canada recognizes the disproportionate impact this pandemic has had on persons with disabilities and continues to build on its efforts to create a more inclusive country for all.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
Backgrounder : Organizations receiving funding in 2020-2021 under the Enabling Accessibility Fund Small Projects Component
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
In the spirit of “Nothing Without Us” and the Accessible Canada Act, and in recognition of Canada’s domestic and international human rights obligations, the Government of Canada is committed to ensuring it considers, respects and incorporates the interests and needs of persons with disabilities into its decision-making and actions.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada recognizes the important role temporary foreign workers play in supporting food security in key sectors that are critical to the Canadian economy.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Whether Canadians are looking for a job, working from home or changing how they work in order to respect public health guidelines, many are facing new challenges as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. In order to tackle these challenges, we need to ensure Canadians have access to the tools they need to learn new skills in growing sectors, help them receive education and accreditation, and connect them to employers and good jobs.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
In February 2019, the Government introduced Future Skills to help ensure that Canada’s skills development policies and programs are “future-fit.” It was created in response to recommendations by the Advisory Council on Economic Growth and the Forum of Labour Market Ministers. The Government is investing $225 million over four years, starting in 2018–19, and $75 million per year thereafter, in Future Skills
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
The Future Skills Council’s report, Canada – A Learning Nation, sets an ambitious vision of a thriving and dynamic workforce where everyone has a chance to succeed. It prioritizes lifelong skills development as key to building a skilled, agile workforce that is ready to shape the future of our country.
