| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, reaffirmed the Government of Canada’s commitment to Canadian seniors and to ensuring they have a safe and secure retirement.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, on behalf of the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Seniors, will make an announcement about how the Government of Canada is ensuring that all Canadians have access to secure retirement benefits.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
As innovation and technology continue to change how we live and work, Canadian workers are met with new challenges and opportunities. That is why it is more important than ever before to ensure Canadians benefit from an innovation-driven economy—and it means ensuring both employed and unemployed individuals have a chance to learn the skills they will need for the jobs of today, as well as the jobs of tomorrow.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Seniors, reaffirmed the Government of Canada’s commitment to Canadian seniors and to ensuring they have a safe and secure retirement. This year, single seniors who have little or no income other than the Old Age Security (OAS) pension will be more financially secure than ever. As a result of quarterly indexation, on July 1, 2019, the maximum OAS pension amount will increase to $607.46, and the maximum Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) amount will increase to $907.30 for single seniors and to $546.17 for each member of a couple. The most vulnerable single seniors will have received, by the end of 2019, $2,097 more in OAS/GIS benefits compared to what they would have received in 2015.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
Larry Bagnell, Member of Parliament for Yukon, on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, along with the Honourable Tracy-Anne McPhee, Minister of Education for the Government of Yukon, will announce measures to help workers in Yukon gain skills and prepare for the future with good-quality jobs.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Government of Canada nurturing cross-cultural awareness in Newfoundland and Labrador through Canada Service Corps project
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Canada’s first federal accessibility legislation receives Royal Assent
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Every Canadian deserves a real and fair chance to succeed, no matter where they live or where they come from. That is why the Government of Canada has worked hard to lift Canadians out of poverty and strengthen the economy through record investments and initiatives such as Opportunity for All – Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Strengthening the middle-class by putting more money in the pockets of Canadians
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
Canada is home to a well-educated and highly skilled workforce, but rapid technological change and globalization are accelerating the need to learn and develop new skills. As the demands of the workplace change, so too must the skills that workers bring to their jobs. The Government of Canada is taking action to ensure that both employers and governments are more responsive to workers’ needs.
