| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, will be available to media following a meeting with the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, discussing how the Government of Canada can help employers in Montreal continue to grow their businesses and the economy.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Bardish Chagger, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, will discuss how the Government of Canada is improving the Canada Child Benefit to better help middle class families and those working hard to join the middle class.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Through Canada’s Volunteer Awards (CVA), the Government of Canada aims to inspire Canadians from all walks of life to find new ways of making a difference in their communities. There is no one better to help select the recipients of a CVA than a committee made up of leaders and change makers in the volunteer community.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
The Government of Canada is dedicated to recognizing the time and resources given by volunteers. The aim of the Canada Volunteer Awards is to nationally recognize the contributions individuals, not-for-profit organizations and businesses give to their communities through volunteering. Volunteering greatly benefits other government activities that engage individuals throughout communities and promotes partnerships which help to address persistent social problems.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
Adam Vaughan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will highlight how the Government of Canada improves the lives of Canadians by supporting the middle class and those working hard to join it.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
Reaching Home is designed to support the goals of the National Housing Strategy, in particular to support the most vulnerable Canadians in maintaining safe, stable and affordable housing and to reduce chronic homelessness nationally by 50 percent by 2027–28. Reaching Home puts communities at the forefront of tackling homelessness. While Housing First remains the model supported by the Government of Canada, and an effective tool to reduce homelessness, we chose to give communities more flexibility in how they use their funding to meet local needs, including the needs of vulnerable populations such as young people, LGBTQ2 communities, women fleeing violence, racialized communities, veterans and persons with disabilities.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, participated in the EN SANTÉ pour prévenir et réduire l'itinérance forum organized by Le Réseau d’aide aux personnes seules et itinérantes de Montréal (RAPSIM) in order to discuss the issues related to accessibility and adaptability of health care for people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Every Canadian deserves a real and fair chance to succeed. That’s why, since 2015, the Government of Canada has created three new benefits that provide more support to middle class Canadians and those working hard to join the middle class.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
The Government of Canada has introduced comprehensive changes to the Employment Insurance (EI) program that benefit:
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
For Canadian families, high-quality, affordable child care is more than a convenience—it’s a necessity. Helping hard-working middle-class families provide the best start in life for their children is a top priority for the Government of Canada.
