| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Every day, Canadians across the country provide care and support for their family members, selflessly putting their needs aside for those of the ones they love. To ensure family caregivers have the proper support, the Government of Canada vowed to support family caregivers with Employment Insurance (EI) benefits that are more flexible, inclusive and easier to access. More than 40 percent of the over 10,000 claims established to date were made by caregivers in Ontario.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, 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
| media advisories
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will discuss how the Government of Canada is improving Employment Insurance benefits to better support workers who need to take time off work to care for family members.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will visit Tim Hortons Field, where he will discuss how the Government of Canada supports early learning and child care.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
The Government of Canada is making life more affordable for middle class Canadians. In 2019, as a result of the Government’s changes, middle class Canadians will see more money on their paycheques, compared with 2015, while changes to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) means they will have more money for their retirement.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, today announced the appointment of Pierre M. Vanderhout to the Social Security Tribunal’s General Division - Income Security Section as a full-time member until June 8, 2020.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
The Government of Canada is focused on growth that benefits all Canadians and on investments that help grow the middle class and reduce poverty. As part of Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy, the Honourable Jean Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, launched today the call for applications for a National Advisory Council on Poverty.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| backgrounders
The Youth Employment Strategy (YES) is the Government of Canada’s interdepartmental initiative that seeks to help young people aged 15 to 30 years gain the skills, abilities and work experience they need to find and maintain quality employment. Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) is delivered by Employment and Social Development Canada and falls under one of the Youth Employment Strategy program streams (Summer Work Experience).
