| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Canada’s prosperity increasingly depends on young Canadians succeeding. By supporting them in getting good quality summer jobs, young Canadians will gain valuable skills and workplace experience towards starting a meaningful career, all while helping build our workforce.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Canada’s economy is strong and growing, with more jobs and opportunities for the middle class, and for people working hard to join it. There are more good, well-paying jobs for Canadians, wages are growing, consumer confidence is strong and business profits are up – good news for Canadians and the communities they call home.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
The Union Training and Innovation Program, which was announced in Budget 2016, targets the Red Seal trades and involves broad-based partnerships with a number of stakeholders
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Changes to the country’s economy, including recent economic growth and demographic pressures, such as an aging workforce as well as innovation in technology have increased the demand for skilled tradespeople. The Government recognizes the importance of ensuring that Canadians, including those from key groups who face barriers to succeed in the trades, get the opportunity to explore and prepare for the skilled trades.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will discuss details of how the Government of Canada is providing Canadians with easier and faster access to passport services across the country.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will make an announcement at the Chantier de l’économie sociale, where he will discuss the Government of Canada’s plan to grow the economy by investing in middle class jobs, and the importance of supporting Canadian businesses as they grow and expand into new markets.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, will participate in a discussion with students and employers, where she will launch the 2019 application period for Canada Summer Jobs.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Advancing gender equality is not just good for women, it’s good for all Canadians. When Canadian women can count on equal pay for work of equal value, our economy grows stronger, families prosper and communities thrive. That’s why, on October 29, 2018, the Government of Canada introduced a proactive pay equity regime that will ensure that women and men in federally regulated workplaces, including the federal private sector, the federal public service, Parliamentary workplaces, Prime Minister’s and Ministers’ offices, receive equal pay for work of equal value.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
A strong middle class depends on a job market where everyone has a real and fair chance at success. That’s why, on October 29, the Government of Canada introduced legislation that will modernize federal labour standards to better protect Canadian workers and help set the stage for good-quality jobs.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Seniors, will announce how the Government of Canada will help apprentices gain the skills and training they need to succeed.
