Backgrounder: Canada’s Volunteer Awards 2018 Recipients
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
Complete biographies of the Award winners can be found at Canada’s Volunteer Awards Program.
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Government of Canada to announce initiatives to help organizations better serve seniors
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Seniors, will make an announcement about how the Government of Canada is improving social inclusion among seniors.
Governments of Canada and New Brunswick announce agreements to give workers the tools they need to find and keep good jobs
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
By investing directly in Canada’s greatest asset—its resilient, hardworking people—the Government of Canada is helping to ensure that the economic growth we create is the kind of growth that works for everyone.
Backgrounder: Labour Market Transfer Agreements
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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.
Governments of Canada and Nunavut announce agreements to give workers the tools they need to find and keep good jobs
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
By investing directly in Canada’s greatest asset—its resilient, hardworking people—the Government of Canada is helping to ensure that the economic growth we create is the kind of growth that works for everyone.
Canada accedes to the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada is working to create a truly accessible Canada. Today, as part of these efforts, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility, along with the ministers of Justice, Foreign Affairs and Canadian Heritage, announced that, with the support of all provinces and territories, Canada has acceded to the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Minister Qualtrough to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
On Monday, December 3, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility, will attend a variety of events in Ottawa to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Minister Tassi wraps up successful visit to Halifax, promotes healthy aging and income security for seniors
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada continues to deliver on its commitments to Canadians, while helping to strengthen and grow the economy. By making smart and responsible investments in people, in communities, and in the economy, middle class Canadians are seeing the results of the Government’s plan first-hand.
Backgrounder: The Social Finance Fund
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To encourage innovative approaches to persistent and complex social challenges, the Government of Canada is creating a Social Finance Fund. This will give charitable, non-profit and social purpose organizations access to new financing to implement their innovative ideas, and will connect them with non-government investors seeking to support projects that will drive positive social change.
Government of Canada announces fund that will have a real impact for the middle-class
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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.