| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements
Today, Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Seniors, issued the following statement regarding the audit of Programs to Assist Seniors by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) as part of the overall performance audits of Government Services and Programs:
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada is committed to greater social equity and gender equality. Today at the Sustainable Finance Forum, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Jenna Sudds announced the launch of the Pilot Social Equity Lens Investment (SELI) Coding System. This new tool is a taxonomy that will define, assess, and track progress toward the Social Finance Fund's investment targets of advancing social equity and gender equality. The Pilot SELI Coding System will be used to ensure that the Government of Canada is meeting its social equity and gender equality goals when it comes to investing in social finance initiatives. Indigenous reconciliation has been integrated as a foundational principle within the Pilot SELI Coding System.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
By empowering local organizations to help break down barriers to accessibility, the Government of Canada is helping to ensure that more Canadians with disabilities can access the services and programs they need and fully participate in their communities.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The President of the Treasury Board, Minister of Transport and Member of Parliament for Oakville, the Honourable Anita Anand, will be in Oakville to highlight funding for a national guide and service dog training school, under the Enabling Accessibility Fund program.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Federal, provincial and territorial ministers* most responsible for early learning and child care gathered today in Charlottetown to advance shared priorities. The meeting was co-chaired by the Honourable Jenna Sudds, Canada’s Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and the Honourable Rob Lantz, Prince Edward Island’s Minister of Education and Early Years.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and the Honourable Rob Lantz, Prince Edward Island’s Minister of Education and Early Years, will deliver remarks as co-chairs following the meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers most responsible for Early Learning and Child Care.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Minister of Labour and Seniors, Steven MacKinnon, will be in Surrey to provide an update on misclassification in the trucking industry.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Today, the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, Kamal Khera participated in an event for the Disability Inclusion Business Council (DIBC), hosted by TD Bank. At the event, the Council released its final report titled, Bridging the Gap – Report on Disability Inclusion in Canadian Workplaces. The report, in addition to the creation and launch of the Canadian Business Disability Inclusion Network (the Network) on December 4, 2023, successfully completes the Council’s mandate.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Minister Khera highlights the government's tax break for all Canadians and new Working Canadians Benefits
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
The Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) is a horizontal, Government of Canada initiative led by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and delivered in partnership with 11 other federal departments, agencies and Crown corporations.
