| Employment and Social Development Canada
| backgrounders
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.
| 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.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
Darrell Samson, Member of Parliament for Sackville–Preston–Chezzetcook, will visit and tour the Carpenter Millwright College where he will witness first hand how the Government of Canada helps apprentices gain the skills and training they need to succeed.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Associate Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, together with the Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Honourable Al Hawkins, Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, will announce measures to help more people in Newfoundland and Labrador gain skills and work experience.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Helping internationally trained newcomers join the Canadian workforce faster will strengthen our middle class, help those working hard to join it, and grow our economy.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
A strong middle class and a growing economy depend on young Canadians getting the skills and work experience they need to succeed. That’s why the Government of Canada has nearly doubled the number of quality jobs created through the Canada Summer Jobs program since 2015, creating meaningful, paid work experience for almost 70,000 students per year.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and Member of Parliament for York South–Weston, will make an announcement about how the Government of Canada is helping internationally trained newcomers get their credentials recognized faster.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
A strong economy depends on a strong middle class where everybody has a real and fair chance to succeed. Indigenous peoples are the fastest-growing segment of Canada’s workforce, yet they continue to be underrepresented in Canada’s workforce.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, will make an announcement about how the Government of Canada is helping Indigenous students in northern Ontario get summer work experience.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Harassment and sexual violence of any kind are unacceptable – period. The Government of Canada made a commitment to Canadians to help ensure that federally regulated workplaces, including Parliament Hill, are free from harassment and sexual violence. Today, the government is taking the next step toward a strengthened federal framework to protect workers and support employers.
