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Government of Canada marks one-year anniversary of the Global Talent Stream pilot

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, marked the one-year anniversary of the launch of the Global Talent Stream pilot by adding three new STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) occupations to the Global Talent Occupations List and continuing to address the high-skilled labour market needs of innovative employers in Canada.


Minister Duclos to announce updates to the plan for reducing homelessness

| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories

Le ministre de la Famille, des Enfants et du Développement social, l’honorable Jean-Yves Duclos, annoncera les nouvelles mesures qui seront utilisées par le gouvernement du Canada afin de réduire l’itinérance.


Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

Homelessness has an economic and social impact on every community in Canada. The Government of Canada is committed to helping those who are in need and believes that one homeless Canadian is one too many.


Minister Duncan to speak at the United Nations on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, will attend the 11th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities from June 12–14, where she will speak about the Government of Canada’s commitment to persons with disabilities.


Backgrounder: Union Training and Innovation Program

| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders

Canada’s changing economy and investments in infrastructure make skills training critical to our future. Union-based skills training is a key element to achieving the Government’s commitment to get more people working in the skilled trades while also reducing barriers for apprentices to complete their training.


Government of Canada funds project with the Trowel Trades Training Association to help apprentices in Surrey Centre

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

Canada’s changing economy and investments in infrastructure make skills training critical to our future. Union-based skills training is a key element to achieving the Government’s commitment to get more people working in the skilled trades while also reducing barriers for apprentices to complete their training.


Government of Canada helps newcomers and provides skills training and job opportunities for young Canadians in Surrey-Newton

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

Today, Sukh Dhaliwal, Member of Parliament for Surrey—Newton, on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, announced over $3.4 million in federal funding to Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS) that will help young Canadians and newcomers gain a foothold in the workforce.


Backgrounder: Early Learning and Child Care

| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders

On June 12, 2017, the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Early Learning and Child Care signed a Multilateral Early Learning and Child Care Framework. This is a significant milestone in which governments agree to work together to address some of the key early learning and child care issues across the country. Since then, each province and territory has signed a bilateral agreement with the Government of Canada that represents the unique early learning and child care needs to its jurisdiction.


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2017-05-26