| Employment and Social Development Canada
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"I had the opportunity to participate in the B7 Business Summit, organized by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, in Québec. Meetings like this one are of paramount importance to discuss with other countries best practices for our communities and to share new possibilities for future success.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of Status of Women, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, and the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs issued the following statement regarding their attendance at this week's Labour 7 (L7) Summit, which brought together heads of key labour organizations from G7 countries and the European Union to discuss and form policy recommendations.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Giving every Canadian a real and fair chance at success means helping them get the skills and training they need to succeed in a changing economy. The skilled trades are good, well-paying, middle class jobs, and the Government of Canada is committed to getting more people working in the skilled trades—particularly women and Indigenous people—while helping unions purchase up-to-date training equipment.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, will announce how the Government of Canada is helping apprentices gain the skills and training they need to succeed.
| 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.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| backgrounders
The Enabling Accessibility Fund supports the capital costs of construction and renovations related to improving physical accessibility and safety for people with disabilities in Canadian communities and workplaces.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Government of Canada is making significant investments in early learning and child care systems so that all Northwest Territories children will have the best start in life and develop to their fullest potential. Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and the Honourable Alfred Moses, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment for the Northwest Territories, announced a bilateral agreement that reaffirms their commitment to and support of the unique early learning and child care needs of the Northwest Territories.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, invited not-for-profit and Indigenous organizations, municipalities and territorial governments to apply for funding for retrofit, renovation or new construction projects of accessible facilities or venues through the 2018 Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) call for concepts (CFC) for mid-sized projects.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, issued the following statement regarding the decision of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) to establish a Commission of Inquiry to examine allegations relating to the violation of international labour standards by the Venezuelan government:
