| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Disability organizations have responded to the call for innovative projects that will develop, test and identify promising practices and tools to promote the social inclusion of people with disabilities.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, will participate in the Neil Squire Society’s Buildathon and make an announcement regarding improving the participation and integration of Canadians with disabilities.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, will attend the 2017 Skills Canada National Competition in Winnipeg.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
The Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) was originally announced as a three-year, $45-million program to support community-based projects across Canada. It was then renewed for another three years prior to being renewed on an ongoing basis at $15 million per year, to continue to improve accessibility for Canadians with disabilities.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
During National AccessAbility Week, as we celebrate, highlight and promote inclusion and accessibility across Canada, we are especially aware of how greatly society benefits when all Canadians can participate equally in their workplaces and communities.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
On March 22, 2017, the Government of Canada released Budget 2017, which proposes to invest $7 billion over 10 years, starting in 2018–19, to support and create more high quality, affordable child care spaces across the country. A portion of this investment will be dedicated to early learning and child care programs for all Indigenous children.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada is working to increase the affordability, quality, flexibility and inclusivity of early learning and child care. For Indigenous children and their families, this includes supporting community-led early learning and child care that creates a foundation for pride and confidence in cultural identity.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, will be joined by Spinal Cord Injury Canada to make an announcement.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
Consultation to Inform Planned Accessibility Legislation Minister Qualtrough, Canada’s first Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, with the support of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, was mandated by the Prime Minister to lead an engagement process with Canadians, including Canadians with disabilities, provinces, territories, municipalities, and other stakeholders, that would inform planned legislation that will transform how the Government of Canada addresses accessibility.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Thanks to the participation of thousands of Canadians, we are one step closer to a truly accessible Canada. Today, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, released a report entitled, “Creating new national accessibility legislation: What we learned from Canadians.” The report summarizes the input received following Canada-wide consultations to inform the development of new planned federal accessibility legislation.
