| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
To ensure it continues to fulfill its important role in the most efficient manner, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, today announced the Social Security Tribunal (SST) will undergo a review by the end of the year.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | speeches
Gatherings like these are so very important. I commend the IIDL for bringing together leaders from the international disability community. I believe it is crucial that we take the time to listen and learn from each other – and to share what we are doing in our own communities to tackle the very important social and economic issues that continue to challenge people with disabilities world-wide.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, joined world leaders at the 2017 International Initiative for Disability Leadership (IIDL) Conference on March 2, 2017, to share their experiences, knowledge and perspectives on this year’s theme: Contributing Lives, Thriving Communities.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
To improve services to Canadians, the Government of Canada is hiring 58 additional employees to support Service Canada operations in Bathurst. These new jobs will represent an injection of approximately $3 million into the economy of the region. This investment will further improve Canadians’ access to the information and support they need to receive Employment Insurance (EI) and other social benefits and services as quickly as possible.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable John McKay, Member of Parliament for Scarborough–Guildwood in collaboration with the Automotive Industries Association of Canada, will announce a project to better understand labour needs in the automotive industry.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
Youth Employment Strategy & Skills Link program
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
A total of 48 Northern Ontario youth, more than half of whom are expected to be young women facing employment barriers and Indigenous youth, will learn critical skills and knowledge to prepare them for the transition to the job market or to return to school, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, announced today.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, announced that the Convention on Social Security between Canada and the Republic of Peru enters into force today, March 1, 2017.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, announced that the Convention on Social Security between Canada and the Republic of Peru enters into force today, March 1, 2017.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
Serge Cormier, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and Member of Parliament for Acadie–Bathurst, will make an announcement related to the improvement of social benefit services to Canadians.
