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Canada Student Loan borrowers get additional loan repayment relief

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

Strengthening Canada's middle class and helping those working hard to join it means supporting students as they transition to jobs. As of November 1, no single Canadian will have to repay their Canada Student Loan until she or he is earning at least $25,000 per year.


Minister Duclos and Minister Mihychuk launch a call for nominations for a Steering Group to co-create a Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy for Canada

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and the Honourable MaryAnn Mihychuk, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, announced a call for nominations to seek membership on a Steering Group that will embark on a collaborative initiative to co-develop a Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy with Government.


Statement by the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, on the successful conclusion of the UN's Habitat III Summit

| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, made the following statement: "As Canada's Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and head of Canada's official delegation, I would like to acknowledge the extreme level of collaboration and intensive discussions that led to the adoption of the New Urban Agenda at the Habitat III Summit in Quito, Ecuador, this week. The adoption of this ambitious declaration strengthens the commitments of governments around the globe to make a meaningful contribution to the sustainable development of towns, cities and human settlements for the next 20 years.


Canada's Minister of Families, Children and Social Development departs for the United Nations Habitat III Summit in Quito, Ecuador

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development will travel to Quito, Ecuador, for the United Nations (UN) Habitat III Summit on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development being held October 17–20. During the Summit, the Minister will lead a strong delegation of over 130 Canadians representing all orders of government, the private sector, civil society, Indigenous groups, academia and youth.


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2017-05-26