| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Every Canadian deserves a real and fair chance at success. Reducing pay gaps and improving representation means knocking down the barriers that hold back marginalized communities in the workplace. In order to do this, we need to know where the gaps are.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Last month, the Government of Canada launched the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP). The CDCP is a new federal dental plan that will help ease financial barriers to accessing oral health care for up to 9 million people who do not currently have private dental insurance.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Canada’s greatest resource is its people. Businesses and organizations benefit from having a diverse and inclusive workforce where all Canadians, including persons with disabilities, get the opportunity to put their talents to use and reach their full potential. That is why the Government is making significant and targeted investments in Canada’s workforce development—supporting Canadians in preparing for, obtaining and keeping good jobs, advancing in their careers or becoming self-employed.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Today, the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 190 (C190), the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019, formally enters into force in Canada. C190 is the first-ever global treaty on ending violence and harassment at work.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Canada’s workforce needs more skilled trade workers. Demographic shifts and high retirement rates are fueling demand and an ever-growing need to recruit and train thousands more Canadians in the skilled trades.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault, will announce funding for the skilled trades in Windsor, Ontario, to improve the participation of women apprentices and apprentices from other equity-deserving groups facing barriers in the Red Seal trades.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
A strong economy and healthy communities are created when everyone has a real and fair chance to succeed. When First Nations, Inuit and Métis are supported, not only are they developing their own skills and competencies, they are also helping their communities, now and into the future.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault, will be in Kahnawake to announce funding to the First Nations Human Resources Development Commission of Quebec for their project, Global Strategy for Indigenous Employability.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Federal, Provincial and Territorial Labour Market Ministers meet in Winnipeg to discuss ongoing priorities to support Canadians
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, and the Honourable Jamie Moses, Manitoba’s Minister of Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources, will meet with provincial and territorial ministers in Winnipeg to discuss key priorities concerning Canada’s labour market and the future of employment in the country.
