| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is one of 12 federal departments and agencies delivering the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) as part of a horizontal Government of Canada initiative.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Canada needs more skilled trades workers. Demographic shifts and high retirement rates are fuelling demand and an ever-growing need to recruit and train thousands more Canadians for rewarding careers in the skilled trades.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements
Minister Seamus O’Regan Jr. celebrates National Seniors Day
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Accessing services is the most frequent and important way Canadians interact with the government. To help mark National Seniors Day, Minister of Citizens’ Services Terry Beech highlighted new services for seniors, and all Canadians, in planning for a secure and dignified retirement.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
Minister Sudds will be in St. John’s to announce initiatives supporting early learning and child care capacity
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
Ensuring the health and safety of temporary foreign workers is a key priority of the Government of Canada. These workers have the same rights to a safe workplace as Canadian citizens and permanent residents while in Canada.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) plays an important role in Canada’s economy, allowing Canadian employers to hire foreign workers to fill jobs when qualified Canadians are not available. Ensuring the health and safety of these workers while they are in Canada is essential, and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has been taking action to ensure broad compliance with the rules.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada believes in free and fair collective bargaining. That is where the best agreements – ones that meet the needs of unions, employers and Canadians – are made.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Canada’s green economy is growing, offering vast opportunities for workers. As Canada progresses toward a net-zero emissions economy, we must support workers by providing them with essential training and expertise so they can seize new opportunities and lead Canada to a more sustainable future.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault, will announce funding to two Calgary-based organizations through the Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program to help create more training and career opportunities in the green economy.
