| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Every senior should be able to age safely, in good health and with dignity, with the option to do so at home and in their community. To help with this, the Government of Canada developed the Age Well at Home initiative, which supports community groups in trying new ideas, expanding successful ones and recruiting volunteers to assist seniors in aging at home.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Parents deserve child care that fits their lives, whether they’re working late shifts at the hospital, finishing a degree or raising a family in a rural or remote community. That’s why the governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing in real, practical solutions: more spaces where you work or study, extended hours, and better options in rural and remote areas, so parents can find child care that truly works for them.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, will make an announcement to highlight funding for projects in Montréal under the Age Well at Home initiative.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Every Canadian deserves a comfortable, safe, and secure retirement. However, many Canadians often lack information on how public pensions work, or delay planning for retirement until later in life. When money is stretched thin, tough decisions become a daily reality. We know that people in these situations are often doing their best to balance their immediate needs with long-term stability.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Government of Canada is here for Canadians when they need our help, particularly during major life events. Becoming a parent can be an exciting, life-changing, and stressful time. It can also bring many questions, especially for first-time parents and the people helping them out.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, joined by the Honourable Terry Duguid, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, and the Honourable Tracy Schmidt, Manitoba’s Minister of Education and Early Childhood Learning, will announce the creation of new affordable child care spaces in Winnipeg.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Canadians across the country deserve and expect reliable health care. That’s just as true in urban cities as it is in rural and remote communities where far too many people face steep barriers to care. Ending that divide requires investing in the people who deliver essential services, no matter where they live.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Today, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Steven MacKinnon highlighted funding of more than $1.5 million to seven regional organizations in support of 10 separate projects. The funding will allow these organizations to purchase better equipment and materials that will help them deliver quality training and that meet the latest industry standards. These projects are part of an earlier announcement of 114 projects under the Investments in Training Equipment funding stream.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| backgrounders
The Investments in Training Equipment funding stream, part of the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy, helps unions and training providers improve the quality of training through the purchase of equipment and materials that meet the latest industry standards, or by investing in new technology needed to train workers in the Red Seal trades. These 10 projects were assessed and approved through open calls for proposals in 2022 and 2023.
