| 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.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | statements
Today, the Minister of Labour, Seamus O’Regan Jr., issued the following statement marking International Equal Pay Day:“For every dollar a man earns in Canada, a woman earns about 90 cents.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
More Canadian workers to benefit from the green economy
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Canada’s green economy is reducing our carbon footprint through renewable energy systems, eco-friendly buildings and improved urban planning. To support its continued growth, workers across Canada require the necessary skills and training to contribute to a cleaner and more sustainable future.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault, will be in Edmonton to announce investments through the Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program to help create more training and career opportunities in the green economy.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Canada Employment Insurance Commission today made available the Actuarial Report and its summary for the 2024 Employment Insurance (EI) premium rate. The rate is set at $1.66 per $100 of insurable earnings for employees and $2.32 for employers who pay 1.4 times the employee rate.
