Employment and Social Development Canada

The Great Reshuffle

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022
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Canadian study reveals 81 per cent of Canadian executives having difficulty filling positions and confirm industry-wide skills gap

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  • Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 1, 2022) - There is a vaccine to champion recruitment and retention in the wake of "The Great Reshuffle."
  • CERIC surveyed 500 Canadian executives in more than 11 industries including service, retail, hospitality, construction and manufacturing.
  • The survey also provides comparability to CERIC's 2013 survey to track differences within the past eight years.
  • Since 2013, executives are less concerned about the state of the economy, regulation & red tape and keeping up with technology.

Canada Summer Jobs 2022: Application period for employers begins today

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Thursday, December 16, 2021
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This year, CSJ 2022 is targeting the creation of up to 100,000 full-time summer job opportunities for young people.

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  • This year, CSJ 2022 is targeting the creation of up to 100,000 full-time summer job opportunities for young people.
  • The online fillable application is the fastest way for employers to complete an application online without having to create an account.
  • "The Canada Summer Jobs program has a proven track record of providing opportunities for youth from coast-to-coast, and I'm excited to announce the launch of the 2022 employer application period.
  • Since 2016, the Government of Canada has increased investments in Canada Summer Jobsmore than doubling the number of jobs created annually, from 35,000 to over 79,000.

AG report confirms migrant worker vulnerability but when will rebuke turn to action - UFCW Canada

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Friday, December 10, 2021
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In almost every instance, employers were given the green light to carry on business as usual despite the ever-growing vulnerability of temporary foreign workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, says UFCW Canada National President Paul Meinema.

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  • In almost every instance, employers were given the green light to carry on business as usual despite the ever-growing vulnerability of temporary foreign workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, says UFCW Canada National President Paul Meinema.
  • This latest report by the countrys AG once again highlights the urgent issues associated with Canadas Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and adds even more concern regarding the programs ability to effectively protect migrant workers and the Canadian public through regulatory enforcement.
  • As a long-time advocate for agricultural workers, UFCW Canada knows that effective compliance starts with empowering workers, and that means having a constant watchdog in the form of union representation, adds Meinema.
  • For three decades, UFCW Canada has worked in collaboration with the Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) to lead the fight for migrant workers rights in all sectors.To learn more about this advocacy and the reforms that are urgently needed, see UFCW Canadas report, The Status of Migrant Farm Workers in Canada, 2020.

Government of Canada to celebrate recipients of Canada's Volunteer Awards in live virtual ceremony

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Monday, December 6, 2021
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Tomorrow, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, the Honourable Karina Gould,will recognize the 2020recipients of Canada's Volunteer Awards at a live virtual ceremony.

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  • Tomorrow, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, the Honourable Karina Gould,will recognize the 2020recipients of Canada's Volunteer Awards at a live virtual ceremony.
  • The recipients were selected from hundreds of nominations received from across the country for their outstanding contributions and volunteer efforts.
  • Canada's Volunteer Awards recognize community leaders who have made significant contributions to improving the lives of others.
  • "The stories and achievements of our 2020 Canada's Volunteer Awards recipients are truly inspiring, and it is an honour to recognize and celebrate their accomplishments.

Funding announced for winner of the Alternate Format Business Technology Challenge

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Friday, December 3, 2021
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That is why Employment and Social Development Canada partnered with Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) to create the Alternate Format Business Technology Challenge, to encourage small businesses to innovate, and help increase access to physical and digital alternate format materials for Canadians with print disabilities.

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  • That is why Employment and Social Development Canada partnered with Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) to create the Alternate Format Business Technology Challenge, to encourage small businesses to innovate, and help increase access to physical and digital alternate format materials for Canadians with print disabilities.
  • Today, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) 2021, the Minister of Employment Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough announced that Mr. Tim Rees is the small business winner of Phase One of the Alternate Format Business Technology Challenge.
  • The Alternate Format Business Technology Challenge supports this objective.
  • Through the Alternate Format Business Technology Challenge, the CBF also supports Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises to create more efficient and cost effective technologies for producing accessible books and facilitating access.

Government of Canada Releases 'What We Heard' Report on Temporary Foreign Worker Accommodations

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021
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Temporary foreign workers (TFWs) are entitled to the same workplace conditions and rights as Canadians and their health and safety is a major priority for the Government of Canada.

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  • Temporary foreign workers (TFWs) are entitled to the same workplace conditions and rights as Canadians and their health and safety is a major priority for the Government of Canada.
  • This makes it challenging to ensure that employer-provided housing conditions for temporary foreign workers are consistent across the country.
  • In response to the findings, the Government of Canada will begin developing in 2022, in consultation with provinces, territories and key stakeholders, proposed program changes focused on addressing the most pressing health and safety concerns related to temporary foreign worker accommodations.
  • Approximately 50,000 to 60,000 foreign agricultural workers come to work in Canada each year, which accounts for more than 60% of all foreign workers entering Canada under the TFW Program.

Seneca receives $500,000 grant to create more opportunities for students to study abroad

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Friday, November 12, 2021
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The $500,000 grant from Employment and Social Development Canada will allow Seneca to expand its faculty-led study abroad program, which gives students the opportunity to gain international experience connected to their academic programs.

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  • The $500,000 grant from Employment and Social Development Canada will allow Seneca to expand its faculty-led study abroad program, which gives students the opportunity to gain international experience connected to their academic programs.
  • The Global Skills Opportunity program removes economic barriers to international study, and funds at Seneca will be targeted to students in financial need.
  • This much-needed funding will help cover the travel costs that exclude too many students from participating in international experiences, said Keith Monrose, Executive Director, Seneca International.
  • We want the students travelling abroad to represent our diverse and vibrant population, not just those who can afford it.

Statement by the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada on the appeal of the Federal Court's decision in the FFCB case

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
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My written argument explains my position on this decision, which was a clear setback for language rights.

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  • My written argument explains my position on this decision, which was a clear setback for language rights.
  • "Beyond this court process, Ihave also intensified my intercessions on the political scene with respect to modernizing the Official Languages Act.
  • Such a regulatory framework would enhance the vitality of official language minority communities and promote both official languages.
  • The Commissioner appeared before the Federal Court to argue the scope and interpretation of partsIV andVII of the Act.

Government of Canada seeks social finance wholesalers to spur growth of social finance market

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Thursday, August 12, 2021
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Today, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Ahmed Hussen, launched a competitive call for expressions of interest, seeking one to five social finance wholesalers to implement the Social Finance Fund.

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  • Today, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Ahmed Hussen, launched a competitive call for expressions of interest, seeking one to five social finance wholesalers to implement the Social Finance Fund.
  • The Social Finance Fund is a $755-million repayable program that will invest in social finance intermediaries to improve social purpose organizations' access to flexible and affordable financing opportunities.The goal of the program is toaccelerate the growth of Canada's social finance market by attracting new private sector investments and ultimately to increase the capacity of social purpose organizations to generate social and environmental impacts.
  • Social finance wholesalers will be responsible for investing funds into social finance intermediaries such as community loan funds and social venture capital funds.
  • The Social Finance Fund aims to support the growth of a self-sustaining social finance market in Canada and to advance progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.

Government of Canada launches call for applications for the National Advisory Council on Early Learning and Child Care

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
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In support of this commitment, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Ahmed Hussen, announced today a call for applications for the National Advisory Council on Early Learning and Child Care.

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  • In support of this commitment, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Ahmed Hussen, announced today a call for applications for the National Advisory Council on Early Learning and Child Care.
  • The Council will also serve as a forum for consultation on issues and challenges facing the early learning and child care sector as the federal government moves forward with building a Canada-wide early learning and child care system that works for everyone.
  • The Government of Canada is looking for individuals with knowledge and experience from across the early learning and child care sector to be part of the Council.
  • Budget 2021 committed to tabling federal early learning and child care legislation in fall 2021 to enshrine the principles of a Canada-wide child care system in law.