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PPE RICHMOND, BC, April 5, 2024 /CNW/ - Federal, provincial and territorial labour ministers met today to collaborate on common issues in workplaces across Canada.
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- RICHMOND, BC, April 5, 2024 /CNW/ - Federal, provincial and territorial labour ministers met today to collaborate on common issues in workplaces across Canada.
- Ministers then discussed occupational health and safety protections and labour standards for workers in gig work and other non-standard employment circumstances.
- The labour ministers' meeting was a chance to compare best practices and discuss ways to keep up with the needs of our changing workplaces."
- – The Honourable Harry Bains, Minister of Labour for British Columbia
The federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for labour meet regularly to discuss issues of mutual concern that they can collaboratively address.
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Residential care National Caregiver Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the efforts of the almost 8 million caregivers in Canada who are providing care for others.
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- National Caregiver Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the efforts of the almost 8 million caregivers in Canada who are providing care for others.
- To help provide financial support for those who are providing care for a loved one, caregivers can benefit from the non-refundable Canada caregiver credit .
- The Government of Canada is also collaborating with provinces and territories to implement bilateral agreements focused on the shared priority of helping Canadians age with dignity close to home.
- The Government of Canada is taking steps to enhance Canadian seniors' ability to age at home and receive quality home care.
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Foodservice With changing labour market conditions and declining job vacancies, the Government is adjusting the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to ensure the program continues to only be used in cases where there are no workers here in Canada that can fill the necessary role.
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- With changing labour market conditions and declining job vacancies, the Government is adjusting the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to ensure the program continues to only be used in cases where there are no workers here in Canada that can fill the necessary role.
- Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, announced that some time-limited measures under the TFW Program Workforce Solutions Road Map will not be renewed and will end, earlier than planned, this spring.
- All employers identified in the 2022 Workforce Solutions Road Map will have a reduction from 30% to 20% of their total workforce that can come in through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, under the low wage stream, with an exception for the construction and health care sectors.
- – The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is designed to be responsive to changes in the labour market.
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Health insurance To keep up with the cost of living, the federal minimum wage will increase from $16.65 to $17.30 per hour on April 1, 2024.
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- To keep up with the cost of living, the federal minimum wage will increase from $16.65 to $17.30 per hour on April 1, 2024.
- Should the provincial or territorial minimum wage rate exceed the federal rate, employers must pay the higher of the two.
- For more information, please refer to the Pay and minimum wage, deductions, and wage recovery webpage or contact the Labour Program at 1‑800‑641‑4049.
- In 2022 , the federal minimum wage was increased to $15.55, and in 2023 , it was increased to $16.65.
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Nursing With Bill C-35, An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada, receiving Royal Assent on March 19, 2024, the federal vision is now established into law.
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- With Bill C-35, An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada, receiving Royal Assent on March 19, 2024, the federal vision is now established into law.
- "With this legislation, young families will have access to the early learning and child care system we are building across the country for generations to come.
- Combined with other investments, including investments in Indigenous early learning and child care, up to $30 billion over five years will be provided in support of early learning and child care.
- For every dollar invested in early learning and child care, the Canadian economy makes a return of $1.50 to $2.80.
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Nursing With this fee reduction, Alberta families could now save up to $13,700 annually per child in regulated child care with the Affordability Grant and subsidy, as compared to before the signing of the Canada-Alberta Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care agreement in November 2021.
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- With this fee reduction, Alberta families could now save up to $13,700 annually per child in regulated child care with the Affordability Grant and subsidy, as compared to before the signing of the Canada-Alberta Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care agreement in November 2021.
- Today's announcement means that the governments of Canada and Alberta are making child care more affordable for families in the province, working toward their goal of reaching an average fee of $10-a-day for licensed child care by 2026.
- As of January 1, 2024, over half of provinces and territories are delivering regulated child care for an average of $10-a-day or less and the remaining jurisdictions have reduced fees for regulated child care by at least 50 per cent.
- To ensure more families can access affordable, high-quality, flexible and inclusive early learning and child care, the Government of Canada will continue to work with provincial, territorial, and Indigenous partners to strengthen the Canada-wide early learning and child care system, including work to create new child care spaces and support the early learning and child care workforce.
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Renewable energy Today, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault, announced new funding opportunities to help employers, organizations, and unions train workers for jobs in the low-carbon economy.
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- Today, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault, announced new funding opportunities to help employers, organizations, and unions train workers for jobs in the low-carbon economy.
- Today's announcement is another step the Government is taking to grow Canada's economy and create good and well-paying sustainable jobs for generations to come.
- In order to reach our full potential, we are investing in Canadian workers, including through the Sustainable Jobs Training Fund.
- Royal Bank of Canada estimates the net-zero transition could create up to 400,000 new jobs in Canada by the end of this decade alone.
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Construction Funded under the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy's Women in the Skilled Trades Initiative, these projects will recruit and retain women apprentices in 39 eligible Red Seal trades found predominantly in the construction and manufacturing sectors.
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- Funded under the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy's Women in the Skilled Trades Initiative, these projects will recruit and retain women apprentices in 39 eligible Red Seal trades found predominantly in the construction and manufacturing sectors.
- As part of the announcement, Minister Boissonnault also highlighted funding of more than $1.5 million under this initiative to the Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS) Society for its Immigrant Women Trades Apprenticeship project.
- These investments help to increase the supply of workers in the skilled trades, fostering a more productive workforce, including in the housing industry.
- "Women are vastly underrepresented in the skilled trades – and it isn't due to a lack of interest.
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ESDC OTTAWA, ON, March 7, 2024 /CNW/ - The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) will see the development of an innovative new program that will support Canadian employers who want to foster the psychological health and safety of their workers.
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- OTTAWA, ON, March 7, 2024 /CNW/ - The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) will see the development of an innovative new program that will support Canadian employers who want to foster the psychological health and safety of their workers.
- Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is contributing approximately $820,000 over three years to support the creation of MHCC's Psychological Health and Safety Audit Program.
- Opening Minds is working to support employers that want to implement effective strategies and programs to protect and promote the psychological health and safety (PHS) of workers.
- Employers that are interested in participating in the audit program begin with attending on the MHCC training course on Integrating Psychological Health and Safety.
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Workforce The Skills and Partnership Fund is a project-based program supporting partnerships between Indigenous organizations and employers to provide targeted skills training for Indigenous people for in-demand jobs at the local, regional and national level.
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- The Skills and Partnership Fund is a project-based program supporting partnerships between Indigenous organizations and employers to provide targeted skills training for Indigenous people for in-demand jobs at the local, regional and national level.
- It is one of two complementary Indigenous labour market programs delivered by Employment and Social Development Canada, the other one being the distinctions-based Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program.
- These initiatives not only address skills shortages in Canada but also contribute to the empowerment of our Indigenous peoples through meaningful employment."
- The Skills and Partnership Fund aims to close the skills and employment gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and to increase Indigenous participation in the labour market by ensuring that Indigenous people have improved skills and employment opportunities.
