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Safety and Health Week Launches with Live Virtual Event

Safety and Health Week Launches with Live Virtual Event
Government of Canada bolsters the skilled trades sector by investing in training

Now more than ever, skilled tradespeople are in high demand to fill well-paying jobs and build rewarding careers. The most recent projections estimate that about 700,000 skilled trades workers are expected to retire between 2019 and 2028, creating an ever-growing need to recruit and train thousands more. That is why the Government of Canada is making targeted investments to create good jobs, grow our economy, and build a Canada where nobody gets left behind.
Backgrounder: Union Training and Innovation Program (UTIP)

The Union Training and Innovation Program provides $25M annually to support union-based apprenticeship training, innovation and enhanced partnerships in the Red Seal trades. It has two streams of funding. Stream 1, Investments in Training Equipment, provides unions with up to 50% of the cost of new, up-to-date equipment and materials that meet industry standards or investments in new technology in the Red Seal trades. Stream 2, Innovation in Apprenticeship, provides support for innovative approaches and enhanced partnerships to address long-standing challenges limiting apprenticeship outcomes in Canada.
Minister O’Regan will address the Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) Annual Conference in Ottawa

Minister O’Regan will address the Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) Annual Conference in Ottawa
Government of Canada launches call for concepts to help guide culture change around harassment and violence in the workplace

All Canadians deserve a workplace free from harassment and violence. Recognizing that these behaviours persist, the Government of Canada continues to make significant investments to create safer, healthier and more supportive work environments for all federally regulated employees.
Minister Ien launches Canada Summer Jobs hiring season

Minister Ien launches Canada Summer Jobs hiring season
Minister Gould announces Government of Canada investments in Early Learning Child Care in Alberta

Minister Gould announces Government of Canada investments in Early Learning Child Care in Alberta
Pause, Reflect, and Remember on the National Day of Mourning

Pause, Reflect, and Remember on the National Day of Mourning
Minister Khera highlights investments to create good jobs, clean air and a strong economy in Budget 2022

Through Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable, the Government of Canada makes targeted and responsible investments to create good jobs, grow our economy, and build a Canada where nobody gets left behind.
Minister Gould highlights Budget 2022 investments in clean air and a strong economy

Through Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable, the Government of Canada is making targeted and responsible investments to create good jobs, grow our economy and build a Canada where nobody gets left behind.
Minister Ien highlights how Budget 2022 is making life more affordable for Canadians

Through Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable, the Government of Canada will make targeted and responsible investments to create good jobs, grow the economy, and build a Canada where nobody gets left behind. Today, Gary Anandasangaree, Member of Parliament for Scarborough Rouge Park and the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, visited the Malvern Family Resource Centre to highlight investments that will support making life more affordable for Canadians.
Celebrate Safety and Health Week with Free Virtual Events

Celebrate Safety and Health Week with Free Virtual Events
Reminder - Minister Ien highlights investments to make life more affordable in Budget 2022

Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, for an important announcement highlighting Budget 2022’s investments to make life more affordable for Canadians.
Minister Ien highlights investments to make life more affordable in Budget 2022

Minister Ien highlights investments to make life more affordable in Budget 2022. Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, for an important announcement highlighting Budget 2022’s investments to make life more affordable for Canadians.
Minister Gould highlights Budget 2022 investments in good jobs, clean air and a strong economy

Through Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable, the Government of Canada makes targeted and responsible investments to create good jobs, grow our economy and build a Canada where nobody gets left behind.
Minister Qualtrough highlights investments to support the skilled trades in Budget 2022

Through Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable, the Government of Canada makes targeted and responsible investments to create good jobs, grow our economy, and build a Canada where nobody gets left behind.
Minister Ien highlights investments to create good jobs and build a strong economy in Budget 2022

Through Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable, the Government of Canada makes targeted and responsible investments to create good jobs, grow the economy, and build a Canada where nobody gets left behind. Today, the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, was joined by Peter Leclaire, Vice President Academic from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), to highlight investments that will create good jobs and build a strong economy.
Minister Khera highlights investments in Good Jobs, Clean Air and a Strong Economy in Budget 2022

Through Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable, the Government of Canada makes targeted and responsible investments to create good jobs, grow our economy, clean our air and build a Canada where nobody gets left behind.
Reminder - Minister Ien highlights investments to create good jobs and build a strong economy in Budget 2022

Reminder - Minister Ien highlights investments to create good jobs and build a strong economy in Budget 2022
Minister Qualtrough to announce Budget 2022 investments to support workers in the skilled trades

Minister Qualtrough to announce Budget 2022 investments to support workers in the skilled trades
Minister O’Regan highlights affordable housing investments in Budget 2022

Through Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable, the government of Canada makes targeted and responsible investments to create good jobs, grow our economy, and build a Canada where nobody gets left behind
Minister Khera highlights housing investments in Budget 2022

Through Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable, the Government of Canada makes targeted and responsible investments to create good jobs, grow our economy, and build a Canada where nobody gets left behind.
Minister Khera highlights Government of Canada Budget 2022 investments in Good Jobs, Clean Air and a Strong Economy

The Minister of Seniors, Kamal Khera, will be at Gander International Airport to highlight Budget 2022 funding that invests in economic growth, innovation and the green transition.
Minister Ien highlights investments to create good jobs and build a strong economy in Budget 2022

Minister Ien highlights investments to create good jobs and build a strong economy in Budget 2022
Minister O’Regan to highlight Budget 2022 investments that will grow the economy, create jobs and fight climate change

Minister O’Regan to highlight Budget 2022 investments that will grow the economy, create jobs and fight climate change
Minister Gould highlights Budget 2022 investments in Job Growth and Cutting Taxes for Canada’s Growing Small Businesses

Through Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable, the Government of Canada makes targeted and responsible investments to create good jobs, grow our economy, and build a Canada where nobody gets left behind.
Minister Ien highlights investments in economic growth and tax cuts for small and medium businesses in Budget 2022

Through Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable, the Government of Canada will make targeted and responsible investments to create good jobs, grow the economy, and build a Canada where nobody gets left behind. Today, Iqwinder Gaheer, Member of Parliament of Mississauga-Malton and the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, met with Panela Baking Factory to highlight the government’s plan to grow the economy, create good middle-class jobs and show support for small and medium businesses as they grow.
Minister Ien highlights investments in economic growth and tax cuts for small and medium businesses in Budget 2022

Minister Ien highlights investments in economic growth and tax cuts for small and medium businesses in Budget 2022
Government of Canada Budget 2022 invests in small businesses

Government of Canada Budget 2022 invests in small businesses
Minister Ien highlights zero-emission vehicles and clean technology investments in Budget 2022

Through Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable, the Government of Canada will make targeted and responsible investments to create good jobs, grow the economy, and build a Canada where nobody gets left behind. Today, Yvan Baker, Member of Parliament for Etobicoke Centre, and the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, met with Baka Mobile to hear about their environmentally conscious company policies and highlight commitments to reaching net-zero emissions by making the switch to zero-emission vehicles more affordable.
Reminder - Minister Ien highlights zero-emission vehicles and clean technology investments in Budget 2022

Reminder - Minister Ien highlights zero-emission vehicles and clean technology investments in Budget 2022
Minister Ien highlights zero-emission vehicles and clean technology investments in Budget 2022

Minister Ien highlights zero-emission vehicles and clean technology investments in Budget 2022
Government of Canada announces Workforce Solutions Road Map – further changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to address labour shortages across Canada

Canada’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is well underway. In February 2022, Canada added 337,000 jobs, bringing our unemployment rate to 5.5% - the lowest since the start of the pandemic. In fact, Canada’s economic recovery is outpacing the ability of many employers to find workers. To support Canada’s continued economic growth, the Government of Canada is focused on building a strong, resilient workforce in all sectors.
Backgrounder: Temporary Foreign Worker Program Workforce Solutions Road Map

The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program Workforce Solutions Road Map contains important measures to help address current job vacancies across many sectors and occupations, better protect temporary foreign workers, and further the Government of Canada’s ongoing efforts to rebuild the TFW Program.
Government of Canada takes further action to address labour shortages in Quebec

Canada’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is well underway. In February 2022, Canada added 337,000 jobs, bringing the unemployment rate to 5.5%—the lowest since the start of the pandemic. In fact, Canada’s economic recovery is outpacing the ability of many employers to find workers, particularly in Quebec.
Tribunal Initiates Inquiry—Drill Pipe from China

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today initiated a preliminary injury inquiry into a complaint by Command Drilling Products Ltd., of Nisku, Alberta, that it has suffered injury as a result of the dumping and subsidizing of drill pipe from the People’s Republic of China. The Tribunal’s inquiry is conducted pursuant to the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) as a result of the initiation of dumping and subsidizing investigations by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
Canada’s poverty rate decreased significantly in 2020

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada has taken action to support Canadians and the Canadian economy. The economic shock wrought by the pandemic required an unprecedented government response to help Canadians weather its aftereffects.
Government of Canada helps skilled newcomers access jobs in the healthcare sector

The pandemic has resulted in worker shortages across many industries, including in the health sector. However, internationally educated health professionals too often face challenges in getting their credentials recognized in Canada in order to access quality jobs in healthcare. To prioritize getting skilled newcomers into the job markets where they are needed most, the Government of Canada is investing in projects that will help them put their education and skills to work sooner.
Backgrounder: List of Successful Projects

The following projects will receive over $8.7 million in funding under the Foreign Credential Recognition Program:
Government providing opportunities in Nova Scotia under the Union Training and Innovation Program

Now more than ever, skilled tradespeople are in high demand to fill well-paying jobs and build rewarding careers. The most recent projections estimate about 700,000 skilled trades workers are expected to retire between 2019 and 2028, creating an ever-growing need to recruit and train thousands more. That is why the Government of Canada is making targeted investments to remove barriers and get more Canadians the apprenticeship training they need to build good, well-paying careers in the skilled trades.
Federal minimum wage to rise to $15.55 per hour on April 1

On April 1, 2022, the federal minimum wage will increase from $15.00 to $15.55 per hour. For those working in provinces or territories where the general minimum wage rate is higher, the higher rate will continue to apply.
Government of Canada publishes report on labour exploitation in global supply chains

The Government of Canada is committed to upholding human rights and international labour standards. That means making sure that goods produced by forced labour do not enter Canada and that Canadian companies operating around the world observe responsible business practices.
Backgrounder: List of Successful Projects

The following projects will receive up to $26.5 million in funding under the Foreign Credential Recognition Program over the next three years:
Government of Canada announces support for skilled newcomers to enter the job market

The pandemic has had a significant impact on the labour market causing worker shortages across many industries. To address the changing labour supply, the Government of Canada is investing in projects that will support the skills and employment needs of workers and employers by prioritizing underrepresented workers, to build a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Statement by Minister Marci Ien on International Women’s Day

The Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, issued the following statement today on International Women’s Day. “Happy International Women’s Day! Today we celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and girls, in all their diversity, who are breaking down barriers, lifting each other up, and making the world a better place.
International Women’s Day

The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), issued a statement in recognition of International Women’s Day.
Minister Vandal to Announce Support for Green Infrastructure in Saskatchewan

Minister Vandal to Announce Support for Green Infrastructure in Saskatchewan
Free Webinar Series on Preventing Workplace Harassment and Violence

Free Webinar Series on Preventing Workplace Harassment and Violence
Minister Wilkinson Speaks With Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency

Canada is steadfast in its support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. We are prepared to act jointly with partner International Energy Agency (IEA) countries to maintain security of supply in energy markets.
Call for proposals to help increase skills development opportunities for Indigenous people

Indigenous people continue to face multiple and persistent barriers to labour market entry and success. At the same time, Canada’s economic recovery from COVID-19 is challenged by labour shortages in key sectors. For these reasons, the Government of Canada is working with Indigenous people and organizations to help prioritize their access to targeted skills development opportunities that they need to succeed.