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The working life of millions of people in North America is becoming more precarious. California’s laws, and their results, should be studied by Canadian governments, as they consider how to...

Digital disruption, shifting demographics and economic transformations are redefining the very nature of work. Unless our next government prioritizes innovation and skills development – and is willing to collaborate with...

Even though the roles of government actors who are working at different levels in the government (federal, provincial, regional, and local) vary according to the level of government, it is...

The federal government committed $17 million to provide more students with opportunities to develop their skills in real-world settings. The funding is for the Business/Higher Education Roundtable, whose goal is to ensure...

Top civil servants have been told that their departments don't know what the jobs of the future will look like and that employers' demands for skills will change more and...

With this legislation in place, millions of Canadians with disabilities can rely on the Government of Canada to remove the barriers that hinder their full participation in society. The Accessible Canada Act applies...

The funding, committed until 2022–23, means that an estimated 240,000 more Quebec workers will benefit from employment and skills training programs and measures to transition into the job market, maintain employment or gain...

I have recently come home from the International Centre for Career Development in Public Policy (ICCDPP) symposium in Tromsø, Norway. This was an inspiring event, and it was refreshing to...

The federal government has announced funding for a project that aims to improve the process of reporting sexual harassment in workplaces. More than $2.7-million will go to the Canadian Women’s...

Beginning Fall 2019, the new employment services model will launch in three diverse urban and rural communities: Region of Peel, Hamilton-Niagara and Muskoka-Kawarthas. Employment services across the rest of the...