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Backgrounder: ESDC Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) funding

The YESS is a Government of Canada initiative delivered in collaboration with 11 federal departments and agencies, including Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). Through the YESS, the Government of Canada helps young people, particularly those facing barriers to employment, get the information and gain the skills, work experience and abilities they need to make a successful transition into the labour market. ESDC’s YESS program supports organizations that provide job placements and skills development services to young people, as well as a broad range of supports such as job coaching, mental health support, clothes for job interviews, day care services for parents and subsidized Internet access to help with job searches.

Categories: Jobs and Workplace
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Helping young Canadians with disabilities learn lasting skills and keep quality jobs

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on all Canadians, and young people—particularly young people with disabilities—have been especially affected. That is why the Government of Canada continues to make historic investments to ensure that they have the supports and opportunities needed to build long and successful careers.

Categories: Employers
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Government of Canada investment helping the fish and seafood sector on the Avalon Peninsula remain strong

The workforce of Canada’s fish and seafood processing sector is an economic driver in coastal and rural communities, and is vital to the national food supply chain. The sector faced immense challenges due to COVID-19, and the Government of Canada worked quickly to ensure it had the support it needed during this unprecedented time.

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Avalon Peninsula fish and seafood processors get support from the Canadian Seafood Stabilization Fund

Atlantic Canada’s fish and seafood sector has faced significant challenges and financial hardship since the downturn in the economy due to COVID-19. That is why the Government of Canada is helping fish and seafood processors navigate these difficult times with support through the Canadian Seafood Stabilization Fund.

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Joint Statement by the Minister of Labour, the Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications, and the Canadian Labour Congress regarding the role that vaccination can play in workplace health and safety

Today, the Minister of Labour, Filomena Tassi, the Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) issued the following joint statement today regarding the role that vaccination can play in workplace health and safety

Categories: Employers
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Want to move to Canada? Here’s how to prepare for success on your IELTS

If you are preparing for IELTS to support your Canadian immigration or study journey, you are probably wondering what practice materials will help you get your best score on test day. We all know the saying practice makes perfect. It is true, the more you practice, the more likely you are to achieve the score […]

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BC PNP Tech pilot project to become a permanent program

British Columbia’s Tech Pilot will continue as a permanent, fast-track immigration pathway for foreign workers and international students. Instead of setting another one-year extension for the pilot as has been the case in the past, this time the “Tech Pilot has been extended indefinitely and renamed BC PNP Tech,” the province said in an update […]

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Express Entry: Canada holds major draw inviting 5,956 immigration candidates

Canada held a new Express Entry draw on May 31, inviting 5,956 candidates to apply for permanent residence. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited candidates with scores of at least 380. The new draw targeted candidates who are eligible for permanent residence under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). Invited candidates have had at least […]

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The government of Canada and the government of Quebec announced the addition of organic businesses to the groups eligible for the increase in maximum assistance

The Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, and Quebec’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, André Lamontagne, announced that businesses under organic production or in transition to organic production are now also eligible for the increase in the maximum assistance granted under the Advisory Services Program to simplify access to assistance measures and to increase the impact on agricultural and agri-food businesses.

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