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Jan 20, 2022

Some for-profit Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) providers have reacted negatively in the media as the province moves towards implementation of its publically managed early learning and child care system under the Canada-Nova Scotia Canada-wide ELCC Agreement

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Gould, Karina (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

Jan 20, 2022

Recently, some Canadians have reported that computer hacking and/or identity theft have negatively affected their Employment Insurance benefits.

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Qualtrough, Carla (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion

Jan 18, 2022

Some students are being notified of their Employment Insurance benefit overpayments

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Qualtrough, Carla (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion

Jan 17, 2022

The Government of Canada maintains its commitment to addressing wage gaps through the introduction of pay gap reporting for federally regulated private-sector employers subject to the Employment Equity Act (the Act).

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: O'Regan, Seamus (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Labour

Jan 13, 2022

Stakeholders in the Ontario trucking sector are calling for additional safety and training requirements for truck drivers to decrease the rate of collisions on the road. The new Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program announced in Budget 2021 will support key sectors of the economy, including the trucking sector, implement solutions to address current and emerging workforce needs

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Qualtrough, Carla (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion

Dec 10, 2021

Call Centre Privacy Breach: A client calling the Employment Insurance (EI) Call Centre was inadvertently able to listen to a voicemail containing the personal information of the previous caller.

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Gould, Karina (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

Dec 9, 2021

What is the Minister doing to address the findings and recommendations of the audit of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program?

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Qualtrough, Carla (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion

Dec 7, 2021

Why is the Government of Canada cutting funding to support services that ensure equitable access to reading and other published works for Canadians with print disabilities?

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Qualtrough, Carla (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion

Dec 7, 2021

Was the federal government advised of any reductions to Alberta’s existing fee subsidy program while negotiating funding commitments for the Canada-Alberta Canada-wide Early Learning and Childcare (ELCC) Agreement?

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Gould, Karina (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

Dec 7, 2021

What is the status of negotiations with New Brunswick on a Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement?

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Gould, Karina (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Families, Children and Social Development