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Nov 22, 2019

What is the Government of Canada doing to make post-secondary education more affordable?

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

Nov 22, 2019

Employers in some regions and sectors are struggling to find workers. The Government provides a variety of supports to help Canadians acquire the skills they need to access jobs and respond to demand.

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

Nov 22, 2019

What is the Government of Canada doing to promote the skilled trades to youth?

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

Nov 22, 2019

What is the Government doing to reduce the interest rate on Canada Student Loans?

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

Nov 22, 2019

What is the status of discussions with the Government of Quebec regarding 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

Nov 22, 2019

Media coverage often points to gaps in worker protections under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program following an allegation of wrongdoing by an employer.

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

Nov 22, 2019

Amendments to the Canada Labour Code made by the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 (Bill C-86) to ensure that employees in federally regulated enterprises have a robust and modern set of labour standards that reflects the realities of the 21st century workplace and sets the stage for good quality jobs.

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Tassi, Filomena (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Labour

Nov 22, 2019

Introduction of the Canada Workers Benefit (formerly the Working Income Tax Benefit [WITB])

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

Nov 22, 2019

Canada Child Benefit and Indexation

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

Nov 22, 2019

Child Poverty in Canada

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