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Driving innovation in skills development to prepare for the future of work

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Our Latest Evidence & Insights

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Greening Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Women Entrepreneurs and the Path to Net Zero

The transition to net zero requires action in businesses across sectors and at every stage…
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Accelerating the Smooth Adoption of Smart Systems

In recent years, young people have faced difficulties in the labour market. Pandemic lockdowns impacted…
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Planning for Sustainable Jobs 101

These reports provide insight into skills needs for workers in Ontario’s growing zero-emissions vehicles and…
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Our Impact

240 +

skills development projects spanning every province and territory

20

economic sectors represented

61000 +

Canadians receiving hands-on skills training

73 %

of projects serving underrepresented and disadvantaged groups

Our Areas of Focus

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1Sustainable Jobs

As Canada advances its net-zero targets, we need a skills and training agenda to support both a net-positive job growth in the economy and transitioning at-risk workers in sectors that will decline.

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2Tech and Automation

Technological change is having a profound effect on nearly all aspects of society and the world of work. Improving our understanding of how technology is reshaping work is key to understanding the skills needed to create technology and to navigate it.

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3Inclusive Economy

Many equity-seeking groups in Canada continue to face barriers to employment and career progression. Building an inclusive workforce requires addressing systemic discrimination to ensure all workers and employers can thrive.

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Opinion: Young Canadians are staring at a bleak future of diminished economic prospects

At 11.3 per cent, the unemployment rate for Canadians aged 15 to 24 is double that for the country overall. Young people are struggling to find jobs, and without proactive solutions their economic prospects could not only be significantly eroded for years, but may never recover.
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Proving the case: Career development as a lever for poverty reduction

More than two decades ago, policymakers from 14 countries at the inaugural International Symposium for Career and Public Policy challenged the career development community to…
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New Brunswick Mi’kmaq community comes together to improve early childhood education

Through participatory engagement, parents, Elders, and community leaders joined forces to overcome quality of work concerns and define a new vision for childcare in their community.
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