Category Archives: Workforce Development Agreements

Comments on the 2019 Federal Budget

Posted on April 2, 2019 by

On March 19, 2019, the Minister of Finance released Budget 2019. As news stories preceding the release of the budget had suggested, Budget 2019 has a strong skills component. 1. Canada Training Benefit Starting in 2019-20, the federal government will … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Job Grant, Employment and Social Development Canada, ESDC, Federal Budget, Labour Market Agreements, Skills, Workforce Development Agreements | Leave a comment

Remembering Donna Wood

Posted on April 1, 2019 by

I was shocked to learn of Donna Wood’s death last month. For those who did not know her, Donna was a leading expert on Employment Insurance (EI), Labour Market Development Agreements (LMDA), Labour Market Agreements (LMA), the Canada Job Fund … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Job Fund, Canada Job Grant, Employment and Social Development Canada, ESDC, Forum of Labour Market Ministers, Labour Market Agreements, Poverty Reduction Strategy, Skills, Workforce Development Agreements | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Literacy & Numeracy recognized in Poverty Reduction Strategy

Posted on August 26, 2018 by

On August 21, 2018, Jean-Yves Dulcos, Minister of Families Children and Social Development, released Opportunity for All: Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy / Une chance pour tous : la première Stratégie canadienne de réduction de la pauvreté. This document is … Continue reading →

Posted in ABC Canada, Aboriginal People, Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada, ESDC, Federal Government and Literacy, Frontier College, International Literacy Surveys, Labour Market Agreements, Literacy and Essential Skills, PIAAC, Poverty Reduction Strategy, Skills, Workforce Development Agreements | 2 Comments

Hidden Gems: Evaluation of the Labour Market Development Agreements | The Welfare State Matters….

Posted on July 27, 2018 by

For anyone working with the unemployed and return to work efforts, this post by Donna Wood is worth a read: The Labour Market Development Agreements or LMDAs are the mechanism used by the Government of Canada to transfer Employment Insurance … Continue reading →

Posted in Employment and Social Development Canada, ESDC, Labour Market Agreements, Workforce Development Agreements

Ontario signs Workforce Development Agreement

Posted on May 9, 2018 by

One province has made it official by announcing it has signed a Workforce Development Agreement with the federal government. On May 2, 2018, Ontario announced $6 billion over six years (https://bit.ly/2rxgiF2). The $6 billion breaks down between the Workforce Development … Continue reading →

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