Employment and Social Development Canada

The minimum wage is a basic labour standard that sets the lowest wage rate that an employer can pay to employees who are covered by the legislation. Today, one of its main purposes is to protect non-unionized workers in unskilled jobs, although it can also influence, directly or indirectly, the...

From 2019 to 2022, the Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative (SBCCI) provided Capital Assistance funding to strengthen Black-led, Black-focused, and Black-serving (B3) nonprofit organizations across Canada. This financial support addressed unmet infrastructure and equipment needs. B3...

The Occupational and Skills Information System (OaSIS) provides a comprehensive framework of the skills and competencies that are usually required to work in different occupations. It also provides context for the work environment in which these occupations are performed. This dataset provides...

Record of Employment Comments Classification Model: Reducing Manual Review of Text Comments The Record of Employment (ROE) form contains a text field (Block 18) for entering any details about exceptional circumstances that should be communicated to Service Canada to clarify the information on the...

EI Machine Learning Workload: Achieving Workload Reduction in Employment Insurance Recalculation Processes Recalculation within the context of Employment Insurance (EI) typically occurs when changes in circumstances or new information emerge that could impact the accuracy of benefit calculations....

The wages on the Job Bank website are specific to an occupation and provide information on the earnings of workers at the regional level. Wages for most occupations are also provided at the national and provincial level. In Canada, all jobs are associated with one specific occupational grouping...

This data table has been removed. The information can now be found on the Minimum Wage Database. The dataset for historical minimum wage rates is regularly updated and can be found at Historical minimum wage rates in Canada.

Tables show data on federal student aid from the Canada Student Financial Assistance Program. The data reports only on aid in the provinces and territory who take part in the program. Note: - data are from the 2009 to 2010 to the 2021 to 2022 academic year (August 1 of the current year to July...

Information related to intellectual property (IP) that is subject to the Employment and Social Development Canada IP Management Policy (on iService), including IP created and/or acquired, which has a commercial value, that pertains to software or technological tools, a formal government...

These tables contain statistical information on Canadian registered trade completers gathered between three and seven years after completing their education. The three tables in the dataset focus on the registered trade completers’ satisfaction with their current job security, their satisfaction...

This table contains detailed information on the educational programs offered by Canadian public post-secondary institutions and is based on the enrolments of graduates. The data was extracted by Statistics Canada and modified by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). Information on...

These tables contain statistical information on the earnings, employment, and other labour market outcomes of graduates approximately five years after completing their postsecondary education in Canada. The data was extracted by Statistics Canada and modified by Employment and Social Development...

These tables contain statistical information on Canadian post-secondary graduates gathered approximately three years after completing their education. The three tables in the dataset focus on the graduates’ pursuit of further studies after graduation, the relationship between their job and their...

The Skills and Competencies Taxonomy streamlines the terminology of hundreds of occupational descriptors used in the labour market. Each descriptor is associated with one of the seven main categories (skills, abilities, personal attributes, knowledge, interests, work context and work activities),...

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Government of Canada provided a One-time payment for seniors that included $300 for seniors eligible for the Old Age Security (OAS) pension, and an additional $200 for seniors entitled to the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), for a total of $500....

An inventory of essential skills tools and resources available across Canada to support people to improve their skills for careers in the trades. The tools and resources can be used by trade instructors and curriculum developers to integrate essential skills into their training and other support...

Results of the online survey held as part of public online consultations regarding the modernization of federal labour standards, between January 11th and 31st, 2018. All respondents self-selected to take part in the survey.

The data table is adapted from the 2006 Census showing workforce population and representation by Employment Equity Occupational Groups (2006 NOC) for visible minorities group and sub-groups.

Hours of work for drivers including bus operators, city motor vehicle operators, and highway motor vehicle operators involved in the interprovincial and international transport of goods or passengers and in the transport of mail on contract with Canada Post are modified by the Motor Vehicle...

The Essential Skills Playbook projects map is developed to highlight projects featured as part of the “Essential Skills Playbook” published by the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills program (OLES) at Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). The playbook is developed as a showcase for...