Employment and Social Development Canada

Feedback provided to an online survey that sought the views of Canadians on allowing workers in federally regulated private sectors to formally request flexible working arrangements (FWAs) from their employers and which FWAs would help them to better balance their professional, family and...

Public Opinion Research Results. Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) commissioned Opinion Search to conduct quantitative research with Canadians on the topic of the Universal Child Care Benefit advertising campaign. The research was performed to satisfy the Government of Canada’s...

In order to better understand the public’s understanding and expectations of the retirement income system, the department of Human Resources and Skills Development commissioned Ipsos Reid to conduct quantitative opinion research among Canadians. This research was designed to provide a snapshot of...

Phoenix SPI was commissioned by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada to explore with Canadians issues relevant to the department’s mandate. The objectives of the 2010-2011 survey included the following: • Explore issues related to the recent recession and the economic recovery now...

Post-campaign quantitative telephone survey using the ACET research tool to evaluate the campaign. The research called for a nationally representative telephone survey of the general population to be completed according to Advertising Campaign Evaluation Tool (ACET) guidelines. A questionnaire of...

This dataset contains a list of organizations funded under the Canada Summer Jobs programs during the year of 2018. Canada Summer Jobs is an initiative of the Youth Employment Strategy, which is the Government of Canada’s commitment to help young people between the ages of 15 and 30,...

Population representations, participation rate, unemployment rate and earnings for the designated groups, 2006 Census and 2011 National Household Survey

Results of an online survey held as part of public online consultations regarding harassment, sexual harassment, violence, and sexual violence in the workplace. All respondents self-selected to take part in the survey.

The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG) is a federal grant program that was implemented in 2007 that provides taxable cash grants of $1,000 (to a maximum of $2,000) to registered Red Seal apprentices who successfully complete their first and/or second year of training. The objectives of the AIG...

The aging of the Canadian population represents significant challenges. The 2011 Speech from the Throne stated that “this demographic challenge will impact our economic future and put long term pressures on our pension and health systems that must be addressed.” Notably: Life expectancy has been...

Environics Research Group was retained to conduct a survey to evaluate the effectiveness of the Financial Benefits for Canadian Families advertising campaign on behalf of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). In total, 1,203 telephone interviews were completed from March 7-15,...

This dataset contains a list of organizations funded under the Canada Summer Jobs programs during the year of 2019. Canada Summer Jobs is an initiative of the Youth Employment Strategy, which is the Government of Canada’s commitment to help young people between the ages of 15 and 30,...

This dataset contains a list of organizations funded under the Canada Summer Jobs programs during the year of 2020. Canada Summer Jobs is a program under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to provide flexible and holistic services to help all young Canadians develop the skills...

Briefing package from the Labour Program for the Minister of Labour – 2021

Briefing package for the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion – 2021

Programs and service delivery overview - Labour

Briefing package for the Minister of Seniors – 2021

Briefing package for the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development – 2021

Appearance of Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion - Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (SOCI) - May 26, 2021

Appearance of Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion - Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (SOCI) - May 26, 2021