Employment and Social Development Canada

The purpose of the Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey is to produce statistical information on the characteristics of workplaces under federal labour jurisdiction. The data is used by Employment and Social Development Canada for policy research and development.

Table depicting the rate of unemployment within the Employment Insurance Regions across Canada.

Report that summarizes the bulk of the privacy work in HRSDC

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...

The annual Shelter Capacity Report provides capacity statistics for emergency homeless shelters, transitional housing and violence against women (VAW) shelters in Canada. The number of shelter facilities and the number of permanent beds are reported for each province and territory, as well as by...

The purpose of the Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey is to produce statistical information on the characteristics of workplaces under federal labour jurisdiction. The data is used by Employment and Social Development Canada for policy research and development.

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

The Workplace Information and Research Division of the Labour Program conducts an annual survey of labour organizations in Canada that represent bargaining units of 50 or more workers. The survey provides aggregate statistics on union coverage by organization type and affiliation.

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...

The Open Government Implementation Plan (OGIP) for Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) serves to outline the activities that ESDC will undertake to meet the requirements in the Directive on Open Government.

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