Employment and Social Development Canada

From 2019 to 2022, the Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative (SBCCI) played a crucial role in bolstering Black-led, Black-focused, and Black-serving (B3) nonprofit organizations across Canada through its Capital Assistance funding program. This initiative provided financial support to...

The Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative (SBCCI) is committed to addressing the evolving needs of Black communities by focusing on emerging priorities. SBCCI helps address the emerging priorities of Black communities and organizations in Canada. It does this by funding activities and...

Appearance by the Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development Canada Standing Committee on Public Accounts (PACP). Study: Auditor General Report 2023, Report 7 - Modernizing Information Technology Systems, Report 8 - The Benefits Delivery Modernization Programme (BDM). Date: December 14,...

Official title: Appearance by the Minister Labour and Seniors, Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA), Bill C-58, An Act to Amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012....

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) allows Canadian employers to hire foreign workers to fill temporary jobs when qualified Canadians, permanent residents, asylum seekers and refugees are not available to fill these positions, and helps ensures that foreign workers are protected. The TFWP...

Appearance by the Minister of Citizens' Services Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) Supplementary Estimates (B) for fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. Date: February 5, 2024 - 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

Official title: Appearance by the Minister Labour and Seniors, Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA), Supplementary Estimates (B) for fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. Date: February 5, 2024.

Appearance by the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA), Supplementary Estimates (B) for fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, Date: December 11, 2023, 12:00 p.m....

Official title: Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA), 2023 to 2024 Supplementary Estimates (B), Date: December 11, 2023.

Appearance by the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA), 2023 to 2024 Supplementary Estimates (B), Date: December 11, 2023.

Employment and Social Development Canada departmental overview The ESDC portfolio - Mission Employment and Social Development Canada's core responsibilities How we carry out ESDC's mandate Legislative framework Organizational structure Biographies of deputy ministers Commissions, Tribunals,...

UPDATE: In July 2023, the implementation of the Machine Learning model proved successful, resulting in the completion of over 40,000 claims. Although this page won't receive further updates, the project is still ongoing and can be accessed here. It's now referred to as the “Employment Insurance...

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....

A beneficiary is a child between the age of 0 and 17 who receives the grant from the Government of Canada based on the amount saved in his or her RESP account by a parent, grandparent or other individuals (subscribers of RESPs). Please note that the Open Government Portal provides data that add...

The Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) is money offered by the Government of Canada to help families start saving early for their children’s education after high school. The CESG is calculated based on contributions made to a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) for an eligible beneficiary...

The CLB is available to children born on or after January 1, 2004, who are from low-income families or getting benefits under the Children’s Special Allowance Act. The CLB provides an initial payment of $500, and $100 for each year of eligibility up to age 15 (to a maximum of $2,000) and is...

Appearance by the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development - Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (SOCI) Bill C-35, An Act Respecting the Early Learning and Childcare in Canada. Date: October 18, 2023

Information supplied to the Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development, Paul Thompson as of September 18, 2023

Appearance by the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages - Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (SOCI): Study: Canada's Temporary and Migrant Labour Force. Date: September 28, 2023, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.