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Meeting skills development challenges: Government responses Anthony Muttu Director Policy and Planning Workplace Partnerships Directorate, ESDC Toronto, November 7, 2013. Labour Market Drivers. Globalization Technological changes Demographic Changes Regional economies. Acknowledgements:
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Meeting skills development challenges:Government responsesAnthony MuttuDirectorPolicy and PlanningWorkplace Partnerships Directorate, ESDCToronto, November 7, 2013
Labour Market Drivers • Globalization • Technological changes • Demographic Changes • Regional economies Acknowledgements: Presentation prepared by Shelly Binch and Marjorie Marcil, Skills and Employment Branch, ESDC
Labour Market at a glance… • Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey • Unemployment rate lowest since January 2008. • But 1.3 million Canadians are looking for jobs.
Skill shortages are affecting economic growth • Skills shortages are emerging in certain regions and sectors. • Across the country we are hearing from employers that these shortages pose a significant barrier to economic development. • Employers will not find qualified candidates for 1.5 million available jobs in the next 10 years (Association of Canadian Community colleges) • Need for more than 1 million skilled trade workers by 2020 (Skills Canada) • Province of Ontario is losing on $24.3 billion in economic activity because employers are not able to find people with the right skills (Conference Board of Canada)
ESDC Mandate • ESDC mandate: • Help match skills with current and future needs. • Ensure all Canadians have access to skills development and training needed to participate in the labour market. • Increase labour market participation. • Contribute to an efficient and integrated labour market. • One of our priorities going forward: addressing shortages by helping Canadians get the skills they need to take advantage of available jobs in the sector.
Budget 2012 - Connecting Canadians with Available Jobs • Canada Job Grant • Opportunities for apprentices • Support to underrepresented groups
Increasing efforts to connect Canadians to available jobs • Timely, relevant information on job postings for EI clients. • Launched in January 2013, the Enhanced Job Alerts system will expand the amount of information being sent to EI claimants. • Measures are underway to better share information between the EI Program and Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) to encourage employers to turn to EI claimants first.
Provinces and Territories play a significant role in training • Significant change in the labour market architecture occurred in 2006 Labour Market Development Agreements (LMDAs) $1.95 billion per year Employment services and skills development for EI-eligible unemployed Labour Market Agreements (LMAs) $500M per year Interventions to assist non-EI eligible unemployed (youth, Aboriginal people, women) and low-skilled employed Canadians Targeted Initiative for Older Workers (TIOW) Since 2006, $270M invested cost-shared 70:30 Supports older workers living in small, vulnerable communities affected by significant downsizing and/or high unemployment Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities (LMAPDs) $218M per year, cost-shared Supports that improve the employment situation for Canadians with disabilities
Investing in Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship • Red Seal trades are critical to the Canadian economy (e.g., Electrician, Heavy Equipment Operator, Rig Technician and Welder). • Significant investments in apprenticeship and the skilled trades through: • Direct supports to apprentices: • Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG), • Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG), • Tuition Tax Credit, • Tradesperson’s Tools Deduction (TTD), • Apprentice Mechanic’s Tools Deduction (AMTD), and • EI during periods of technical training. • Direct support to employers: • Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit (AJCTC).
Enhancing the Youth Employment Strategy • The Youth Employment Strategy (YES) invests $300M annually to help youth aged 15 to 30 gain the skills, work experience and abilities needed to successfully transition to the workplace. • The YES has three program streams: • Skills Link • Career Focus • Summer Work Experience (Canada Summer Jobs)
Increasing labour market participation of Aboriginal people • A range of programs is offered to support the skills development and labour market participation of Aboriginal people. • Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS) • Designed to help Aboriginal people prepare for, find, and maintain jobs. • 84 agreement holders and more than 600 points of service. • First Nations Job Fund • Increasing the availability of training and employment services, in partnership with First Nations communities. • $109 million over four years, the Job Fund supports a wide range of activities that lead directly to jobs. • The Skills and Partnership Fund • A five-year, $210M initiative launched in July 2010 to increase Aboriginal skills development and labour market participation through project-based funding for Aboriginal organizations where training and skills upgrading is needed to take advantage of economic opportunities.
Increasing awareness through improved labour market information • Sectoral Initiatives Program (SIP) – launched in August 2012 • Supports partnership-based, industry-driven labour market information to help Canadians make informed decisions about learning and work. • WorkinginCanada.gc.ca (WiC) • Provides occupation- and location-specific learning and labour market information and current job opportunities.
Supporting foreign credential recognition • Launched in February 2012, F-P/T governments have committed to the Pan-Canadian Framework for the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications. • Foreign Credential Recognition Loans pilot project – tests models of community-based partnerships in order to help internationally trained individuals.