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Canada Job Grant / Ottawa willing to compromise
In a renewed effort to show “flexibility” and reach out to the provinces on the Canada Job Grant program, the federal minister responsible, Jason Kenney, has written to the provinces with an olive branch Continue reading
Canada Job Grant / Doomed unless changed say premiers
Unless the federal Conservatives make substantial changes to the Canada Job Grant, the jobs training fund is doomed to failure, provincial leaders say. Ottawa has to be open to changing the program because a “one-size-fits-all” approach to helping more people find jobs isn’t going to work, said BC Premier Christy Clark and New Brunswick Premier … Continue reading
Canada / BC and Ontario talk tactics against Canada Jobs Grant
The provinces are gearing up to battle Ottawa this fall over the federal government’s signature skills-training program, with British Columbia’s Christy Clark and Ontario’s Kathleen Wynne hunkering down to plan strategy for the coming fight. And in one of the sharpest criticisms yet of the Canada Jobs Grant, Ms. Clark said the program would simply … Continue reading
Canada Job Grant / There is no single, magic solution to skills needs across Canada” say the Provinces and Territories
“There is no single, magic solution to skills needs across Canada” writes the Forum of Labour Market Ministers in a position paper on to the Canada Job Grant proposal titled Building Skills Together Continue reading
Canada Job Grant / Television commercial was misleading and a breach of the Code of Advertising Standards
A federal government television commercial touting a not yet existent Canada Job Grant was misleading and a breach of the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards, Canada’s advertising watchdog has ruled Continue reading
Canada Job Grant / A “mystery program” with few fans writes The Guardian (PEI)
The federal Canada Job Grant program has almost a billion dollars in funding, but no one is using it. Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter called it “a mystery program.” Continue reading
Canada / Give the Job Grant a chance says The Globe and Mail
A united demand from Canada’s 13 premiers that their provinces be allowed to opt out of a major new national job-training program is a misguided way to lead off an important federal-provincial negotiation Continue reading
Canad Job Grant for PEI / The program will not work says Ghiz
“The Canada Job Grant does not appear to work for us,” Ghiz said in a statement to The Guardian Thursday Continue reading
Canada Job Grant / Press coverage for today
Widespread Support for Canada Job Grant Sacramento Bee Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) is pleased to see the federal government address the skilled labour shortage in Economic Action Plan 2013 … Premiers tackle jobs and skills training in early meeting CBC.ca Jobs, skills training, infrastructure and energy are among the topics on the agenda as Canada’spremiers and territorial leaders gathered Thursday morning for … Wynne says federal jobs plan … Continue reading
Canada Job Grant / Where does business stand on the ?
Provincial and territorial leaders are united in their opposition to the federal government’s Canada Job Grant… But what about the business community? Continue reading
Canada Job Grant / A non-starter ?
Given the alleged pervasiveness of the skills shortage and the impact it has had on local economies within Canada, one might think it wise for Ottawa and the provincial capitals to find common ground on a matter that affects them with equal adversity. Yet, the idea of establishing a national education and/or training strategy — … Continue reading
The Canada Job Grant / What do you think about it ?
Tell us what you think about the Ottawa’s proposed Canada Job Grant. Use the DISCUSSION section at the bottom of this page and enter your comment at the end of this post. As Lina Dib wrote in La Presse, “Ottawa is trying to sell a product that Quebecers do not yet exist and that will probably … Continue reading
Canada / Budget’s job training program hits provincial reluctance
When the premiers of the four Atlantic provinces met on April 29, their joint communiqué noted “significant concerns with the recent unilateral decisions of the federal government regarding skills, training and employment supports.” The four provinces expressed concerns about the Canada Job Grant, “particularly the ability of small-and medium-sized businesses to participate in the program.” … Continue reading
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