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Canada – The Job Grant applications open in Manitoba, P.E.I, N.L.
Employers in three provinces can now apply for skills training funds under the Canada Job Grant, nearly 18 months after the Conservatives introduced it with much fanfare in the 2013 budget. The government of Manitoba was the first to accept applications last month, with P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador following suit on Tuesday. July 1 deadline missed for … Continue reading
Canada Job Grant / No agreement reached on friday
Ottawa needs to satisfy the provinces’ concerns if it wants to launch the program, said Ontario minister Brad Duguid. “The fact of the matter is, the provinces and territories are very united on this,” said Duguid. “We will not fund or support any program that funds a new federal program on the backs of our … Continue reading
Canada / The government is committed to fixing the skills mismatch with the Canada Job Grant says Kenney
In a keynote speech today at the Association of Canadian Community Colleges, the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister for Multiculturalism, emphasized the importance of the skilled trades and the vital role of Canada’s colleges in preparing the skilled workforce of the future. “Our government’s top priorities are creating jobs, … Continue reading
BC / A hard line on Canada Job Grant
B.C. Jobs Minister Shirley Bond described Kenney’s go-it-alone warning as “incredibly unfortunate”. Continue reading
Canada – Skilled Workers Immigration: brakes on
Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says it’s time to hit the “reset button” and temporarily put the brakes on new applications under two programs popular with skilled workers wanting to come to Canada from abroad. Kenney told a business audience Thursday that the government is placing a six-month moratorium on the Federal Skilled Worker Program … Continue reading
Canada | Fast track for skilled immigrants
The federal government plans to create a global job bank to bring in more skilled foreign workers, while using a new technique to end the “bizarre” situation in which low-skilled temporary foreign workers are hired in Canadian communities with double-digit unemployment, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Friday. The job bank idea, modelled after New Zealand’s … Continue reading
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