Fact Sheets

Document Title and Description	Date (dd/mm/yy)	Format
Alberta Adult Health Benefit The Alberta Adult Health Benefit (AAHB) provides premium-free Alberta Health Care Insurance, dental care, optical, prescription drug, essential diabetic supplies and emergency ambulance services to individuals and their dependants.	01/03/05
Alberta Child Health Benefit The ACHB is a premium-free health benefit plan that provides basic dental, optical, emergency ambulance, essential diabetic supplies and prescription drug coverage for children living in families with low incomes.	01/03/05
Alberta Labour Force Statistics Labour Force Statistics (LFS) on employment and unemployment rates for all provinces are posted monthly. The information is obtained from Statistics Canada’s monthly Labour Force Survey.	01/03/05
Alberta Learning Information Service (ALIS) A website provided through a provincial partnership of Alberta Human Resources and Employment, Alberta Education and Alberta Advanced Education for everyone interested in exploring career, learning and employment choices.	01/03/05
Alberta Service Centres and Canada-Alberta Service Centres Alberta Service Centres are places where Albertans go to get hands-on employment, career, and training information and assistance.	01/03/05
Alberta Works The goal of Alberta Works is to help unemployed people find and keep jobs, help low-income Albertans cover their basic costs of living, and help employers meet their need for skilled workers.	01/03/05
Alberta Works...for farmers Through Alberta Works, your local Alberta Human Resources and Employment office can help farm families through brief periods of financial difficulty and with long-term planning for the future.	01/08/05
Alberta Works Income Support Contact Centre The Alberta Works Contact Centre provides current, complete and consistent information on Alberta Works programs to Albertans.	01/03/05
Bargaining Update Bargaining Update is a monthly summary of key collective bargaining activities in Alberta and out-of-province.	01/03/05
Canada-Alberta Job Order Bank Service (JOBS) JOBS is a job bank service for employers and job seekers. This service is provided under the Canada-Alberta Labour Market Development Agreement.	01/03/05
Career Development Services This service is available to people interested in making employment transitions, such as from school to work, or from unemployment to employment.	01/03/05
Career Information Programs and services that give Albertans the information and tools they need to make well-informed career, education, and employment decisions.	01/03/05
Career Information Hotline The Career Information Hotline provides Albertans a telephone and online consulting and referral service related to occupational, education and training options, job search skills and career transitions.	01/03/05
Careers in Motion Careers in Motion is a 25-foot motor home converted into a mobile Labour Market Information Centre (LMIC).	01/03/05
Certificate of Recognition A Certificate of Recognition (COR) is given to employers who have developed health and safety programs that meet established standards.	01/03/05
Child Care Expenses Full-Time, Non-EI Learners If you receive funding as a learner under the Income Support Program, you may be eligible to receive child care benefits.	02/05/05
Child Support Services Child Support Services helps single parents and parents of blended families negotiate child support agreements with the other parent of their children, or obtain court orders for support.	01/03/05
Citizens' Appeal Panels & The Appeals Secretariat A comprehensive and efficient appeals process that allows people to appeal financial benefit decisions made by program areas in several provincial government departments.	01/03/05
Continuous Supplementary Benefits Full-Time, Non-EI Learners Automatic Benefits You or a family member may be eligible for additional money under the Income Support Program for certain needs other than your core benefits (see Financial Benefits Summary sheet) and tuition and books.	02/05/05
Continuous Supplementary Benefits Full-Time, Non-EI Learners – Benefits you must ask for You or a family member may be eligible for additional money under the Income Support program for certain needs other than your core benefits (see Financial Benefits Summary Sheet) and tuition and books.	02/05/05
Disability Related Employment Supports (DRES) This program provides assistance to Albertans in addressing the barriers to education and employment created by their disability.	01/03/05
Emergency Assistance for Albertans Facing Utility Disconnection Alberta Human Resources and Employment helps low-income Albertans who have received a disconnection notice from their gas or power company and have no other way of paying their overdue utility bills.	03/01/05
Employment Standards Contact Centre The Employment Standards Contact Centre is a one-stop information shop about employees’ and employers’ rights and responsibilities in the workplace.	01/03/05
Financial Eligibility Full-Time, Non-EI Learners Your household financial resources affect whether you may be eligible to receive Income Support benefits and how much money you will get.	02/05/05
First Nations Training to Employment Program This program provides First Nations people who are unemployed or underemployed with the skills needed for sustained employment in occupations with long-term employment prospects.	01/03/05
Health Benefits Full-Time, Non-EI Learners If you are in full-time training funded through Alberta Works, you, your spouse/partner, and any 18 and 19-year old dependants attending high school will receive coverage for health benefits, unless you receive coverage through the Government of Canada.	02/05/05
Income Support The Income Support program helps people who do not have the resources to meet basic needs like food, clothing and shelter.	01/03/05
Income Support for Eligible Apprentices in Technical Training 2006/2007 This fact sheet summarizes the income support that may be provided to apprentices in technical training through the Canada/Alberta Labour Market Development Agreement (LMDA).	01/08/06
Income Support for Eligible Employment Insurance (EI) Learners 2006/2007 This fact sheet summarizes the income support that may be provided to eligible Employment Insurance (EI) learners through the Canada/Alberta Labour Market Development Agreement (LMDA).	01/08/06
Job Placement Services This program connects unemployed Albertans who are ready to work but need help in locating and obtaining jobs with employers needing to fill jobs.	01/03/05
Labour Market Information Centres (LMICs) LMICs are multi-media resource centres with an extensive range of career-related information to help Albertans make career, learning and work decisions.	01/03/05
Labour Market Profiles A series of profiles on target groups provides detailed information about their involvement in the Alberta labour force.	01/03/05
Labour Settlement Tools This fact sheet outlnies mechanisms to assist in resolution of collective bargaining disputes.	01/03/05
Leading in Learning and Skilled Workforce The purpose of this initiative is to ensure Alberta has the best learning system in Canada.	01/03/05
Lost-Time Claim Rate A lost-time claim (LTC) is a claim for an occupational injury or disease, which disables the worker beyond the day of injury.	01/03/05
Mediation Services Mediation Services assists labour and management to resolve collective bargaining disputes.	01/03/05
Mentorship Program The Mentorship program helps employers with excellent safety records mentor employers who want to improve their safety standards.	01/03/05
National Child Benefit Supplement The National Child Benefit Supplement (NCBS) is a monthly benefit for low-income families with children.	01/07/05
Non-Continuous Supplementary Benefits Full-Time, Non-EI Learners – Additional Benefits You may be issued supplementary benefits when you submit an Application for Income Support for Learners Non-EI or a Change in Circumstances for Learners Non-EI form.	02/05/05
Non-Continuous Supplementary Benefits Full-Time, Non-EI Learners – Benefits you must ask for You or a family member may be eligible for additional money under the Income Support Program for certain needs other than your core benefits and tuition and books.	02/05/05
Professions and Occupations Professions and Occupations works in partnership with Professional Regulatory Organizations (PRO’s), affected stakeholders and other government departments to develop and implement standards to regulate non-health related professions in the public interest.	01/03/05
Quebec/Alberta Student Employment Exchange This program provides summer employment opportunities within Québec and Alberta provincial government departments to participating university students.	01/11/05
Self Employment Program This program provides clients with formal instruction inbusiness plan development, one-to-one business counselling, coaching, guidance and follow-up during business plan implementation.	01/03/05
Skills Investment Strategy The Skills Investment Strategy is a plan to ensure Albertans have the skills and supports they need to succeed in the labour market.	01/03/05
Student Funding Contact Centre The Student Funding Contact Centre (SFCC) responds to telephone and e-mail inquiries concerning student funding for government sponsored student loan and grant programs as well as Alberta Works income support for learners.	24/03/05
Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP) The Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP) is a program through which community partners create meaningful employment opportunities for Albertans during the spring and summer months.	01/03/05
Training for Work This program provides full and part-time occupationally focused training opportunities to enable clients to get a job, substantially improve their employment situation or adapt to changing labour conditions and skill requirements in order to sustain employment.	01/03/05
Workers' Compensation Board Claims for Employment and Training Services Clients - Reporting Procedures Reporting procedures for WCB claims for employment and training services clients.	01/07/05
Workers' Compensation Board Claims for Employment and Training Services Clients - Questions & Answers Questions and answers about WCB claims for employment and training services clients.	01/07/05
Workforce Partnerships Workforce partnerships ensure working Albertans continue to enhance their skills in order to contribute to Alberta’s economic growth or to respond to skills shortages through industry and community partnerships.	01/03/05
Work Foundations Work Foundations provides full-time and part-time basic skills training and academic upgrading to enable clients to pursue further job-related training and/or to find a job and substantially improve their situation.	01/03/05
Workplace Health & Safety and Employment Standards Compliance Workplace Health and Safety Compliance (WH&S) explains legislated standards and uses a variety of strategies to achieve sustained compliance.	01/03/05
Workplace Health & Safety Contact Centre The Workplace Health and Safety Contact Centre is a one-stop information shop about employees’ and employers’ safety obligations in the workplace.	01/03/05
Workplace Partnerships Workplace Partnerships is a team of Partnership Consultants, Facilitators and Education Coordinators who deliver two programs to Albertans: Workplace Health and Safety Partnerships and Workplace Effectiveness.	01/03/05
Workplace Training – Client Information Workplace Training is a tailor made, client-focused program that supports the training needs of eligible clients and uses work site based training opportunities to teach specific skills for occupations that are in demand.	01/07/05
Workplace Training – Employer Information Workplace Training is a tailor made, client-focused program that supports the training needs of eligible clients and uses work site based training opportunities to teach specific skills for occupations that are in demand.	01/07/05
Work Safe Alberta Work Safe Alberta is a joint industry, safety association, labour, WCB and government campaign to reduce injuries and fatalities on Alberta worksites.	01/03/05
Youth Connections Youth Connections is designed to prepare young people for learning and work by providing them with career and employment assistance.	01/03/05