Building Digital Skills
To succeed in a global digital economy, Canadians need the skills to effectively use digital technologies.
Through the Economic Action Plan, the Government is transforming the way in which Canadians access the training they need to get jobs in high-demand fields. These include skilled trades, science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Click through the individual initiatives listed below to learn more about what is in the Economic Action Plan for you.
To succeed in a global digital economy, Canadians need the skills to effectively use digital technologies.
Economic Action Plan 2013 announces that the Government will transform skills training in Canada through the introduction of the Canada Job Grant, as part of the renewal of the Labour Market Agreements in 2014-15.
Are you looking for employment, maybe considering a move? Matching workers with available jobs is critical to improving quality of life as well as supporting economic growth and prosperity.
Are you currently studying either full-time or part-time? There are many initiatives to help ease the financial burden of continuing your education, including financial assistance to full- and part-time post-secondary students.
To make good career decisions, Canadians, and particularly youth, need to have access to the right information about current and future labour market needs.
A federal-provincial/territorial employment program that provides a range of employment activities for unemployed older workers living in vulnerable communities with populations of 250,000 or less to help them stay in the workforce.
The ThirdQuarter project is an innovative initiative, led by the Manitoba Chamber of Commerce, to help employers find experienced workers who are 45 and over.
Through Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the federal government extended eligibility for the Tuition Tax Credit.
Are you between 18 and 30? Are you facing barriers to employment? The Youth Employment Strategy has programs and information that can help you.