In a modern and fast-changing world, there are many career choices that can lead to a better job and a better future. Are you looking to enhance your skills and abilities in order to take advantage of the many opportunities that exist in Canada?
Job creation remains a top priority, along with helping workers get better jobs. Apprenticeship grants, retraining programs, support resources, and funding are ensuring that Canadians have access to the training, personal development and career advancement programs required to be successful in today’s global economy.
Canada’s Economic Action Plan (EAP) offers key measures to connect Canadians with high-quality, well-paying jobs by equipping them with the skills and training they need. EAP is also helping businesses in vital sectors find the talent they need to remain competitive domestically and internationally.
Are you returning to school to acquire new skills, or planning to update existing skills? You may qualify for funding for post-secondary education. EAP ’s financial assistance is supporting apprenticeships, helping Canadian students to study abroad, and encouraging youth in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
In this fast-paced labour market, you’ll need the right tools, resources, and skill sets to get ahead. Canada’s Economic Action Plan can help.
Promoting Education in High-Demand Fields
To make good career decisions, Canadians need to have access to the right information about current and future labour market needs. This initiative gives young Canadians access to better labour market information and helps develop new ways of promoting fields that are in demand, including science, technology, engineering, mathematics and the skilled trades. [More. . .]
Skills Training
Skills training is a central element of Canada’s EAP . Too many jobs go unfilled in Canada because employers can’t find workers with the right skills. Meanwhile, too many Canadians are looking for work. Read through the nine EAP initiatives that support skills training and find out how you can gain the skills needed for a better job. [More. . .]
Federal Student Financial Assistance
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. In the 2011-2012 academic year, about 450,000 students received a total of $2.4 billion in Canada Student Loans, and more than 336,000 students received $647 million in Canada Student Grants. [More. . .]
Continuing Education
Under the EAP, the Government is helping Canadians to further their education so that they can get high-quality jobs in high-demand fields. It is providing financial assistance for post-secondary education, supporting apprenticeships, helping Canadian students to study abroad, and encouraging youth in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. [More. . .]