Non-traditional work arrangements may bring flexibility to both employers and employees, but more workers may not have access to pension and benefits, and their work conditions may worsen. Specifically, the Department’s Innovation Lab and the Acceleration Hub help the Minister generate client-centric and design-centered solutions for Canadians across the service delivery continuum, from policy to programs and delivery of services, in order to address program and policy challenges.The Lab employs various methods, such as behavioural insight, design thinking, organizational development diagnostics, and systemic design to find innovative solutions to ESDC’s most pressing challenges, while the Acceleration Hub offers multi-disciplinary teams a unique environment for designing and testing tangible solutions to service delivery programs that bring real value for clients.We would not be serving you well as your Deputies if we did not bring to your attention challenges that we will face as we work together toward implementing your priorities. It’s a severe hindrance to gender equality, and … a lack of affordable child care is a great source of income insecurity and child poverty,” he said.And while there is election pressure on the Liberals to show they are solid fiscal managers, Duclos points to a cabinet briefing he received not too long ago when he learned about $12-trillion in capital that institutional investors are sitting on. For more data options, please see Open Data. Contents. For example, Reaching Home, Canada’s Homelessness Strategy, was launched this year, and supports efforts to prevent and reduce homelessness across the country. We look forward to working with you.Graham Flack, Deputy Minister of Employment and Social DevelopmentChantal Maheu, Deputy Minister of Labour and Associate Deputy Minister of Employment and Social DevelopmentLeslie MacLean, Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development and Chief Operating Officer of Service Canada; andBenoît Robidoux, Associate Deputy Minister of Employment and Social DevelopmentIn reading this letter, you will note that some of the information included is our advice to you and, therefore, should be treated as Secret. Fully implement lessons learned from previous information technology project challenges and failures, particularly around sunk costs and major multi-year contracts. Some of our programs focus on systemically disadvantaged populations to address inequalities and to reduce participation gaps in the economy and in society. Export as: XML CSV. Finally, the Labour Program promotes a fair, safe, healthy and productive work environment through workplace legislation and regulations. [2] History. Some populations of Canadians, however, remain vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and recent immigrants.They continue to face barriers to fully participating in the workforce and contributing to Canada’s prosperity, including lower than average employment rates and incomes for many of these groups which puts them at greater risk of poverty and can cause challenges accessing education and stable housing.We have been taking action to boost access to our services, for example through outreach visits to Indigenous communities. The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (French: Ministre de la Famille, des Enfants et du Développement social) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet.The Minister is in charge of Service Canada.. Available evidence suggests there has been modest labour market disruption to date due to new digital technologies. 2020-123 2020-03-09. Specifically, you are responsible for three major programs that provide direct income support to Canadians at different life stages. As the co-chair, you will also have the opportunity to help shape and influence the agenda going forward.Given that the challenges facing Canada are not unique, you may also choose to engage with international colleagues, through broader fora, such as the G20, the G7, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the United Nations. We have highlighted one of these items below, but would also refer you to Briefing Book One where a list of early decisions is outlined.In your role as Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, you will need to work with other federal colleagues, including your colleagues who are also responsible for elements of ESDC’s portfolio, to help advance the Government’s agenda. The accompanying briefing package highlights the breadth of our mandate, from setting up an education savings plan for a newborn to receiving a pension from the Canada Pension Plan. Represents the riding of York South - Weston.
We will need to have an early discussion on how to address these issues, while also moving forward on your agenda.While ESDC infrastructure and systems deliver a significant amount of benefits to Canadians each year, [Nineteen words redacted]As Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, you play a critical role in providing benefits to over 9 million Canadians, via the main statutory income support programs of OAS and CPP.