Active Employment Measures
Active Employment Measures aim to:
- help Canadians gain the tools, experience and skills needed to find and keep jobs;
- ease access to work opportunities;
- improve job skills; and
- facilitate how Canadians and employers work together.
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) designs, develops, monitors, tests and helps to oversee Active Employment Measures in partnership with provinces and territories. HRSDC ensures that these employment measures are adapted to the Canadian labour market and assists vulnerable groups with job transitions.
Labour Market Development Agreements were concluded with provinces and territories:
- to help unemployed Canadians quickly find work; and
- to develop a skilled labour force that meets current and emerging needs of employers.
Other programs and strategies for Canadians facing barriers to employment include:
- Youth Employment Strategy programs, which help young Canadians gain skills and work experience and access the information they need to successfully integrate into the workplace;
- the Targeted Initiative for Older Workers, which, in partnership with provinces and territories, supports unemployed older workers aged 55 and over living in vulnerable communities to reintegrate into employment;
- Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities, which improve the employment situation of Canadians with disabilities;
- the Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities, which helps people with disabilities prepare for and get jobs or become self-employed; and
- the Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities, which enhances the development and vitality of Official Language Minority Communities by strengthening their capacity in the areas of human resource development and community economic development.
Job Bank provides additional information on all programs and services.
Related links
- Career Transition Assistance—Frequently asked questions
- Employment Insurance (EI) Publications Index
- Work-Sharing 2010
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