Employment Supports

Persons with Disabilities in the Canadian Labor Market: An Overlooked Talent Pool

Jul 17, 2019 | Report - Background Paper

In the present context of labour shortages and skills gaps in Canada, it has been acknowledged that the country cannot afford to keep going without the talents of entire groups of populations that are currently under-represented in the labour market. Among those...

Peer Support – A Theoretical Perspective

Jul 17, 2019 | Journal Article

This article offers one theoretical perspective of peer support and attempts to define the elements that, when reinforced through education and training, provide a new cultural context for healing and recovery. Persons labeled with psychiatric disability have become...

Labor and Advanced Education: Canada-Nova Scotia Job Fund Agreement

Jul 16, 2019 | Website

The labour market programs of Nova Scotia that are eligible for the purpose of this Agreement are:The Canada-Nova Scotia Job Grant, as described in Annex 1; Other Employer-Sponsored Training provided by Nova Scotia, or by a third party on behalf of Nova Scotia, such...

Métis Training to Employment Client Labor Market Self-Sufficiency Study

Jul 16, 2019 | Report

The Rupertsland Institute (RLI), established in 2010, was assigned a triple mandate in Métisresearch, education, and training. As part of its training mandate, the RLI assumed responsibility for the delivery of the Métis Training to Employment (MTE) program. Prior to...

Making It Work – Policy Framework for Employment Supports for People with Series Mental Illness

Jul 16, 2019 | Policy Framework

With the release of Making It Happen, the government set the direction for a three-year plan to reform Ontario’s mental health system. A key component of a reformed mental health system is the provision of and implementation of an employment supports strategy that is...