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  CALGARY -- Albertans who are out of work will soon be able to benefit from a federal funding grant aimed at helping them acquire training and access employment benefits. The money, which comes from a $1.5 billion investment into Workforce Development Agreements (WDAs), will assist Albertans who are seeking jobs. Supports through the province's WDA include skills training, on-the-job training, employer-sponsored training, financial assistance and benefits, employment counselling and job opportunities. "Building on the strong delivery networks already in place in Alberta, these investme...

Job opportunities In November, Stats Canada reported an 11.1 per cent unemployment rate in Alberta with the province losing 10,800 jobs. For the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region, it was 9.6 per cent. “As we begin to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, we must ensure that Albertans have the skills and training necessary to support our economy and help bring our province back to prosperity,” adds provincial Minister of Labour and Immigration Jason Copping. “This additional support from the Government of Canada is critical to help Albertans get back to work today in jobs that will help us bu...

From: Employment and Social Development Canada As Canada faces the economic impacts of COVID-19, workers are dealing with new challenges. Nova Scotians and all Canadians need access to training and employment supports to develop new skills and find good jobs. As Canada faces the economic impacts of COVID-19, workers are dealing with new challenges. Nova Scotians and all Canadians need access to training and employment supports to develop new skills and find good jobs. Canada’s Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, and Nova Scotia’s Minis...

Ontario has an unemployment rate of 7.3 per cent, above the national average of 6.9 per cent. PHOTO: Benson Kua, via Wikimedia Commons GATINEAU — Workers are facing new challenges as the Canadian economy begins to rebound from the impact of COVID-19. Ontario residents need access to training and support to develop new skills to find good jobs in a post-pandemic economy. On Dec. 10, Canada’s Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, and Monte McNaughton, Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, highlighted that the Gov...