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Encouraging Canada’s Next Generation in Skilled Trades and Technology

Are you entering the workforce for the first time, re-entering it, or changing careers? Consider a skilled trade. The opportunities are endless! Canada’s television personality and professional contractor Mike Holmes knows about the importance of Skills Canada.

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Encouraging Canada’s Next Generation in Skilled Trades and Technology

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Connecting Canadians with Available Jobs: The Canada Job Grant

By connecting Canadians with available jobs, the Economic Action Plan supports individuals and their families no matter where they live. Skills training is a central element of Economic Action Plan 2013.

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Connecting Canadians with Available Jobs: The Canada Job Grant

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Creating a New Building Canada Plan

Economic Action Plan 2013 delivers a new Building Canada plan to build roads, bridges, subways, commuter rail and other public infrastructure in cooperation with provinces, territories and municipalities.

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Helping Manufacturers and Businesses Succeed in the Global Economy

Economic Action Plan 2013 is the next chapter in the Government’s long-term plan to strengthen the Canadian economy in an uncertain world, and create jobs and growth, while keeping taxes low for families and businesses and balancing the budget by 2015.

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Helping Manufacturers and Businesses Succeed in the Global Economy

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Harper Government Moves to Strengthen Regulations on Air Pollution to Provide Cleaner Air to Canadians

Canada's Environment Minister announced that, in order to provide cleaner air to Canadians, the Government of Canada intends to align its transportation-related air pollution emission standards with the more stringent United States proposed Tier 3 standards.

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Harper Government Moves to Strengthen Regulations on Air Pollution to Provide Cleaner Air to Canadians

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Economic Action Plan 2013

Economic Action Plan 2013 is the next chapter in the Government’s long–term plan to strengthen the Canadian economy in an uncertain world, and create jobs and growth, while keeping taxes low for families and businesses and balancing the budget by 2015.

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Jobs and Growth Blog

Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy is Helping Youth Get Jobs
14 June, 2013

Finding a job can be tough, especially if you’re a young person. That’s why Canada’s Economic Action Plan is investing $50 million over two years through the Youth Employment Strategy (YES) to help young Canadians gain tangible skills and experience required for jobs in high demand fields.
Streamlining the Review Process for Major Resource Development Projects
12 June, 2013

Under Canada’s Economic Action Plan, Responsible Resource Development (RRD) is streamlining the review process for major resource development projects. This increases employment, investments and prosperity for all Canadians.
Getting a Head Start on Your Job Search
6 June, 2013

Under the Economic Action Plan, the Government is committed to providing Canadians with the various tools they need to find jobs.
Helping to Provide Valuable Public Services
4 June, 2013

Under Canada’s Economic Action Plan, Responsible Resource Development (RRD) is creating opportunities for Canadians. Close to 1.6 million Canadians depend directly or indirectly on natural resources for their jobs—10 percent of all employment in Canada.