Canada’s future skills strategy: Workforce development for inclusive innovation

January 20, 2021

In January 2019, the Government of Canada established the Future Skills Council with a mandate to provide advice on emerging skills and workforce trends and to identify and promote pan-Canadian priorities relating to skills development and training.

The Future Skills Council report, released in November 2020, recommends equitable and competitive labour market strategies in response to disruptive technological, economic, social and environmental events. It aims to provide a roadmap to a stronger, more resilient future for Canada. In this webinar, panelists discuss the report’s key action areas and pathways to successful implementation.

Speakers

Rachel Wernick
Panelist
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills & Employment Branch, Employment and Social Development Canada

Denise Amyot
Panelist
President and Chief Executive Officer, Colleges and Institutes Canada

Dan Munro
Panelist
Innovation Policy Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy; Research Advisor, Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship

David Ticoll
Panelist
Chair, National Stakeholder Advisory Panel, Labour Market Information Council; Senior Associate, Innovation Policy Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

Tara Deschamps
Moderator
Business Reporter – Editor, The Canadian Press