After nearly five years as head of the Future Skills Centre (FSC), Pedro Barata is stepping down from his executive director position and will be taking on a new role as President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity Canada. Noel Baldwin, FSC's government and public affairs director, is appointed interim executive director, effective June 3, 2024.

At 11.3 per cent, the unemployment rate for Canadians aged 15 to 24 is double that for the country overall. Young people are struggling to find jobs, and without proactive solutions their economic prospects could not only be significantly eroded for years, but may never recover.

In partnership with the Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT), we are supporting 68 partner organizations to make sure skills training is relevant and accessible to Quebec’s diverse workforce.

June 26, 2023 While immigration is responsible for as much as 90% of Canada’s labour force growth, our research shows that newcomer skills and experiences...

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We are delighted to announce the launch of "Upskilling for Canada’s Climate Transition", a new research partnership with the Academy for Sustainable Innovation (ASI) and the Resilience by Design Lab (RbD). We are joining forces to create a roadmap for upskilling Canada’s workforce to support climate action.

Many innovators go through a frustrating process of trying to develop and implement new ideas. FSC’s innovation lab makes it easier to innovate.  The Lab...