Two Years of Future Skills
In 2 short years, we’ve equipped thousands of Canadians with the skills to thrive in the workforce of today and tomorrow. Thank you to our partners for your continued support in an unprecedented time of change and disruption. We are looking forward to continuing our work together to support Canadians in the months and years to come.
Impact to date
120
innovation projects spanning every province and territory
5,000+
partners
In the past two years, we released a large volume of research and connected with hundreds of Canadians on our regional sounding tours.
55+
pieces of research in key areas, including:
25+
stops on our Virtual Regional Sounding Tours, where we heard voices from across Canada
Marginalized groups were hit extra hard by the shocks of 2020. With our partners, we were able to increase our focus and support on these populations.
Project
The Indigenous Employment Hub
The Indigenous Employment Hub can help meet labour needs for future (infrastructure) projects in B.C. and become a model for creating meaningful employment opportunities for Indigenous people.
Project
CLIMB: Continuous Learning for Individuals’ Mid-career and Beyond
Mid-career workers are most vulnerable to disruption of the labour market but there is little widespread information, resources, or training to support a mid-career change.
Project
Material Handling 4.0: Building pathways to employment for disadvantaged groups
Help new and current material handlers in Hamilton to transition to new job opportunities within the supply chain sector.
How can you engage with the Future Skills Centre?
Community of Practice
Join our Community of Practice, a digital space dedicated to the exchange of information and collaborative work around skills development.
Sounding Tour
Attend a Virtual Regional Sounding Tour event, to discuss the latest skills development needs and initiatives in your Province or Territory.
Connect with us
Connect with our research network of scholars and experts, to help Canadians better understand future skills priorities, knowledge gaps and best practices.
Subscribe to our six-part podcast
Canada is facing wide-reaching demographic and technological changes that pose increasingly significant challenges to the world of work. The Future Skills Centre Podcast, presented by The Conference Board of Canada, explores these crucial emerging challenges to the future of work.
There are no rules in the gig economy.
— Armine Yalnizyan, Fellow on the Future of Workers, Atkinson Foundation