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Last month, the Future Skills Centre (FSC) joined Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) and SkillPlan to co-host a site visit at IBEW Local 353 in Mississauga. We were honoured to welcome the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and FedNor, along with senior leaders from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).

The Future Skills Centre (FSC) is driving innovation in skills development to help move the country forward through a $7.6 million investment funded by the Government of Canada's Future Skills program in 35 new projects to ensure Canada has a strong workforce for a resilient economy.

FSC is pleased to announce a new investment of $14.3 million to expand more than a dozen innovative approaches to skills development addressing the urgent need to ensure Canada’s workforce is resilient and prepared for the future.

FSC seeks to engage external evaluators to support its knowledge generation and evaluation objectives.

October 30, 2024 Toronto, Ontario – The Future Skills Centre (FSC) is pleased to announce the launch of Skills Horizon, two new calls for proposals...

The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is pleased to announce that researcher Dr. Moein Manbachi of the Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART) has been awarded $230,000 in funding from Future Skills Centre. This funding will support the expansion of the Virtualized Experiential Learning Platform (VELP), developed to meet the growing demand for skilled professionals in the green energy sector.

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.

The question is on everyone’s minds these days: will AI help or hinder the future of work? Will it enhance human capability, and even create new jobs? Or will it replace human labour, leaving people in a world of ever-shrinking job prospects?