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innovation projects spanning every province and territory

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partners

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pieces of research in key areas, including:

  1. Indigenous-focused education and training
  2. Social and emotional skills
  3. Closing the skills gap and bracing for automation

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stops on our Virtual Regional Sounding Tours, where we heard voices from across Canada

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Latest News Releases

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Canadian researchers examine the latest impact of digital technologies on the economic landscape

Ottawa, ON – February 2, 2021: The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), in…
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Future Skills Centre and Labour Market Information Council Announce $3 Million Partnership for Creation of Front-Line Career-Guidance Tools

New project aims to equip front-line organizations with tools and insights needed to help Canadians…
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Future Skills Centre joins with Atlantic Canada partners to enhance skills training

The Future Skills Centre (FSC) today announced a $4.3 million investment into two new partnerships…
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Canadians welcome technology at work—but not everybody is benefiting

Majorities say that technology has made their job more enjoyable and easier, Environics Institute survey…
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Our Leadership

Pedro Barata Pedro Barata

Pedro Barata

Executive Director
Noel-Baldwin Noel Baldwin

Noel Baldwin

Director, Government and Public Affairs
Fiona Deller Fiona Deller

Fiona Deller

Chief Operating Officer (COO)
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Desirée Lopes

Director, Programs
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Rajanthi Manivannan

Director, Strategy
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Julia Rim Shepard

Director, Strategic Communications
Tricia Williams Tricia Williams

Tricia Williams

Director, Research, Evaluation and Knowledge Mobilization

Media Contact

Eglantine Ronfard
Communications Manager
Future Skills Centre
communications@fsc-ccf.ca
647-262-3706

In the News

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Watch Pedro Barata talk about upskilling displaced workers to fill job vacanciesexternal link icon

September 4, 2019 – BNN Bloomberg, with Amanda Lang
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Pedro Barata has a $375-million plan to retrain workers in every sector of Canada’s economyexternal link icon

August 21, 2019 – The Logic, written by Catherine McIntyre
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The Future Skills Centre Announces its Next Open Call for Proposals to Help Strengthen Canada’s Skills Development Ecosystem

The Centre will test approaches for supporting Canadians through career transitions by investing $37 million…
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