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Content from: Radio Canada April 29, 2025 On Tuesday, Winnipeg is hosting its first ECONx, an economic summit focused on its future, at the RBC Convention Centre. Noel Baldwin, executive director of the Future Skills Centre, explains that the goal is to discuss and design Winnipeg's future.

Labour market information (LMI) is a key pillar of a well-functioning workforce development system, yet considerable gaps remain in the generation, dissemination and uptake of skills-related LMI in Canada.

Content from: HigherEd Strategy, Alex Usher | April 24, 2025 Today my guest is the CEO of Canada’s Future Skills Centre, Noel Baldwin. Over the past decade, both in his roles at FSC, his previous ones at the Council Minister of Education Canada, he’s arguably been one of the country’s most dedicated users of PIAAC data. As part of Canada’s delegation to the OECD committee in charge of PIAAC, he also had a front row seat to the development of these tests and the machinery behind these big international surveys.

Canada’s labour market is evolving, and critical skills gaps are making it harder for businesses to find the talent they need. At the same time, neurodivergent Canadians — a highly capable yet underrepresented talent pool — face barriers to employment.

We’re pleased to share that Noel Baldwin, Executive Director at the Future Skills Centre, will be participating in the Canadian Council of College Futures Spring Event on May 8, 2025.

The Conference Board of Canada, in partnership with the Future Skills Centre, is hosting a virtual forum for career development professionals (CDPs) in post-secondary education. The session will open with a fireside chat featuring Trevor Buttrum, Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers, who will discuss the evolving role of career services in higher education, highlighting key challenges, emerging trends, and opportunities for advancement. 

We’re excited to share that Noel Baldwin, Executive Director at FSC, will be speaking at Amplify 2025, First Work’s annual workforce development summit.

Transitioning to a low-carbon economy will bring changes to the Canadian workforce. The Conference Board of Canada, on behalf of the Future Skills Centre, is researching how measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will affect demand for skilled tradespeople in construction and how education and training programs can prepare to meet this demand.

We are excited to share that Noel Baldwin, our Executive Director, will be speaking at ECONx: The Future of Winnipeg. This transformative full-day event is dedicated to envisioning and shaping the future of Winnipeg.