Ontario

International college students tend to have poorer employment outcomes than their Canadian-born peers. Except for those in STEM fields, international college graduates earn 15 to 23 percent less after graduation. They face multiple labour market barriers, including challenges with networking, language, discrimination, and job interviews.

Urban Rez Solutions Social Enterprise developed Reality, Education and Applied Life Skills (R.E.A.L.) School so that Black, Indigenous and racialized youth in socio-economically challenged neighbourhoods can identify and pursue their career interests.

This project, undertaken for Canada’s Future Skills Centre, drew in various Indigenous, government, and post-secondary partners from Northern Ontario, Yukon, and Nunavut. It features a labour market analysis and economic forecast for each region from 2024 to 2045, as well as descriptions of the in-demand skills and key challenges to workforce and skills development in these Northern regions.

NPower Canada’s programs aim to provide unemployed and underemployed individuals from equity-deserving groups with the skills needed to launch meaningful digital careers.

The Reboot Plus Expansion program, led by Douglas College and PEERs Employment & Education Resources, aims to re-engage youth aged 17–24 who are at risk of not finishing high school or are unsure of their academic and career trajectories.

This project aimed to foster resilience among creatives through the development and testing of an online marketplace based on a platform cooperative model—an equitable and democratic business structure designed to empower rather than exploit creatives.

This project focused on the intersection of women who balance the primary responsibility of caregiving and domestic work; are predominantly Indigenous- and Black-identified; and were working in the retail sector when the pandemic hit.

This initiative aimed to consolidate and enhance accessibility to Indigenous-specific LMI by developing a new Indigenous LMI system.

Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC) launched the iFood360° pilot project to explore how SMEs with limited resources could use VIL technology to foster growth and enhance workforce skills.