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The FEED the North project, spearheaded by the Ocean Wise Conservation Association, targeted economic and environmental challenges in Nunavut, which were intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic and by climate change. This initiative aimed to merge traditional Inuit knowledge with Western science, enhancing sustainability in local fisheries and bridging Indigenous and Western environmental conservation methods.

Join us for an exclusive look at research led by the Conference Board of Canada on behalf of the Future Skills Centre, which looks at labour market demand and skills training in Northern Ontario, Yukon, and Nunavut. Gain insights into the demand for employment in each region as we explain the findings of our economic forecasts for each region. We will also present findings on workforce and skills development challenges and solutions that came from in-depth interviews with over 150 employers and skills training organizations across the three regions. This will be followed by a showcase of innovative skills training programs from each region that address important challenges to training in the north.

The Canadian aviation and aerospace industry currently faces challenges recruiting, training and retaining a qualified workforce. To address this issue, the Canadian Council for Aviation and Aerospace (CCAA) developed and tested a digital learning resource and a stackable micro-credential framework.

The persistence of labour and skill shortages within the trades is exacerbated by challenges with on-the-job training and skills recognition. The prevailing methods to document and formally recognize the skills that apprentices acquire through workplace learning are outdated.

This issue briefing examines the contextual specifics of the diabetes foot care and limb preservation (DFCLP) pathway components, providers, and care settings involved, and the patient populations they serve.

Which skills do healthcare professionals in Canada need to bring to interprofessional foot care teams? What are the three types of necessary skill sets for interprofessional collaboration described in this briefing?

This report provides an overview of the technological trends and occupational employment changes in Canada’s agri-food sector.

The University Health Network (UHN) team collaborated with new and existing partners to develop and launch education and advocacy resources to increase PSW competence, confidence and resilience in providing safe and effective care. 

This report examines the perceptions of workers in the nonprofit sector and how these differ from workers in other sectors. Workers in the nonprofit sector have lower job satisfaction than workers in either the public or private sectors.