OECD Reviews on Local Job Creation: Employment and Skills Strategies in Canada

ORGANIZATION:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Year: 2014

Employment and Skills Strategies in Canada focuses on the role of local employment and training agencies in contributing to job creation and productivity. This report looks at the range of institutions and bodies involved in employment and skills policies, focusing on local activities in Ontario and Quebec. It can help national, regional and local policy makers in Canada build effective and sustainable partnerships at the local level, which join-up efforts and achieve stronger outcomes across employment, training, and economic development policies. The report is part of a comparative OECD review of local job creation policies, which explores how countries are putting measures in place at the local level to stimulate quality employment, social inclusion and growth.

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary
Reader’s Guide
Chapter 1. Policy context for employment and skills in Canada

Key economic and labour market trends in Canada
Federal employment policies and programmes
Supporting local economic development in Canada
Building skills through immigration
Chapter 2. Ontario’s employment and skills system
Overview
Local government in Ontario
The management of employment policies and programmes
Vocational education and training
Economic development policies
Supporting inclusion
Chapter 3. Quebec’s employment and skills system
Overview
Local government in Quebec
The management of employment policies and programmes
Vocational and technical education and training
Economic development policies
Supporting inclusion
Chapter 4. Overview of the Canadian case study areas
Overview
Employment and labour market overview of the four case studies
Chapter 5. Local job creation dashboard findings in Canada
Overview
Theme 1: Better aligning programmes and policies to local economic development
Theme 2: Adding value through skills
Theme 3: Targeting policy to local employment sectors and investing in quality jobs
Theme 4: Inclusion
Chapter 6. Towards an action plan for jobs in Canada: Recommendations and best practices
Federal considerations
Recommendations for Ontario
Recommendations for Quebec
Figures
Tables
Boxes