New federal retraining program accepts employer applications
The federal Workforce Retention and Retraining Program is accepting applications, with training support and more flexible work sharing arrangements for qualifying employers.
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Red Seal completion bonus opens November 16 for eligible tradespeople
Eligible Red Seal tradespeople certified on or after April 1, 2025 can apply for a $5,000 federal completion bonus starting November 16, 2026.
Canada’s skills problem is not just a shortage of training
New Future Skills Centre research points to a harder problem than course availability: employers need capacity, better job matching and training that fits the work they are actually trying to do.
Canada has vacant jobs and available workers. The skills still don't line up
Canadian vacancies have steadied at about 501,000, yet employers still struggle to find particular skills. New national research points to training access and the design of hiring itself.
Québec employers with 25 or more employees must register with the OQLF and begin francization
The OQLF's employer guidance says registration starts at 25 people working in Québec over six months, a threshold that reached smaller employers on June 1, 2025. Registration isn't certification, and the OQLF's guidance sets deadlines and a possible program that follow.
New Brunswick eliminates $85 weekly tuition for apprenticeship technical training
The province says apprentices no longer pay the $85 weekly fee and estimates the average saving at $2,720. Other costs remain, and the government's workforce goals are not proven outcomes.
Churchill Falls workforce rules turn local hiring into project infrastructure
Newfoundland and Labrador is extending an 85% local person hours commitment across major Churchill Falls related construction. For HR, the important question is how a hiring promise becomes a workforce plan.
PEI is building a correctional officer pipeline before hiring starts
A 12 person PEI correctional officer program combines 17 weeks of coursework, seven weeks of on the job training and a guaranteed interview. It is a small program with a useful workforce planning idea behind it.
Canada’s skilled trades plan is becoming a workforce pipeline employers can use
Team Canada Strong combines apprenticeship modernization, training capacity, completion supports and youth placements in a national effort to recruit, train and hire more Red Seal trades workers.
Alberta puts up to $1.5 million per project behind industry led skills training
Alberta is accepting proposals through October 30 for industry led training projects that address labour and skills gaps. Eligible projects can receive from $300,000 to $1.5 million.
NWT links workforce training grants to jobs expected from major projects
The Northwest Territories is tying local skills funding to anticipated jobs, starting with the Mackenzie Valley Highway. The design offers HR teams a practical model for connecting training, recruiting and major project workforce planning.
The workforce alliance model is becoming an HR planning signal
Six sector alliances are connecting labour shortages, training investment, worker mobility and technology adoption. For HR teams, they offer an early map of where talent pressure and public investment may be heading.
Canada is redesigning slowdowns around retention and retraining
A proposed federal program would give employers another option when work drops: keep people attached to the business, use reduced hours for training, and plan the payroll mechanics before layoffs become the default.
AI training is becoming part of Canada's talent pipeline
Canada is moving AI literacy beyond software adoption. New national programs are tying it to training, early career experience and workforce readiness.
Federal Skills for Success resources
Current federal source for learning, career development and workforce skills.
Federal workplace mental-health guidance
Useful cross-topic source for mental health, psychological safety, culture, leadership and learning.
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