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| Human Resources and Skills Development | |
| Ressources humaines et Développement des compétences | |
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| Minister | Diane Finley |
| Minister | Rona Ambrose |
| Established | 2003 |
| Responsibilities | Employment
Skills Training Social Development Labour Relations |
| Employees | 24,000 |
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The Department of Human Resources and Skills Development (French: Ministère des Ressources humaines et Développement des compétences), operating under the FIP applied title Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC), is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for developing, managing and delivering programs and services that provide Canadians with income support, skill development opportunities, labour market and other information, as well as many other tools that help Canadians to thrive economically and socially. From 2006 to 2008 the department operated under the applied title Human Resources and Social Development Canada.
The programs and services offered by the Department affect the lives of millions of Canadians. This includes income support to Canadians through benefits that Parliament has legislated, such as Old Age Security and the Canada Pension Plan. Through Employment Insurance, temporary income support and access to employment programs and services are provided to unemployed Canadians to help them prepare for, find and retain employment. By encouraging skills development in Canadian workplaces and by developing and disseminating information about the labour market, the Department helps Canadian businesses and workers connect. HRSDC also invests in learning by facilitating access to post-secondary education and adult learning opportunities. HRSDC’s social policies and programs help to ensure that children and families, seniors, people with disabilities, homeless people and those at risk of homelessness, and others facing barriers have the support and information they need to improve their well-being.
Through the Labour Program the Department promotes and sustains stable industrial relations and healthy, fair, productive workplaces within the federal jurisdiction. In support of these goals, the Labour program mediates labour disputes, works to keep compliance operations modern and responsive, negotiates and implements international labour standards and agreements, collaborates closely with provincial and territorial ministries of Labour, and carries out labour-related research and analysis.
Through Service Canada, the Department provides citizens with a one-stop window to government services and information in over 600 points of service across the country. Service Canada delivers a growing number of services and benefits on behalf of HRSDC and other federal departments and agencies.
The Department delivers some $87 billion in programs and services and has some 24,000 employees. Approximately 19,000 employees work under the Service Canada banner.
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Mission
From HRSDC's web site, its mission is to build a stronger and more competitive Canada, to support Canadians in making choices that help them live productive and rewarding lives, and to improve Canadians’ quality of life.
History
HRSDC was created in December 2003, by splitting Human Resources Development Canada into two separate departments: HRSDC and Social Development Canada. Though they continued to share many common services and operations, HRSDC was to focus on workforce-related aspects of the former HRDC portfolio, while SDC was to focus on social support programs for children, families and seniors. The split was given formal legal effect when the Department of Humans Resources and Skills Development Act and the Department of Social Development Act were enacted in July 2005.
Upon taking office in February 2006, the Harper government announced it would recombine the two departments, and through a series of Orders in Councils Social Development Canada was folded into HRSDC. Though a Department of Social Development remains in effect in legal terms, it no longer exists in any real sense.
From 2006 to 2008, Social Development's preceding role was reflected by styling the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development as the "Minister of Human Resources and Social Development", and by changing the department's applied title to "Human Resources and Social Development Canada". This practice ended in late 2008.
Ministers
The Ministers responsible for the Department are:
- The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development
- The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Labour
See also
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