Workforce Summit 2024
Building a modern 21st century workforce
On October 16, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault, will host Workforce Summit 2024 in Montreal. The Summit will bring together approximately 250 thought leaders, including senior leadership from across sectors, to gather diverse views on how to foster a modern, inclusive, and productive labour market for the 21st century. The Summit will be solutions oriented with a focus on innovative approaches, priority areas for action, and opportunities for collaboration.
Addressing labour market challenges
Canada’s labour market is going through major structural shifts: demographic changes, shifting economic priorities, climate change, and the rapidly changing nature of work. Emerging trends and societal changes demand that we reflect on what works and what can be improved to build a more productive and inclusive workforce. These forces require new strategies to drive economic growth and labour productivity to help position Canadians to benefit from good, sustainable jobs and a better quality of life. Workforce Summit 2024 will contribute to a shared understanding of some of the opportunities and challenges that we face as a country now and into the future–and together, identify priority areas for action and how each of us can play our respective parts.
Diverse perspectives from across Canada
Key labour market representatives from across Canada will come together for Workforce Summit 2024 including:
- provincial and territorial governments,
- industry and business associations
- unions
- employers
- education and training providers,
- Indigenous and not-for-profit organizations,
- employment services organizations
- academics
Workforce Summit 2024 will facilitate participation from across the country to share a broad range of geographic, demographic and sectoral perspectives on current and emerging labour market trends.
Additional resources on workforce development
Consult these resources to find out more about workforce development.
Skills and training programming
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) works to improve the standard of living and quality of life for all Canadians. We do this by promoting a labour force that is highly skilled. We also promote an efficient and inclusive labour market. To learn more visit the Programs and policy development page on Canada.ca.
Under-represented groups continue to experience under employment and lower participation rates
Close to 1 million persons with disabilities aged 15 to 64, have potential for paid employment in an inclusive, accessible and accommodating labour market. For more information consult the discussion paper: Building a Modern 21st Century Workforce, Employment Rates of Specific Demographic Groups.
Opportunities to increase labour force participation
If women 55+ participated at the same rate as their men counterparts, this could potentially add over 500,000 people to the labour force. For more information consult the discussion paper: Building a Modern 21st Century Workforce, Potential Labour Force Growth by Demographic Group.
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