Canada News Centre2026-09-09T15:07:37-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/news.htmlhttps://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/assets/wmms-blk.svghttps://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/09/national-school-food-program-helps-students-and-families-in-alberta-as-a-new-school-year-begins.html

As students return to the classroom, the Honourable Anna Gainey, Secretary of State (Children and Youth) visited RancheView School in Cochrane to mark the start of the new school year and highlight how federal and provincial investments are helping more children access nutritious food at school.

Employment and Social Development Canada2026-09-09T15:07:37-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2026/07/secretary-of-state-belanger-highlights-increases-to-canada-child-benefit-payments-in-20262027.html

Nearly 134,100 families in Saskatchewan benefiting from more generous payments starting this month

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada2026-07-23T12:15:02-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/crown-indigenous-relations-northern-affairs/news/2026/07/minister-alty-highlights-increased-canada-child-benefit-support-for-families-in-the-northwest-territories.html

Enhanced tax-free support to benefit nearly 4,500 families in the Northwest Territories starting July 20, 2026.

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada2026-07-20T11:49:39-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/07/canada-child-benefit-payments-increasing-in-2026-2027.html

The Government of Canada is lowering costs for families by strengthening the Canada Child Benefit (CCB). The CCB is a monthly tax-free payment to help them with the costs of raising children.

Employment and Social Development Canada2026-07-20T11:31:13-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/07/the-canada-child-benefit-payments-increasing-in-2026-2027-nearly-892000-families-in-quebec-benefiting-from-more-generous-payments-starting-this-month.html

The Canada Child Benefit payments increasing in 2026-2027

Employment and Social Development Canada2026-07-17T14:27:09-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/07/parliamentary-secretary-koutrakis-to-highlight-the-canada-child-benefits-more-generous-support-for-families.html

La secrétaire parlementaire de la ministre de l’Emploi et des Familles et députée de Vimy, Annie Koutrakis, sera à Laval pour souligner l’augmentation de l’Allocation canadienne pour enfants, qui réduit les coûts pour les familles partout au Canada.

Employment and Social Development Canada2026-07-17T12:00:32-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada/news/2026/07/the-canada-child-benefit-payments-increasing-in-2026-2027-nearly-153000-families-in-manitoba-benefiting-from-more-generous-payments-starting-this-m.html

The Government of Canada is lowering costs for families by strengthening the Canada Child Benefit (CCB). The CCB is a monthly tax-free payment to help them with the costs of raising children.

Indigenous Services Canada2026-07-17T11:37:17-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/07/parliamentary-secretary-church-to-highlight-the-canada-child-benefits-more-generous-support-for-families.html

Leslie Church, Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretaries of State for Labour, for Seniors, and for Children and Youth, and to the Minister of Jobs and Families (Persons with Disabilities), will be in Hamilton highlight the increase to the Canada Child Benefit, bringing down costs for families across Canada.

Employment and Social Development Canada2026-07-17T11:30:12-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada/news/2026/07/parliamentary-secretary-lavack-to-highlight-the-canada-child-benefits-more-generous-support-for-families.html

Please be advised that the Honourable Ginette Lavack, Member of Parliament for St. Boniface—St. Vital and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services, will be in Winnipeg to highlight the increase to the Canada Child Benefit, lowering costs for families across Canada.

Indigenous Services Canada2026-07-16T15:12:06-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/07/statement-from-minister-hajdu-and-secretary-of-state-gainey-on-world-youth-skills-day-2026.html

Statement from Minister Hajdu and Secretary of State Gainey on World Youth Skills Day 2026

Employment and Social Development Canada2026-07-15T10:00:07-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/06/national-school-food-program-takes-shape-across-canada.html

National School Food Program takes shape across Canada

Employment and Social Development Canada2026-06-16T09:11:27-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/06/backgrounder-federal-vision-for-a-national-school-food-program.html

Federal vision for a National School Food Program

Employment and Social Development Canada2026-06-16T09:10:09-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/06/secretary-of-state-gainey-to-make-an-announcement-on-the-national-school-food-program.html

The Honourable Anna Gainey, Secretary of State (Children and Youth), will be in Ottawa to highlight federal support for provinces and territories as they work to enhance and expand school food programs across Canada.

Employment and Social Development Canada2026-06-15T10:00:45-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2026/06/government-of-canada-introduces-legislation-to-make-social-media-services-and-ai-chatbots-safer-for-children.html

Legislation would make social media services and AI chatbot services accountable for developing services that are safe by design and that put the safety of children first

Canadian Heritage2026-06-10T16:39:09-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/05/government-of-canada-invests-in-school-food-data-and-research-to-help-improve-school-food-programs-across-canada.html

Today, the Honourable Anna Gainey, Secretary of State (Children and Youth), announced eight research teams selected to receive over $1 million in funding as part of the Partnering for Impact – Catalyst Grant’s Impacts of School Food Programs pool.

Employment and Social Development Canada2026-05-27T15:59:15-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/05/backgrounder.html

In August 2025, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) launched a school food-focused research funding opportunity pool, under the Partnering for Impact – Catalyst Grant.

Employment and Social Development Canada2026-05-27T15:54:32-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/04/canada-summer-jobs-2026-youth-hiring-period-now-open-with-up-to-100000-jobs-available.html

The global economy is rapidly changing, and many Canadians are feeling the effects at home—including young people looking for jobs in a challenging job market. In response, the Government of Canada is focused on what it can control: creating summer jobs for young people across Canada to gain meaningful work experience that will set them on a path to a successful future.

Employment and Social Development Canada2026-04-20T10:11:58-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/04/canada-summer-jobs-2026.html

The Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program, delivered by Employment and Social Development Canada, provides wage subsidies to support employers from not-for-profit organizations and the public sector, as well as private sector organizations with 50 or fewer full-time employees, so that they can offer quality summer work experiences for youth aged 15 to 30.

Employment and Social Development Canada2026-04-20T10:10:10-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/04/government-of-canada-launches-new-research-funding-to-strengthen-school-food-programs-across-canada.html

Today, the Honourable Anna Gainey, Secretary of State (Children and Youth), and the Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, announced a new school food-focused research funding opportunity as part of the National School Food Program: the Funding Research for Evidence in School Food and Health (FRESH) Team Grant.

Employment and Social Development Canada2026-04-08T12:57:21-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/02/new-government-of-canada-funding-to-expand-employment-opportunities-for-official-language-minority-communities-in-the-eastern-townships.html

As the global labour market continues to evolve, building a strong and competitive Canadian workforce has never been more important. Local employment opportunities help ensure access to diverse, meaningful career pathways across the country.

Employment and Social Development Canada2026-02-20T12:20:43-05:00https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2026/02/secretary-of-state-anna-gainey-to-announce-a-new-initiative-to-expand-employment-opportunities-for-official-language-minority-communities.html

The Honourable Anna Gainey, Secretary of State (Children and Youth), will be in Sherbrooke to announce funding to help English-speaking communities in the Eastern Townships find, obtain and maintain meaningful employment.

Employment and Social Development Canada2026-02-19T11:21:07-05:00https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2025/08/expanding-access-to-child-care-in-british-columbia-schools.html

Families across Canada rely on access to high-quality, affordable and inclusive child care. That is why the governments of Canada and British Columbia are working together to create more early learning and child care spaces to meet the needs of children and families no matter where they live.

Employment and Social Development Canada2025-08-28T12:32:02-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2025/08/expanding-access-to-child-care-on-saskatchewan-post-secondary-campuses.html

Families across Canada rely on access to high-quality, affordable, and inclusive child care. That is why the Government of Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan are working together to create more early learning and child-care spaces to meet the needs of children and families no matter where they live.

Employment and Social Development Canada2025-08-28T11:41:54-04:00