Government promises

Implement a new Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit.

Work with provinces and territories to train up to 50,000 new personal support workers.

Introduce a Canada Disability Benefit Act.

Implement a Canada Disability Benefit for low-income working age persons with disabilities.

Develop and implement a plan to modernize the EI system for the 21st Century.

Extend EI sickness benefits from 15 to 26 weeks.

Implement a new EI benefit for self-employed Canadians.

Implement a new 15-week benefit for adoptive parents.

Implement a new EI Career Insurance Benefit for long-tenured workers who have lost their job.

Finalize and release Canada's Disability Inclusion Action Plan.

Launch an employment strategy for Canadians with disabilities.

Undertake a comprehensive review of access to federal disability programs.

Support national disability organizations to build capacity and partner in efforts to eliminate systemic barriers.

Permanently fund services to ensure equitable access to reading and other published works for Canadians with print disabilities.

Implement the Accessible Canada Act and harmonize accessibility standards across Canada.

Permanently eliminate federal interest on Canada Student Loans and Canada Apprentice Loans.

Increase the repayment assistance threshold to $50,000 for Canada Student Loan borrowers who are single and make appropriate adjustments to the thresholds for other family sizes.

Allow new parents to pause repayment of their federal student loans until their youngest child reaches the age of five.

Improve access to health care and social services in rural communities through amendments to the Canada Student Loans Forgiveness program for medical practitioners working in rural or remote areas.

Launch a Clean Jobs Training Centre to help workers across sectors upgrade or gain new skills.

Redesign and implement the Canada Training Benefit.

Address gaps in training and upskilling to ensure Canadians can take advantage of sustainable battery industry opportunities.

Double the Union Training and Innnovation Program and target greater participation from more diverse populations.

Advance the Canadian Apprenticeship Service so that Red Seal apprentices have sufficient work experience opportunities.

Support the national campaign to promote the skilled trades as first choice careers.

Establish a Trusted Employer system for Canadian companies hiring temporary foreign workers.

Continue to work with provinces, territories and regulatory bodies to improve foreign credential recognition.

Implement sector-based work permits to ensure the health and safety of temporary foreign workers.

Require businesses supported through the Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program to include wrap-around supports.

Strengthen the inspections regime to ensure the health and safety of temporary foreign workers.

Simplify permit renewals for the Temporary Foreign Workers Program, uphold the two-week processing time and establish an employer hotline.