All resources: Canada
Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Julie Chartrand-Beauregard, Strategic Advisor and Executive Assistant, Directorate of Collective Entrepreneurship at the Ministry of...
“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE)....
Volume 2 – The potential of trade and investment policies to address labour market issues in supply chains
Chapter 4. Labour reforms in Mexico and international trade negotiations: From the North American Free Trade Agreement to the United...
This chapter examines the labour dimension of the United States–Canada–Mexico Agreement (USMCA) and its role in the important changes that Mexico’s labour market institutions have undergone in recent years. The authors traces how the dynamics...
Volume 2 – The potential of trade and investment policies to address labour market issues in supply chains
Chapter 4. Labour reforms in Mexico and international trade negotiations: From the North American Free Trade Agreement to the United...
This chapter examines the labour dimension of the United States–Canada–Mexico Agreement (USMCA) and its role in the important changes that Mexico’s labour market institutions have undergone in recent years. The authors traces how the dynamics...
Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Interview with Marie-Josée Paquette General Director of the Quebec Council of Co-operation and Mutualism (CQCM)
“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE)....
Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Interview with Yvon Poirier, Special advisor on advocacy and governance at the Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of Social...
“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths in the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE). On...
Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Interview with Beatrice Alain, General Director of the Chantier de l'économie sociale in Quebec
“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE)....
UNTFSSE 4th Technical Symposium: Advancing the Social and Solidarity Economy in Quebec and Beyond
On October 2-3, 2023, the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) attended its highly anticipated 4th Technical Symposium, in Montreal, Canada.
UNTFSSE marks the 10th Anniversary of the SSE Law in Quebec, Canada
The 10th anniversary of the Social Economy Law of Quebec was celebrated at the National Assembly in Quebec City with the participation of UN agency representatives, OECD and international dignitaries.
ILO takes part in and contributes to the programme of the Global Innovation Coop Summit 2023 in Montreal
With the theme, “Act Now to lead a circular and digital future the co-operators way,” the Global Innovation Coop Summit’s Montreal event took place on September 28-29, 2023.
Skills and enterprise
ILO and the Government of Bangladesh launch skills and economic livelihoods project for women and youth in Cox’s Bazar
24,000 Bangladeshis, 18 to 35 years old, will learn valuable skills for work and business.
Canada-ILO Cooperation, June 2023
Canada joined the ILO in 1919 as one of the founding Member States of the Organization. Since then, Canada has ratified numerous ILO Conventions, including nine of the ten Fundamental Conventions, three Governance Conventions and 26 Technical...
Report
Promoting and enforcing compliance with labour provisions in trade agreements: Comparative analysis of Canada, European Union and United...
An important question related to labour provisions in trade agreements is how these mechanisms – which are detailed in the trade agreements – work in practice, particularly in the context of a labour dispute. This study seeks to answer that question...
Comparative analysis of the standards and procedures on recruitment and placement of foreign temporary workers: Canada, El Salvador, the...
This study compiles, analyses and synthesizes the different national and international regulations and procedures that countries apply to the recruitment and placement of temporary foreign temporary workers; and it also presents lessons learned and...
Convention No. 190
Canada ratifies ILO convention on violence and harassment in the world of work
Canada is the 25th country to ratify ILO Convention No. 190 which aims to eliminate violence and harassment in the world of work.
ILO Working paper 79
COVID-19 Among Migrant Farmworkers in Canada: Employment Strain in a Transnational Context
This study analyzes the conditions that migrant farmworkers in Canada endured prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic (January 2020-March 2022).
Labour Overview series for Latin America and the Caribbean 2021
2021 Labour Overview, Latin America and the Caribbean - Executive Summary
The 2021 Employment Outlook describes a mixed bag scenario for employment and suggests that pre-pandemic levels will be reached by 2023 or even 2024.
12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy – High-level panel 2: Partnerships for inclusive and sustainable development: SSE ecosystems...
12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Plenary Session 1: Social and Solidarity Economy: an overview, values and principles
12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Plenary Session 5: The importance of statistical instruments in measuring the SSE
A set of papers on “Financial Mechanisms for Innovative Social and Solidarity Economy Ecosystems” is now available from the ILO
The social and solidarity economy (SSE) is receiving increased attention for its role in addressing a variety of economic and social challenges, ranging from the future of work to the provision of social services. The social and economic problems...