Feds funding programs to support people with disabilities joining the workforce
The federal government is looking to make Canada’s workforce more inclusive by providing funding for six organizations across the country that aim to support workers with disabilities.
Along with funding for Ethos’ Skills Quest 4 Success project, an online course which focuses on personal employability skills such as communication, digital skills and creativity, the minister also announced an additional $3 million to enable Ethos to establish an Entrepreneurs on the Rise program targeted to self-employment for women with disabilities.
Th minister pointed to a study from the Conference Board of Canada that found that if 850,000 Canadians with disabilities who are currently either unemployed or underemployed had barriers removed to allow them to participate fully in the workforce, “you’ve got a two-per cent bump in the GDP.” Deborah Bromley, CEO of Ethos, said she researched women with disabilities for her masters degree and research showed that women face greater challenges and different challenges then men in the workforce.
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