Canada's first constitution gave the provinces and territories the responsibility for education. Training for employment was interpreted as a shared responsibility between the federal and provincial governments. In 1960, with the passage of the Technical and Vocational Training Act, the federal government assumed a major role in occupational…

The purpose of this publication is to clarify the Canadian Human Rights Commission-approved criteria for special employment programs to eliminate systemic discrimination and to ensure compliance with the Canadian Human Rights Act. The basic principle of the Act is set forth: those sections of the Act that specify discriminatory practices are…

This book discusses the evolution of workfare policies in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Chapter 1 defines the term "workfare" and examines the concepts of transnationalizing workfare and workfarist labor regulation. Chapter 2 establishes workfare's theoretical context and explores the relationship between welfare…