The pandemic hasn’t impacted everyone equally. During our hearings at the Status of Women committee on the impact of COVID-19, we heard loud and clear that women are facing greater challenges returning to a post-pandemic workforce.
#Budget2021 aims to help restore women’s full and equal participation in the Canadian workforce by:
• Establishing an affordable, high-quality, Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care System, with a goal of reaching $10 per day on average by 2026.
• Strengthening the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy.
• Introducing measures that would adapt and apply diversity requirements to Crown corporations.
• Establishing a new Apprenticeship Service, which will help skilled workers and especially young women start careers and find well-paying jobs.
• Advancing a National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence.
• Supporting the Charitable and Non-Profit Sector, an industry where the majority of workers are women.
Learn more: https://www.budget.gc.ca/2021/home-accueil-en.html
