Federalism in Action assesses how Canada's public employment service is performing after responsibility was transferred from the federal government to provinces, territories, and Aboriginal organizations between 1995 and 2015.

The 1996 Canada-New Brunswick Labour Market Development Agreement (LMDA) enabled the New Brunswick government to assume responsibility for design & delivery of active employment benefits & measures identified in the Employment Insurance (EI) Act. Provincial benefits & measures (PBM) provided under the LMDA include a wage subsidy program, assistance to entrepreneurs, work experience for EI recipients in support of obtaining long-term employment, support for EI clients pursuing training or education, an earnings supplement program, labour market partnership activities, employment assistance services, and research & innovation in labour market development & policy. This report presents findings of a formative evaluation of the LMDA conducted to supply information indicating what improvements, if any, are required to the LMDA design, delivery, & supporting infrastructure that would permit it to better meet its objectives. After introductory sections on the LMDA, the evaluation methodology, and the characteristics of LMDA participants, evaluation findings are presented & discussed with regard to program rationale, design & delivery, participation in provincial benefit measures, attainment of targeted goals, and impacts on participants, employers, & communities.

OECD's Territorial Review of Canada.

This research on employment programs for people with disabilities draws on focus group sessions, specially designed & administered surveys, interviews with employers, and analysis of several of Statistics Canada's large population surveys. Chapter 1 describes the employment situation of people with disabilities and chapter 2 explores the intergovernmental, funding, & program context for addressing the low employment of people with disabilities. Chapters 3 to 10 look at a range of measures needed for participation in education, training, & employment and key issues that people with disabilities are encountering related to these measures. The measures include labour market integration programs, assessment & counselling services, labour market information services, education & training programs, disability supports, financial & technical supports, general community employment measures & opportunities, human rights and anti-discrimination measures, and supports for employers. The final chapters summarize the findings and suggest some potential solutions to further the employment of people with disabilities.

This report assesses the strategies pursued by OECD member governments to address the competitiveness of regional economies and the accompanying governance mechanisms on which the implementation of these strategies rests.

This book reviews Finland's success in achieving balanced development over the past decade and assesses the challenges that it faces in maintaining this success.