Employment and Social Development Canada

Employment and Social Development Canada
Emploi et Développement social Canada
Department overview
Formed2005
TypeDepartment
JurisdictionCanada
Employeesapprox. 45,000
Ministers responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Jean-François Tremblay
Parent organizationGovernment of Canada
Key document
Websiteesdc-edsc.gc.ca

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC; French: Emploi et Développement social Canada; EDSC)[NB 1] is a department of the Government of Canada responsible for social programs and the labour market at the federal level.[1] The department delivers a number of federal government programs and services including Employment Insurance (EI), Service Canada centres, Canada Student Loan Program (CSLP), Canada Pension Plan (CPP), issuing social insurance numbers (SIN) and the federal Labour Program among other things.

Employment and Social Development Canada is part of the membership of the Inter-American Conference on Social Security, a technical and specialized international organization, which has the objective of promoting the development of social protection and security in America.


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  1. ^ OECD (2015-07-07). Back to Work Back to Work: Canada Improving the Re-employment Prospects of Displaced Workers: Improving the Re-employment Prospects of Displaced Workers. OECD Publishing. ISBN 9789264233454.