5.9 Labour Market Development Agreement (LMDA)
The Canada-Nova Scotia Agreement on a Framework for Strategic Partnerships
(LMDA), signed in April 1997, provides a framework for joint work to
benefit Nova Scotians. The agreement commits both governments to collaborate
and coordinate efforts to improve labour market programs and services.
In addition, the agreement recognizes the linkages between labour market
development, economic development and social policy development. Similarly,
the Canada-Nova Scotia Protocol on Youth Employment recognizes Youth
as a federal-provincial priority and activities to support priority
Youth can be undertaken through the LMDA process. The priorities of
the LMDA going into 2002-2003 included Youth, Information Technology,
Literacy, and Employability.
In the fall of 2002, the Canada-Nova Scotia Skills and Learning Framework
(CNSSLF) was developed as a partnership between the Government of Canada
and the Province of Nova Scotia to support skills and learning initiatives
for Nova Scotians. Four priorities identified for collaborative action
include:
- Apprenticeship, Learning and Earning
- Employability, Career Development and Employment Counselling
- Immigration
- Labour Market Information
5.10 Career Resource Centres
The Career Resource Centre, funded by Human Resources Development
Canada, is an employment and resource centre that provides FREE access
to programs and services related to finding work, career development
and self-employment. Career Resource Centres located in the Strait Region
include: |