A-13.1.1 - Individual and Family Assistance Act

Section 5 Disposition versions

2007-06-08

5. Within the scope of the employment-assistance measures, programs and services, the Minister may, among other things,

(1)  collect and disseminate labour market information;

(2)  offer placement services;

(3)  provide funding for courses, training programs or professional services;

(4)  support bodies that provide employment-assistance services;

(5)  offer means to facilitate the participation of handicapped persons in employment-assistance measures, programs and services, in order to foster their entry on the labour market and their job retention, whether in a regular work environment or in an adapted enterprise;

(6)  assist employers, employee or employer associations, community bodies and regional or local communities in developing and implementing strategies for dealing with changes in the labour force and meeting workforce requirements;

(7)  help improve labour market efficiency and minimize the impact of labour market restructuring;

(8)  promote the development of labour market policy instruments and management tools; and

(9)  support research and innovation in order to identify better ways of helping persons obtain or keep employment.

2005, c. 15, s. 5; 2007, c. 3, s. 72.

2007-01-01

5. Within the scope of the employment-assistance measures, programs and services, the Minister may, among other things,

(1)  collect and disseminate labour market information;

(2)  offer placement services;

(3)  provide funding for courses, training programs or professional services;

(4)  support bodies that provide employment-assistance services;

(5)  offer means to facilitate the participation of handicapped persons in employment-assistance measures, programs and services, in order to foster their entry on the labour market and their job retention, whether in a regular work environment or in an adapted enterprise;

(6)  assist employers, employee or employer associations, community bodies and regional or local communities in developing and implementing strategies for dealing with changes in the labour force and meeting manpower requirements;

(7)  help improve labour market efficiency and minimize the impact of labour market restructuring;

(8)  promote the development of labour market policy instruments and management tools; and

(9)  support research and innovation in order to identify better ways of helping persons obtain or keep employment.

2005, c. 15, s. 5.