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Success Stories
The lives of Canadians are touched on a daily basis by HRSDC and its portfolio partners. In every part of the country there is a story waiting to be told about how Canadians can benefit from our programs and initiatives. The following Success Stories are about Canadians who are making better choices to lead productive and rewarding lives in their family life, at work and in their communities.
Aboriginal Canadians
- Ending the Cycle of Poverty and Moving towards Independence through ASEP
- On the Way Up
- Life-changing experience
- From Entrepreneur to Environmental Steward
- Building a New Career
- Confidence is everything
- Dreaming of that scarlet tunic…
- Positive Thinking Yields Positive Results
- Powering up her career: program supports education and employment
- Welding student sparks a new career
Disability Issues
- Access 2 Entertainment Means Access to Well-being
- Carving the Path to a Secure Future with an RDSP
- Creative Solutions—Profound Impacts
- A Successful Pairing!
Homelessness
- RONA Vancouver 2010 Fabrication Shop: Olympic partners take social responsibility to new levels
- Salvation Army Belkin House: From homelessness to community
- When a house becomes a home: Covenant House Vancouver
- A home for every person: Fraser Street supportive housing
- The Homelessness Partnering Strategy: Partnerships that Work (Booklet)
- Second Chance
Literacy
- Making a Life-Changing Decision
- A Whole New World
- Literacy Saved My Life
- Ellen's Story
- An Entrepreneur's Success Story
Older Workers
- Success for Older Workers in Shelburne
- Success for Older Workers in Cape Breton
- It's Never Too Late
- Targeted Initiative for Older Workers at Yukon College
Protecting Jobs (Work-Sharing Program)
- Work-Sharing – Heavy Duty Reality
- Work-Sharing – From Extreme Measures to Great Rewards
- Work-Sharing – Furniture Retail at its Best
- Work-Sharing — keep melting that snow
- Work-Sharing: Staying Solid for a More Secure Future
- Work-Sharing: Keeping the Wheels of Industry Turning
- Optimistic About the Road Ahead through Work-Sharing
- Work-Sharing Plants the Seeds for a More Fruitful Future
- Protecting Manufacturing Jobs with the Help of Work-Sharing
- Work-Sharing: Paving the Way to a Brighter Future
- Adapting to Changing Times: A Company Looks to Work-Sharing to Make It through the Recession
- Keeping a community strong
- Helping a Canadian business weather the economic storm
Skills Development
Apprenticeship Completion Grant/Apprenticeship Incentive Grant
- Apprenticeship Grants - A Recipe for Success
- Expanding opportunities with Apprenticeship Grants
- Building a Better Future in the Trades with Apprenticeship Grants
- Encouraging Skilled Trades and Apprenticeships
- Renovating his Career through an Apprenticeship
- Let's Get Cooking!
Foreign Credential Recognition/Foreign Qualification Recognition
- Helping Newcomers Maintain their Careers in Spite of Barriers
- Speeding to a New Career in Canada
- Preparing Newcomers for a Career in Canada
- Living the Canadian Dream
Labour Market Development Agreements
- Never Give Up Hope
- Short-term Help Leads to Long-term Success
- Becoming her own boss thanks to self-employment
- Realizing Her Dream through Self-Employment
- Striving for More Through Self-Employment
Seniors
Old Age Security (OAS) and Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
- Helping Workers Adjust to Mine Closure
- Giving Seniors a Voice in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Disability Conference Forges New Ideas and Partnerships
- Personalized Service for Abused Women
- Pre-Retirement Seminars Increase Awareness of Benefits
- Removing the Fear Factor
- Reaching Out to Remote First Nations Communities
- Building Partnerships in Northern Alberta
- Connecting with the Elders of St. Mary’s First Nation
- Reaching Out to Northern Aboriginal Communities
- Helping People with Disabilities Stay Active
New Horizons for Seniors
- Tending to My Wheel of Life
- Literacy Program for Seniors: Preserving the French Language
- Building Bridges: Easing the Passage
- This Full House–A Pilot Intervention to Assist Elderly Compulsive Hoarders
- Breadalbane Community History Project
- Pacific Elders Drum Project
- Let’s Talk About Abuse
- Planting Seeds for Community Growth
- Kiwanis Club of Cape Breton Golden K Ambassador Program
- Day Hospice Outreach Program
- A Walk on the Wild Side
- Generations United: An Eye Opening Experience
- Bridging the Generations: An Award Winning Project
- The Rural Seniors Planning Committee
- The Tonari Gumi Cookbook: Preserving Japanese Tradition in the Kitchen
- Elgin Seniors’ Stories: Heritage, Hardship and Honour
- The Seniors’ Sampler: Helping Seniors Stay Active
- Sharing the Gift of Music
- The Tuktoyaktuk Elders Committee: Engaging the Whole Community
- Planting Seeds for the Future
- Mi’kmaq Elders: The Voice of Culture and Family
- Acting Against Elder Abuse in Quebec
