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Feds worry technology will force ‘vulnerable’ groups out of labour force
OTTAWA — Internal government documents show federal officials have quietly probed ways to boost job numbers for Indigenous Peoples, newcomers and Canadians with disabilities to prevent a spike in economic hardship.
A presentation to top civil servants last year, marked “secret,” says the government wanted to find a way to dispel stereotypes that act as employment barriers.
Increasing the employment rate in each “vulnerable” workers’ group by just one per cent could expand Canada’s economy by a percentage point, officials estimated in the documents.