Over 6 million Canadians are balancing paid work and unpaid caring responsibilities. Representing over 35% of the labour market, these individuals combine work, caring for a loved one, family commitments and personal activities every day. Carers Canada is pleased to profile their unique caring experiences; share how employer champions are creating flexible workplaces, recognize national priorities for working caregivers and facilitate discussions on next steps.
Over 6 million Canadians are balancing paid work and unpaid caring responsibilities. Representing over 35% of the labour market, these individuals combine work, caring for a loved one, family commitments and personal activities every day. Carers Canada is pleased to profile their unique caring experiences; share how employer champions are creating flexible workplaces, recognize national priorities for working caregivers and facilitate discussions on next steps.
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada
The Honourable Carla Qualtrough
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos
Minister of Health
The Honourable Kamal Khera
Minister of Seniors
“National Caregiver Day is an opportunity to recognize the inspiring commitment of caring Canadians, and the selfless work they do to help the people they love. I’m proud to recognize your heroic service, and celebrate employers who enable and support their staff who become caregivers. I know this continues to create enormous strains on your mental health.”
The Honourable Candice Bergen
Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the Official Opposition
“Allow me to pay tribute to the dedication and compassion of these individuals — family members, friends, and neighbours — who provide personal care, and physical and emotion support to those who need it most.”
Jagmeet Singh, M.P. (Burnaby South)
Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada
“Thank you to all of the paid and unpaid Caregivers across Canada for their compassion, devotion and service to those in need of care in our communities.”
Shelby Kramp-Neuman M.P. (Hastings-Lennox & Addington)
Shadow Minister for Seniors, Conservative Party of Canada
Carergivers’ Experiences and Employer Champions
Taking on a caring role is like having a whole other job in addition to regular employment, other family commitments and hobbies or interests. Caring is unpredictable and can be hard to fit around a paid job. Learn about the unique experiences of Canadians who are balancing work and care and how employer champions are creating flexible workplaces for their staff.
Carers Canada is pleased to present two dynamic sessions featuring new ideas that cut across research, programming and policy on inclusive and accommodating workplaces. These Catalyst Conversations involve subject matter experts who will share their knowledge and insights and engage in cutting edge dialogue sparking collaborations and synergy on future directions and opportunities.
Balancing Work and Care: Strategies for Meaningful Employment
1:00 – 2:00 pm ET
The challenges of balancing work and care, marketable ‘soft’ skills that caregivers acquire as part of their care journey, and how employers can benefit from and better support caregivers in the workplace.
- Janet Fast, Professor, Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta and AGE-WELL researcher
- Kenya Kondo, Co-founder, MyMatchWork.com
- Frank Monteleone, Chief People Officer & President, Rexall Care Network
- Wendy Moyle, employed caregiver and owner of Wendy’s Errands for Elders
Care and Work in Canada: Reflections, Discoveries and Projections
2:30 – 3:30 pm ET
Findings and recommendations from a multi-year partnership project focused on improving and optimizing the well-being of employers who are balancing paid work and unpaid caring responsibilities.
- Linda Duxbury, PhD, Chancellor’s Professor, School of Business, Carleton University
- Regina Ding, PhD Candidate, Gender, Health, and Work, McMaster University
- Allison M. Williams, PhD, Professor of Geography, Principal, CIHR/SSHRC Healthy Productive Work Partnership Grant, Mobilizing a Caregiver-Friendly Workplace Standard: A Partnership Approach
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