At the 2025 QUESCREN Education and Vitality Forum, CEDEC unveiled the initial results of commissioned research on global best practices for building effective Education-to-Employment (E2E) Bridges. The findings highlight how partnerships between educational institutions, schools, employers, and workforce developers can open new pathways to meaningful employment
For McGill University’s School of Continuing Studies (SCS), success isn’t measured only in certificates earned or courses completed. It is also measured in the real-world economic impact of a program offered to help newcomers access Quebec’s labour market. Measuring economic impact is integral to the
On October 2, 2025, CEDEC President & CEO John Buck addressed the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) on the opportunity to strengthen youth employment at a moment of major economic
Labour shortages across Quebec’s diversified economy continue to weigh on the province’s economic output. While labour supply is on the rise, many Quebec employers across sectors continue to be challenged to find the right talent to fill available jobs. In this competitive labour marketplace, EmployESBC works every
EmployESBC, a Collaborative Economic Venture Partnership, matches English-speaking Black Talent with available jobs in the Greater Montreal Area. Led by the Black Community Resource Centre (BCRC) with Sobeys, Unaburo and the Montreal English School Board as partners, EmployESBC announced today it generated over $850K in overall economic impact between
Three Jobseekers Matched to Jobs in Montreal The Collaborative Economic Development Venture EmployESBC recently placed three Black jobseekers with employers in Montreal: (a) Summer Intern with Sobeys (finance/e-commerce), (b) Graphic Designer with Black Community Resource Center (BCRC contract), and (c) Project Coordinator with the Afro Youth Summit’s
With a significant job vacancy rate in Quebec, Sobey’s, Una Buro, and the English Montreal School Board have joined forces with the Black Community Resource Centre (BCRC) to place available and qualified talent from the English-speaking Black Community (ESBC) in available jobs in the Greater
The Valcartier Military Family Resource Centre, the Eastern Quebec Learning Centre, Ver-Mac, and Québec International have agreed to form a Collaborative Economic Development Venture to place regional job seekers in jobs requiring high level English language or bilingualism skills. This Venture is a result of
CEDEC’s President and CEO, John Buck, was quoted as part of a special piece published on Telus’ social impact blog and in the Montreal Gazette focused on how “Students and educators in Quebec’s isolated Lower North Shore can now access critical services through TELUS’ 5G network.” “Time is demonstrating
