Employment and Social Development Canada

Employment and Social Development Canada
Emploi et Développement social Canada
Department overview
Formed	2005
Type	Department
Jurisdiction	Canada
Employees	approx. 45,000
Ministers responsible	Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages; Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development; Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Labour and Seniors; Terry Beech, Minister of Citizens Services;
Deputy Minister responsible	Jean-François Tremblay;
Parent organization	Government of Canada
Key document	Department of Employment and Social Development Act S.C. 2005, c. 34;
Website	esdc-edsc.gc.ca

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC; French: Emploi et Développement social Canada; EDSC) is a department of the Government of Canada responsible for social programs and the labour market at the federal level. The department delivers a number of federal government programs and services including Employment Insurance (EI), Service Canada centres, Canada Student Loan Program (CSLP), Canada Pension Plan (CPP), issuing social insurance numbers (SIN) and the federal Labour Program among other things.

Employment and Social Development Canada is part of the membership of the Inter-American Conference on Social Security it is a technical and specialized international organization, which has the objective of promoting the development of social protection and security in America.

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