Expert Panel on Older Workers

Expert Panel on Older Workers

Executive Summary

Introduction

1. The Panel's Approach
2. The Plan of the Report

Part I
Older Workers in the Canadian Economy

1. The Overall Economic and Labour Market Context
2. Canada's Labour Market and the Experience of Older Workers
3. Shifting Demographics: The Aging Work Force and Labour Supply Requirements
4. The Labour Market Challenges Faced by Older Workers in Canada
5. The Challenges to Re-employment for Older Workers and Their Experience with Adjustment Programs

Part II
Consultations with Canadians:
Voices and Recommendations from Across Canada

1. The Approach to the Provincial and Stakeholder Consultations
2. What the Stakeholders Had to Share and Recommend: Canadians Speak to the Issues and Priorities
3. Summary: Mapping a Way Forward

Part III
Enhancing the Labour Market Prospects of Older Workers

1. Enhancing Choice and Flexibility
2. The Issues and Challenges
3. Removing Barriers to Older Workers
4. Labour Market "Best Practices": Training, Literacy and Lifelong Learning
5. Supporting Flexibility in Transitions to Retirement

Part IV
Supporting Older Worker Adjustment

1. Understanding and Supporting Older Workers' Participation in the Labour Market: The Impact of Programs and the Older Workers' Adjustment Process
2. Supporting Displaced Older Worker Adjustment in Canada: Ensuring Adjustment Assistance, Renewing the EI Program, and Updating the TIOW

Conclusion

• A Roadmap for Supporting and Enhancing Older Workers' Labour Market Prospects

Endnotes

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Appendix E

Appendix F

Appendix G

Appendix H

References