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SUMMARY:Part III - Leadership Series Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Part III - Leadership Series Breakfast \n\nConnecting Job Seekers with Employers \n\n\n\nHonourable Sheila Malcolmson\, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction\n \n\nWe all want people to have the support they need to find-and fill- in-demand jobs and build stronger futures for themselves and their families.\n\n \n\nBC is funding more training to help people gain the practical skills and work experience they need to move toward good-paying jobs\, supporting the Provinces Look West strategy\, and responding to layoffs in softwood lumber and other tariff-impacted sectors.\n\n \n\nIn partnership\, we're also delivering hands-on training and real work experience for people facing barriers to employment\, and those on income assistance.\n\n \n\nCome and learn what provincial employment programs community members can participate in  - as trainees or employers   through our WorkBC centres and three new programs my ministry announced this spring.  And I'd love to hear your stories about how a job and community connections can help people with complex needs.\n\n\n\n \n\nDoors Open: 7:15 AM\n\nBreakfast & Networking: 7:30 AM\n\nKeynote address by Honourable\, Sheila Malcolmson: 8:00 AM\n\nQ & A: 8:20 AM\n\nAudience Questions: 8:40 AM\n\nEvent Ends: 9:00 AM\n\n \n  June 2\, 2026\n\n  7:15AM - 9:00AM
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:24px\;"><font face="aptos\, sans-serif"><b>Part III - Leadership Series Breakfast&nbsp\;</b></font></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:20px\;"><span style="font-size:24px\;"><strong>Connecting Job Seekers with Employers</strong>&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<br />\nHonourable Sheila Malcolmson\, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction</span>\n<p aria-hidden="true" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; margin: 0px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; margin: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:20px\;">We all want people to have the support they need to find-and fill- in-demand jobs and build stronger futures for themselves and their families.</span></p>\n\n<p aria-hidden="true" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; margin: 0px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; margin: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:20px\;">BC is funding more training to help people gain the practical skills and work experience they need to move toward good-paying jobs\, supporting the Provinces Look West strategy\, and responding to layoffs in softwood lumber and other tariff-impacted sectors.</span></p>\n\n<p aria-hidden="true" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; margin: 0px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; margin: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:20px\;">In partnership\, we&rsquo\;re also delivering hands-on training and real work experience for people facing barriers to employment\, and those on income assistance.</span></p>\n\n<p aria-hidden="true" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; margin: 0px\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; margin: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:20px\;">Come and learn what provincial employment programs community members can participate in &nbsp\;- as trainees or employers &ndash\; through our WorkBC centres and three new programs my ministry announced this spring.&nbsp\; And I&rsquo\;d love to hear your stories about how a job and community connections can help people with complex needs.</span></p>\n\n<p aria-hidden="true" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 12pt\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; margin: 0px\;"><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Segoe UI Web (West European)&quot\;\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; margin: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:20px\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: black\;"><strong>Doors Open</strong>: 7:15 AM</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Segoe UI Web (West European)&quot\;\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; margin: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:20px\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: black\;"><strong>Breakfast &amp\; Networking</strong>: 7:30 AM</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Segoe UI Web (West European)&quot\;\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; margin: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:20px\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: black\;"><strong>Keynote address by Honourable\, Sheila Malcolmson</strong>: 8:00 AM</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Segoe UI Web (West European)&quot\;\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; margin: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:20px\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; font-language-override: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: black\;"><strong>Q &amp\; A: </strong>8:20 AM</span></span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Segoe UI Web (West European)&quot\;\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 15px\; margin: 0px\;"><span style="font-size:20px\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font-style: inherit\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\; 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color: black\;"><span style="font-size:20px\;"><strong>Event Ends: </strong>9:00 AM</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n<span style="font-size:22px\;">&#128197\;&nbsp\;<strong data-end="494" data-start="476" style="font-size: 14px\;">June 2\, 2026</strong><br data-end="497" data-start="494" style="font-size: 14px\;" />\n&#128346\;&nbsp\;<strong data-end="522" data-start="500" style="font-size: 14px\;">7:15AM - 9:00AM</strong></span>
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