The purpose of the consultations on this discussion paper is to provide Canadians with an opportunity to consider the labour market issues affecting older workers today and in the generations to come. It is designed to support a dialogue with the provinces and territories as well as with a broad range of stakeholders and academics. In so doing, it details some of the pressures on the labour market and on this group of workers, particularly displaced older workers, and asks a number of questions whose answers could help to frame the development of future policy initiatives.

We encourage you to read this document and send your written submission. The issues and the questions raised are not exclusive. You are invited to raise any issue or question that is relevant to you or your organization. The information received will be considered by the Expert Panel as it prepares its report, which will be presented to the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development later this year.