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Rob Henderson, president and CEO of BioTalent Canada, is a seasoned executive with more than 25 years of private and public sector management experience. He’s a member of the National Stakeholders Advisory Panel for the Labour Market Information Council.

Canada’s Student Work Placement Program a youth employment lifeline 

  • The program, which helps support the Carney government's ‘one Canadian economy’ vision, is at risk without permanent long-term funding.
Opinion | BY ROB HENDERSON | October 15, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu. Making the program permanent will not only strengthen youth employment but also anchor Canada’s ability to withstand global pressures, writes Rob Henderson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s Student Work Placement Program a youth employment lifeline 

Opinion | BY ROB HENDERSON | October 15, 2025
  • The program, which helps support the Carney government's ‘one Canadian economy’ vision, is at risk without permanent long-term funding.

Canada’s Student Work Placement Program a youth employment lifeline 

Opinion | BY ROB HENDERSON | October 15, 2025
  • The program, which helps support the Carney government's ‘one Canadian economy’ vision, is at risk without permanent long-term funding.
Patty Hajdu
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu. Making the program permanent will not only strengthen youth employment but also anchor Canada’s ability to withstand global pressures, writes Rob Henderson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Student Work Placement Program is an investment in the future prosperity of Canada

  • An antidote to the pandemic's economic aftershocks, the Student Work Placement Program is helping to course-correct the impacts COVID-19 had on skills development, and
Opinion | BY ROB HENDERSON | January 25, 2024
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault. In Budget 2023, the Student Work Placement Program was extended by one year. Advocates of the program are calling for the government to make it permanent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The Student Work Placement Program is an investment in the future prosperity of Canada

Opinion | BY ROB HENDERSON | January 25, 2024
  • An antidote to the pandemic's economic aftershocks, the Student Work Placement Program is helping to course-correct the impacts COVID-19 had on skills development, and

The Student Work Placement Program is an investment in the future prosperity of Canada

Opinion | BY ROB HENDERSON | January 25, 2024
  • An antidote to the pandemic's economic aftershocks, the Student Work Placement Program is helping to course-correct the impacts COVID-19 had on skills development, and
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault. In Budget 2023, the Student Work Placement Program was extended by one year. Advocates of the program are calling for the government to make it permanent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Developing Canada’s vaccine infrastructure for future pandemics will depend on addressing bio-economy labour shortages

  • After having to depend exclusively on international partners for COVID-19 vaccines, it’s encouraging to see Canada investing heavily in infrastructure projects to build our
Opinion | BY ROB HENDERSON | September 13, 2021
The challenges of developing made-in-Canada vaccines may sound daunting, but Canada has done it before. We have a strong track record of innovation and vaccine development, including helping bring the polio vaccine to the world in the 1950s, writes Rob Henderson. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Developing Canada’s vaccine infrastructure for future pandemics will depend on addressing bio-economy labour shortages

Opinion | BY ROB HENDERSON | September 13, 2021
  • After having to depend exclusively on international partners for COVID-19 vaccines, it’s encouraging to see Canada investing heavily in infrastructure projects to build our

Developing Canada’s vaccine infrastructure for future pandemics will depend on addressing bio-economy labour shortages

Opinion | BY ROB HENDERSON | September 13, 2021
  • After having to depend exclusively on international partners for COVID-19 vaccines, it’s encouraging to see Canada investing heavily in infrastructure projects to build our
The challenges of developing made-in-Canada vaccines may sound daunting, but Canada has done it before. We have a strong track record of innovation and vaccine development, including helping bring the polio vaccine to the world in the 1950s, writes Rob Henderson. Image courtesy of Pixabay
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