Papers presented at the conference on Labour Market Policy in Canada and Latin America under Economic Integration

Session 1: Training/Retraining

Training in Canada
Craig Riddell, University of British Columbia
Morley Gunderson, University of Toronto

Training and Retraining in Latin America
María Angélica Ducci, International Labour Office (Geneva)

Session 2: Payroll Taxes and Social Security

Canada's Social Security Programs and Payroll Taxes
Alice Nakamura, University of Alberta
Ging Wong, Human Resources Development Canada

The Impact of Labour Costs on Competitiveness and Worker Protection in the Manufacturing Sector of Latin America
Víctor Tokman
Daniel Martínez, International Labour Office (Lima, Peru)

Session 3: Minimum Wage Legislation

Minimum Wages in Canada
Dwayne Benjamin, University of Toronto

Minimum Wages in Latin America:  The Controversy about Their Likely Economic Effects
Luis Riveros, Universidad de Chile

Session 4: Unemployment Insurance Systems

Unemployment Insurance:  Lessons from Canada
Morley Gunderson, University of Toronto
Craig Riddell, University of British Columbia

Unemployment Insurance Systems
René Cortázar, CIEPLAN (Santiago, Chile)