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Michel Cournoyer
Apprentices in Construction in NZ – Engaging in the online environment
Digital technologies have revolutionised the way we access and use information, including how we learn and train to do new things. The skills required to fully engage in technology are now essential life skills. For Te Pukenga-BCITO apprentices this digital shift has meant a move to an online tool to enhance communication with training advisors … Continue reading
Asylum in US – The system faces record demands
Known for its long tradition of providing refuge, the U.S. humanitarian protection system is under significant strain at a time of mass displacements globally, a backlog of 2 million asylum applications, and record arrivals of migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Biden administration has turned to alternate pathways to provide temporary protection to … Continue reading
L’emploi au Québec, janvier 2024 – Le taux d’emploi a diminué pour passer de 62,5 % en janvier 2023 à 61,6 % en janvier 2024
En janvier, l’emploi au Québec a peu varié pour un quatrième mois consécutif et le taux de chômage s’est maintenu à 4,5 %. Au cours de la période de 12 mois se terminant en janvier, l’emploi au Québec était presque inchangé, tandis que la population âgée de 15 ans et plus de l’EPA a augmenté de 1,9 %. Par conséquent, le taux d’emploi a … Continue reading
Job Report in Canada – Surging population growth and GDP is on track to post a 7th consecutive per-capita decline
The Canadian labour market data is notoriously volatile, but details underlying the January upside employment growth (and downside unemployment rate) surprise were also firm. The increase in hours worked is consistent with GDP ticking higher early in 2024, and adds to early signs that housing markets have perked up. Growth in the economy still looks … Continue reading
Le Moniteur de l’emploi dans Le Devoir – Le processus de consultation sur l’immigration doit être bonifié
Le Québec fait face à un défi démographique sans précédent. L’encre du nouveau plan triennal de l’immigration n’est pas encore sèche que celui-ci est déjà largement caduc. Ce que le premier ministre du Québec, François Legault, dénonce dans sa lettre à son homologue fédéral, Justin Trudeau, au sujet des résidents temporaires, était prévisible et prévu … Continue reading
Québec – Un rééquilibrage en profondeur de la fiscalité est plus que jamais nécessaire pour l’adapter au contexte de pénuries permanentes de main-d’œuvre
Un rééquilibrage en profondeur de la fiscalité est plus que jamais nécessaire pour l’adapter au contexte de pénuries permanentes de main-d’œuvre Le CPP a déjà indiqué dans plusieurs de ses avis précédents qu’un rééquilibrage de la fiscalité axé sur une réduction du poids des impôts sur le revenu, accompagnée par une plus grande utilisation des … Continue reading
Skills Anticipation – Economies and societies need robust methods and trusted skills intelligence
Collecting data and information on labour market needs and skills trends is not sufficient to design and sustain responsive and efficient vocational education and training (VET) programmes and skills formation systems. Economies and societies need robust skill anticipation methods and trusted skills intelligence to translate data into actionable insights that support the skills revolution. This … Continue reading
AI – Can it help address skill shortages? (video)
Employers worldwide and across several sectors are reporting difficulties in finding and hiring the employees with the right skills, with losses of productivity and competitiveness. Many employers are now looking at AI to address these skill shortages. This session will engage AI experts, employers, union representatives and technology developers to discuss the extent to which … Continue reading
Immigrants in Canada – From 2014 to 2018 their median total income rose from 55 per cent of the median income to 78 per cent
The federal government announced substantial increases in its planned immigration targets: reaching 500 thousand people for the years 2025 and 2026. In this report, we look at some recent evolution of median total incomes of new immigrants so as to inform expectations regarding that policy change. From 2014 to 2018 the median total income of … Continue reading
AI and the Future of Work – Almost 40 percent of global employment is exposed to AI, with advanced economies at greater risk
Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to profoundly change the global economy, with some commentators seeing it as akin to a new industrial revolution. Its consequences for economies and societies remain hard to foresee. This is especially evident in the context of labor markets, where AI promises to increase productivity while threatening to replace humans in … Continue reading
Canada – Students and new graduates are bearing the brunt of the labour market downturn
The magnitude and pace of Canada’s rising unemployment rate are consistent with trends observed during past recessions. Unlike prior recessions, though, the increase to-date has come without a surge in layoffs – it’s rather taking more time to absorb newly available workers as the population grows rapidly. But it’s students and new graduates rather than … Continue reading
AI and the Future of Skills – Healthy human adults share some basic skills that AI systems do not have
Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are major breakthrough technologies that are transforming the economy and society. To understand and anticipate this transformation, policy makers must first understand what these technologies can and cannot do. The OECD launched the Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Skills project to develop a programme that could assess the capabilities … Continue reading
Canada – An economic crisis writes the Fraser Institute
Canada’s Economic Crisis Average per-person incomes in Canada have stagnated from 2016 ($54,154) to 2022 ($55,863). Meanwhile, the United States has seen an increase from $65,792 to $73,565. The average Canadian now earns $17,700 less annually than the average American. Canada ranks just below Louisiana ($57,954) in average per-person income and slightly ahead Kentucky ($54,671). … Continue reading
Canada – A relatively non-competitive and closed business market
Despite population growth and a market size now topping 40 million, Canada remains, compared to the U.S., a relatively non-competitive and closed business market dominated by duopolies and oligopolies. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story @ Canada’s economic future is looking grim—especially when compared to the U.S. – The Hub
Immigration dans la Construction au Québec – La faible intégration des immigrants dans le secteur
Faible intégration des immigrants L’un des facteurs qui n’aident pas à atténuer la pénurie de main‐d’œuvre est la faible intégration des immigrants dans le secteur. La construction fait partie des trois secteurs (parmi 20) comportant la plus faible proportion d’immigrants et de résidents non permanents au Québec (9 % parmi la main‐d’œuvre du secteur en … Continue reading
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