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Immigration in Ontario – Two New Express Entry Provincial Nominee Streams
Background: Ontario’s Provincial Nominee Program and Express Entry The Provincial Nominee Program was established to allow provinces the ability to nominate qualified workers, professionals and international students who wish to become Canadian permanent residents according to the economic needs of each province. Each year, the federal government decides on the number of provincial nominees each … Continue reading
Express Entry in Canada – It worths it for a “higher calibre of immigrant” Minister says
One government minister has urged employers to include the new Express Entry immigration program in their HR strategies – saying it offers access to highly-skilled and highly sought-after applicants. “If you can’t find a Canadian to do the job, you can come to us and apply for a Labour Market Impact Assessment and recruit someone … Continue reading
Hillary Clinton’s on Apprenticeship – $1,500 for hiring an apprentice
Hillary Clinton, unveiling the latest plank of her policy platform, on Wednesday will call for a new tax credit to benefit companies that hire people as apprentices. The proposal will be debuted during a campaign swing through South Carolina and, in a bit of political gamesmanship, builds off a proposal from one of the Palmetto … Continue reading
Canada – No evidence of a national labour shortage at present or into the foreseeable future research finds
This report outlines the findings of a knowledge synthesis project which was established to gather and learn more about what the best existing peer-reviewed research reveals about labour and skills supplies in Canada now and in the near future. This study identifies not only what is known but also the gaps in research relating to … Continue reading
Youth Unemployment in US – A National Tragedy says Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont
Calling youth unemployment “a national tragedy,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today cited a new national study which found that unemployment among recent high school and college graduates is much worse than previously estimated. At Sanders’ request, the Economic Policy Institute analyzed census data on unemployment among young people who are jobless, working part-time when they … Continue reading
Record Unemployment in France – 100,000 state-sponsored jobs to come
The French government said it will create 100,000 extra state-sponsored jobs after data showed the number of unemployed people in France reached a fresh record high in April. Labor Minister Francois Rebsamen announced the plans on Monday as he reported the number of category A job seekers– defined as registered job seekers who are fully … Continue reading
Queen’s Speech in UK : Is full employment a benefits cap ?
Legislation will be brought forward to help achieve full employment and provide people with the security of a job. New duties will require my ministers to report annually on job creation and apprenticeships. Analysis: This is a reference to the full employment and welfare benefits bill, which, despite the title, seems to be devoted to … Continue reading
Job Programs for Older Workers in the US – How to to increase the availability and effectiveness
Today, a decreasing percentage of counseling, job matching, and job development services are staff-assisted. American Job Centers do not currently have dedicated staff specializing in job development and job placement for older workers. Selected Public Workforce Development Programs in the United States: Lessons Learned for Older Workers provides a selective review of public workforce development … Continue reading
Citizenship in Canada – The biggest impacts
In June 2014, Bill C-24 passed and the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act came into force. The bill marked the most significant changes to Canada’s citizenship laws since 1977. Some of the changes came into effect in the summer of 2014 and the rest we expect will be implemented sometime in 2015. The government hasn’t said … Continue reading
Job Tenure in the U Congress – 9.8 years for the House and 11.4 years for the Senate for Members of the 112th Congress, as of January 5, 2011
The average service tenure of Members of the Senate and House of Representatives has varied substantially since 1789. This report presents data on Member tenure and a historical analysis of tenure trends. During the 19th century, the average service of Representatives and Senators remained roughly constant, with little or no change over time; the average … Continue reading
Local Taxes and Incentives for Jobs Creation
Late last year the electric carmaker Tesla chose Nevada as the site of its future “gigafactory,” where it will produce all of the batteries to power its vehicles. The company expects the factory to cost $5 billion to build and to eventually employ around 6,000 people. Tesla cited Nevada’s offer of low taxes as an … Continue reading
Canada – EI produces multi-billion-dollar surpluses, but only about a third of unemployed people can qualify
Even if you never use employment insurance, you pay into, he said. Someone who makes $60,000 a year, pays about $914 to EI. The program isn’t serving everyone it needs, but it constantly produces multi-billion-dollar surpluses. Why is it then, as Zon wondered, “contributing on paper to the federal budget balance” when “only about a … Continue reading
Higher Education and Skills Gap in US – New workforce training models needed brookings’ Holzer finds
Employment of Americans in middle-wage jobs has been declining, due to trends both in employer demand and worker skill attainment. Workforce development in the US now mostly occurs in community and forprofit colleges, as well as the lower-tier of 4-year colleges. Enrollment rates are high, even among the disadvantaged, but completion rates are very low … Continue reading
Canada’s Jobs and Opportunities Agenda – Finance minister admits he doesn’t know
Finance Minister is admitting he doesn’t know how many jobs last week’s federal budget will create. Despite insisting that the budget will create jobs through measures such as the small business tax cut, Oliver told CTV’s Question Period that he doesn’t know how many. “We have forecasts for the growth and the economy. I don’t … Continue reading
US – Government jobs 630,000 below early stages of recession level
The Labor Department’s latest report signaled that a broader economic slowdown is taking place after job growth ticked up last year. The economy added just 126,000 jobs last month — the lowest tally in more than a year. While the new estimates were disappointing, they’re hardly anything out of the ordinary for the public sector. … Continue reading
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