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Higher Education in Ontario – College transfer students earned fewer credits each year, had lower GPAs, and were less able to earn credits from course attempts
Increasing the rate of student transfers from college to university has become a prior- ity in Ontario in recent years and increasing numbers of Ontario postsecondary students have been transferring. However, little research has examined how the college students perform academically upon arriving at university . Given the emphasis on increasing migration from college to … Continue reading
Immigrant in Canada – Their propensity to own a private incorporated business surpasses that of the comparison group
Data from the Labour Force Survey indicate that in 2009, 17.5% of immigrants aged 18 to 69 were self-employed compared with 14.4% of the Canadian-born population. However, self-employment can mean many things, from owning and managing a large private incorporated company with many employees to pursuing an unincorporated activity a few hours a week after … Continue reading
L’Immigration au Canada – Une dévaluation persistante des titres de compétences non canadiens
Même si la plupart des études récentes ne vont pas au-delà des données du recensement de 2006, les nouvelles analyses révèlent clairement que le problème de l’inadéquation entre l’emploi et la scolarité ainsi que les compétences persiste et même s’aggrave. Alors que l’analyse de l’Enquête sur la population active de 2005-2008 montre une certaine amélioration des … Continue reading
L’immigration au Canada – Les obstacles à la reconnaissance des qualifications
Un grand nombre d’immigrants éprouvent des difficultés à faire reconnaître leurs compétences, leur formation et leur expérience, malgré les nombreux efforts déployés dans les provinces et territoires. Pour beaucoup de ces immigrants, le système est complexe et souvent frustrant. Les systèmes de réglementation professionnelle au Canada ont été essentiellement conçus à l’intention des personnes qui … Continue reading
Job vacancies in Canada – The job vacancy rate in the energy sector was more than twice as high as all sectors combined in 2011
Statistics Canada has measured the concept of job vacancies several ways since the 1960s, namely, using the Help Wanted Index from 1962 to 2003, the Job Vacancy Survey from 1971 to 1978, the Workplace and Employee Survey (WES) from 1999 to 2006 and since 2011, the Job Vacancy Statistics (JVS) produced from the Business Payrolls … Continue reading
Canada – How Express Entry works, and early results
Unlike earlier points-based systems, CRS does not automatically designate all those who have reached a certain threshold score as eligible for admission. Instead, Express Entry applies a dynamic ranking and management system: only a small group of top-ranking individuals in the pool at a time are issued an invitation to apply (ITA) by Immigration, Refugees, … Continue reading
Ontario – An experiment with basic income buried away in Ontario’s 2016 budget
Buried away in Ontario’s 2016 budget documents are unspecific plans for the Canadian government to start giving a guaranteed, unconditional salary away to a few people just for being alive. “The pilot project will test a growing view at home and abroad that a basic income could build on the success of minimum wage policies and increases in … Continue reading
Alberta – Unemployment rate at highest level in more than 20 years
Alberta’s unemployment rate hit its highest level in more than 20 years in February, after climbing more than 2.5 points in the past year. Statistics Canada reported Friday that the province’s unemployment rate hit 7.9 per cent in February, its highest mark since August 1995. That’s up 0.5 points from January and 0.6 points higher than the … Continue reading
Grads in Canada – Management sciences and quantitative methods graduates highest earners among bachelor’s degree holders
On average, 25- to 54-year-old male bachelor’s degree graduates who worked full year, full time, in 2010, earned $87,543 in 2010 dollars (Chart 1). Among them, management sciences and quantitative methods graduates earned the most—$130,547, or $43,004 more than the average male bachelor’s degree graduate (after adjusting for age). These graduates were followed closely by … Continue reading
Immigration in Canada in 2016 – The most immigrants it has since the 1910s
Following Immigration Minister John McCallum’s speech on March 8, 2016 at the Brampton Multicultural Community Centre, many were left wondering about the direction presented for this year. While Minister McCallum was quoted saying that this is a “significant shift” in policy, it remains to be seen when these changes will be implemented, and of the … Continue reading
Job Report in Canada, February 2016 – Employment was virtually unchanged and unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage
Employment was virtually unchanged in February (-2,300 or 0.0%) as gains in part-time work were offset by losses in full time. The unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points for the third consecutive month, reaching 7.3% for the first time since March 2013.On a year-over-year basis, employment grew by 0.7% (+118,000), with the gains mostly coming from full-time work (+82,000 or +0.6%). At … Continue reading
Canada – 28 to 34 year-olds are actually the wealthiest such generation in history Finances report says
28- to 34-year-olds are actually the wealthiest such generation in Canadian history says a new analysis from the federal Finance Department. “The current generation of young Canadians is, on average, wealthier than previous generations of young Canadians,” says the confidential report, though with some cautionary notes. “Young Canadians … born in the first half of the 1980s had … Continue reading
Low Literacy in Canada – In 2012, 17% of Canadian adults aged 16 to 65 with 29% in a low-income household
In 2012, 17% of Canadian adults aged 16 to 65 had a literacy score corresponding to level 1 and below, meaning that they could only find single pieces of information in shorts texts or only had a basic vocabulary. About 13% were in the two highest categories of literacy skills (level 4 and level 5). The median household … Continue reading
Guaranteed Minimum Income in Canada – Sharp increase in those favouring it
In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1406 Canadian voters, more than a third favour the introduction of a guaranteed annual minimum income to replace other state supports like social assistance, unemployment and pensions (36%), a sharp increase from the last time we polled this question four years ago … Continue reading
Employment Insurance in Canada, December 2015 – Little changed (-0.5%) from the previous month
The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits totalled 539,800 in December, little changed (-0.5%) from the previous month. There were more EI beneficiaries in Alberta (+2.2%) and Saskatchewan (+1.6%) in December, extending the upward trend for these provinces that began in September 2014. In addition, there were more beneficiaries in Newfoundland and Labrador (+1.3%). Conversely, … Continue reading
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