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Canada – On StatCan’s attention deficit disorder
But this is far from the only thing troubling regular StatsCan users. I made the following chart to illustrate one of the great frustrations that journalists, economists and academics have with StatsCan. One minute, the agency, tasked with measuring the tick tock of the economy and society, tracks seemingly vital data (such as detailed breakdowns of … Continue reading
(Update) Canada, July 2014 Job Report – An error has been detected says StatCan
An error has been detected in the processing of the August 8 Labour Force Survey release. This error impacts only the July 2014 estimates. The source of the error has been identified and corrected estimates will be released on Friday, August 15, 2014. Statistics Canada takes this matter very seriously and is immediately launching a review of the data verification processes … Continue reading
Canada’s False Job Report – EI claims on hold while StatCan fixes error
Statistics Canada’s decision to pull its latest jobs report forced officials to put employment insurance claims on hold and triggered a flood of speculation from economists as to what Friday’s updated numbers will reveal. Approvals for EI claims are partly based on regional unemployment rates, but officials say staff will be able to manage the … Continue reading
Canada – July 2014 Job Report – Overall employment unchanged, unemployment at 7.0%
Overall employment was unchanged in July, as gains in part-time work were offset by losses in full time. A decline in the number of people searching for work pushed the unemployment rate down 0.1 percentage points to 7.0%. In the 12 months to July, employment increased by 115,000 or 0.7%, with all the growth in part-time work. The total hours worked were unchanged … Continue reading
Recent Immigrants in Canada – 14 per cent of university-educated are unemployed, 3.3 per cent for Canadian-born university grads
Except today, the prospects for Canada’s most highly educated new Canadians is far more dismal. Unemployment levels for recent immigrants with university degrees hit their highest point since June, 2010 last month. According to data Statistics Canada crunched for Global News, 14 per cent of university-educated immigrants who’ve come to Canada in the last five years are … Continue reading
Canada – The Job Market is worse than it appears
Employment Rate for 25-54 Year Olds To control for demographic effects, we take out groups that are often still in school (24 years and younger) or can potentially enter early retirement (55 and up). There are other endpoints we can use, but limiting the discussion to 25-54 year olds is the most common approach. Under … Continue reading
Canada – The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits fell by 12,100 or 2.3% in May
In May, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits fell by 12,100 or 2.3%, after a year of little change. The total number of beneficiaries for the month was 504,100. The majority of provinces saw declines in the number of beneficiaries, most notably Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. The change in the number … Continue reading
Canada – A company success with the Temporary Foreign Workers
We are an East Indian sweets distribution company which started off as a local retail outlet in 2001 in Surrey, B.C. We began with only two employees, and it’s with the help of the foreign workers we hired within the first few years of operation that we excelled to be able to provide jobs to … Continue reading
Canada – 6.1 unemployed people for every job vacancy in April
In April, there were 227,000 job vacancies among Canadian businesses, little changed compared with April 2013. There were 6.1 unemployed people for every job vacancy, also little changed compared with one year earlier. via The Daily — Job vacancies in brief, three-month average ending in April 2014.
Canada – Shifts to onshoring and no shortage of workers in Canada reports KPMG
For the past eight years, manufacturers in Canada have been fighting an uphill battle. From the downturn of the US economy and the rising Canadian dollar, to skilled labour challenges and off-shoring trends – manufacturing here has faced tough headwinds. Today, times are finally moving in a direction that helps rather than hinders manufacturers, according … Continue reading
Canada – Average minimum wage to average hourly earnings increased from 41% in 2005 to 46% in 2013
In 2013, the average minimum wage in Canada amounted to $10.14 per hour. The 1975 minimum wage translated into 2013 dollars (that is, the real minimum wage) was almost identical at $10.13. In this release, the real minimum wage for Canada is a weighted average of the provincial minimum wages, expressed in 2013 constant dollars to account for inflation. Although the real minimum … Continue reading
Canada – Employment was little changed in June, unemployment rate at 7.1%
Employment was little changed in June and the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 7.1% as more people were searching for work. Compared with 12 months earlier, employment increased by 72,000 or 0.4%. This was the lowest year-over-year growth rate since February 2010, when year-over-year employment growth resumed following the 2008-2009 labour market downturn. Chart 1 Employment Chart 2 Unemployment rate via The Daily — Labour Force Survey, June 2014.
Canada – CBC to cut up to 1,500 more jobs
The CBC will continue to cut staffing with an additional loss of 1,000 to 1,500 employees by 2020, says CBC president and CEO Hubert Lacroix. In a news release Thursday, the public corporation said it would be shifting priorities from television and radio to digital and mobile services. Lacroix said there will be additional jobs lost … Continue reading
Canada – Bullying at work declines survey finds
The percentage of Canadians who have witnessed or experienced harassment in the workplace has noticeably declined in the last two years, according to a Leger Marketing poll commissioned by Queen’s School of Business. According to the 2014 study, which mirrors a similar poll in 2012, 23% of Canadians say they have personally experienced workplace harassment … Continue reading
Temporary Foreign Workers Program in Canada – The solution is to fine the offending firms, and not to curtail it
Given the benefits provided by Canada’s lower-skilled TFW’s, why has the public’s perception of the program been negatively skewed? First, rare and isolated abuses of TFWs have been reported by the media. The solution to these transgressions is to fine the offending firms, and not to curtail a successful TFW labour program. What of the … Continue reading
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