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Canada Job Grant / A deal reached with Quebec
Quebec has joined all other provinces and territories in a tentative agreement with the federal government on the Canada Job Grant, Employment Minister Jason Kenney said today in the House of Commons. Kenney made the announcement in question period. The news follows his announcement last Friday that 12 provinces and territories had negotiated a tentative … Continue reading
Michelin in Canada / To cut 500 jobs
French tyremaker Michelin (MICP.PA: Quote) said on Monday it would gradually reduce production at a Canadian plant by mid-2015, cutting about 500 jobs and booking a provision of C$87 million ($78.52 million) in the first half of this year. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Michelin to cut 500 jobs at … Continue reading
Canada Job Grant / Deal reached with all provinces except Quebec Jason Kenney confirms
Employment Minister Jason Kenney has confirmed the federal government has reached a deal in principle will all provinces except Quebec on the Canada Job Grant, as CBC News reported yesterday. “I am pleased to announce that we have arrived at an agreement in principle with 12 provincial governments and territories on their delivery of the … Continue reading
Canada Jobs Grant in PEI – NGO funding will be cut 40 per cent in new deal says Primer
P.E.I. Premier Robert Ghiz says a new agreement reached on the Canada Jobs Grant will mean community organizations that receive funding through existing skills programs will be cut by 40 per cent. The provinces reached an agreement in principle regarding the contentious new national job training program. But Ghiz says the provinces had to agree … Continue reading
Heinz in Canada / 250 workers would keep their jobs consortium with an agreement to buy
H.J. Heinz Co. reached a deal to sell a factory in Canada that the Pittsburgh company planned to close in restructuring North American operations. Heinz said on Thursday that Highbury Canco Corp., a Toronto-based consortium of investors including the plant’s manager, agreed to buy the Leamington, Ontario, plant and become a contract manufacturer for some … Continue reading
Canada / Men who had obtained a bachelor’s degree by 1991 had earned $732,000 more than those whose education ended at a high school diploma, women$ 448,000
A new study that followed a group of men and women for two decades reports that over the study period, men who had obtained a bachelor’s degree by 1991 had earned, on average, $732,000 more than those whose education ended at a high school diploma. For women, the difference between the two groups was $448,000. Using longitudinal tax … Continue reading
Skills Gap / An important issue for 91.2% of working Canadians
Addressing the skills gap continues to be top of mind with Canadian workers, according to a new study by Ipsos-Reid on behalf of Randstad Canada. In fact, more than nine-in-ten (91.2%) of working Canadians say they feel that the skills shortage/skills gap will continue to be an issue of importance in Canada in 2014. The … Continue reading
Canada / The Middle-class dream is a ‘myth’ says an internal report
Canada’s middle class is mortgaging its future to stay afloat, making the Canadian dream “a myth more than a reality.” That’s the blunt assessment of an internal Conservative government report, an unvarnished account of the plight of middle-income families that’s in contrast to the rosier economic picture in this month’s budget. The document was prepared … Continue reading
Canada Job Grant / Kenney agrees to province’s demands
The federal government has agreed to two key demands from the provinces and territories on its contentious Canada Job Grant that could pave the way for a deal on the national job training program, the Canadian Press has learned. Federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney sent a final counter-proposal to his provincial and territorial counterparts on … Continue reading
A Personal Note / Congratulations to Charle Cournoyer, my godchild, for his Bronze Medal
This is quite unusual for me to post something on a personal level, but this is an exceptional event. Charle Cournoyer, my godchild, won a Bronze Medal, short track skating, 500m yesterday for Canada. Congratulations Charle. Related articles Charle Cournoyer wins bronze in 500m short track (olympic.ca) Cournoyer wins 500-metre speed skating bronze for Canada … Continue reading
Employment Insurance in Canada / Little changed in December 2013 but claims increased for the second month in a row
In December, 514,200 people received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits—little changed from November. The number of beneficiaries has been relatively stable since May 2013, following a long-term downward trend that began in the summer of 2009. Saskatchewan and Alberta posted an increase in the number of people receiving regular EI benefits in December, while there were fewer beneficiaries in … Continue reading
Unemployed Specialist Physicians in Canada / 16 percent of new specialist and subspecialist physicians said they cannot find work; 31 percent pursue further training to become more employable
More than 100 stakeholders in the medical profession are gathering in Ottawa this week to discuss a paradoxical issue affecting health care in Canada: a growing number of doctors without jobs. The National Summit on Physician Employment, to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, was organized by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in response … Continue reading
Canada / Job vacancies decline of 22,000 for 5.6 unemployed people for every job vacancy
There were 220,000 job vacancies among Canadian businesses in November, a decline of 22,000 compared with November 2012. There were 5.6 unemployed people for every job vacancy compared with 5.2 one year earlier. The national job vacancy rate was 1.5% in November, down from 1.6% 12 months earlier. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at The Daily — Job vacancies in brief, three-month average ending in November 2013. Related … Continue reading
Canada / Oil and natural gas industry supports budget training measures
Canada’s oil and natural gas industry supports federal budget measures announced yesterday to foster growth and development of Canada’s future skilled trades workforce, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers said today. “Our industry is the largest employer of skilled trades workers in Canada so we strongly support government measures to promote careers in this sector,” … Continue reading
Canada / More than one third of workers have dated a co-worker finds CareerBuilder.ca Survey
Looking for a Valentine? The office might be a good place to start, according to a new CareerBuilder.ca survey. CareerBuilder’s annual survey on office romance found more than one-third (35 percent) of Canadian workers have dated someone who worked for the same company, and 15 percent say they have done so more than once. The … Continue reading
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