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Labor Shortages in Canada / A reason why you’re often behind schedule and over budget
Energy companies trying to raise almost $50 billion for Canada’s first network of natural gas export terminals will face an even more basic challenge: finding the workers to build them Continue reading
Conservatives in Canada / Cuts in social programs are changing the country
“It is changing Canada,” former Saskatchewan premier Roy Romanow says of the current federal approach to social and economic policy Continue reading
Canada Job Report / Employment up by 22,000, UR at 6.9% for the third month in a row
Employment continued on a slight upward trend for the third consecutive month, edging up 22,000 in November. The unemployment rate held steady at 6.9% for the third month in a row. So far this year, employment growth has averaged 13,400 per month, compared with an average of 25,400 over the same period in 2012. Chart 1 Employment Provincially, employment rose in Alberta and declined in … Continue reading
Canada / The truth about job creation and unemployment
While Canada’s record in raw job creation is not bad (in our calculations, 2nd in the G-7 and 10th in the OECD), job creation alone is a misleading measure of the overall health of Canada’s job market Continue reading
Canada / Create the Employment Insurance Savings Account says the Canadian Taxpayers Federation
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation suggests that working Canadians be entitled to keep the $4,277 currently plundered from them and their employer every year in EI premiums, rather than sending the money to Ottawa, to be processed and shipped elsewhere Continue reading
Canada / Commuting times key factor for half of respondents to a survey
The survey by Oxford Properties and Environics Research Group found that 76 per cent of respondents wanted a reasonable commute to the office. Continue reading
Gender Gap in Canada / Wider for women MBAs study shows
Canadian women with MBAs earn less than their male counterparts in their first year on the job, a study shows Continue reading
New EI rules in Quebec / Calling on other provinces to support overhaul
The Quebec government is calling on other provinces to support its demand for immediate changes to employment insurance measures that sparked widespread protest against Ottawa last spring Continue reading
Training in Canada / 91 per cent of Canadian workers say employers should pay the bill survey finds
When it comes to an up-to-date skill set, who is responsible – the employer or the employee? 91 per cent of Canadian workers hold the employer responsible for ensuring the skills and competences of employees correspond with job requirements Continue reading
Canada / Long term trends in unionization, a Stat Can study
From 1981 to 2012, the overall unionization rate—defined as the proportion of all employees who are union members—declined. In this brief analysis, long-term trends in unionization rates are examined by gender, age group, province and industry using data from the Labour Force Survey and a collection of earlier data sources. From 1981 to 2012, Canada’s … Continue reading
Canada / The education and employment experiences of First Nations People living off reserve, Inuit, and Métis
The 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) examined a diverse range of education experiences among First Nations people living off reserve, Inuit and Métis. Continue reading
Employment Insurance in Canada / More beneficiaries in Quebec and Manitoba, as well as in the Atlantic provinces
Following three months of little change, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits decreased slightly in September (-1.4% or -7,100) to 503,800. Compared with September 2012, the number of beneficiaries was down 8.8%. However, the slight monthly decrease nationally did not mirror variations observed at the provincial level, as British Columbia and Ontario posted notable … Continue reading
Canada / Employees should keep premiums in a personal unemployment account says The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF)
“Ottawa is using Employment Insurance as a cash cow,” said CTF Federal Director Gregory Thomas. “They collected $3.3 billion more in EI tax last year than they paid out in benefits, and their latest forecast says they expect to collect $4.2 billion more this year.” Continue reading
Recruiting in Canada / 39 per cent have been contacted through a social media website or network study finds
Ignore that request from LinkedIn or Twitter at your peril — it might be a job offer, according to a global study released Wednesday. The study, commissioned by U.S. human resources firm Kelly Services, found that 39 per cent of Canadians polled have been contacted through a social media website or network in the last … Continue reading
Canada / Mobility for work at highest level
The number of Canadian workers migrating between provinces in search of jobs has hit its highest level in almost 25 years, according to a Bank of Montreal analysis Continue reading
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