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Canada / 3-year freeze on EI premiums
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced a three year-freeze on employment insurance premiums for employers and employees on Monday as a way to support small and medium-size businesses and working Canadians. “We are able to do this because of the falling unemployment rate — more people are working, fewer people are claiming employment insurance benefits and … Continue reading
Canada / Retailers welcome freeze on employment insurance premium rates
Retail Council of Canada (RCC) fully supports the Government’s announcement today of a three-year freeze of Employment Insurance (EI) premium rates Continue reading
Canada / Employment increased by 59,000 in August and the unemployment rate declined to 7.1%
Employment increased by 59,000 in August, mainly in part-time work, and the unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 7.1%. Over the six months to August, employment gains averaged 12,000 per month, lower than the average of 29,000 observed during the preceding six-month period. Since August 2012, employment has increased 1.4% (+246,000). At the same time, the number of hours worked has grown 1.3%. Chart 1 Employment Provincially, employment … Continue reading
Canada / Conservation could create 25,000 jobs by 2025
Slashing energy consumption by a quarter over the next decade or so could create 25,000 new jobs, concludes a report by a coalition of environmentalists and unions Continue reading
Canada / Higher Education reduces youth unemployment
Canada’s young work force has profited from one of the strongest education systems in the industrialized world Continue reading
Sears Canada / Cutting 245 jobs with Offshoring IT
Sears Canada (TSX:SCC) is cutting 245 jobs, mostly at its head office in Toronto, and moving some of the work overseas Continue reading
Canada / Verizon’s Arrival Will Cost Thousands of Jobs says Ken Georgetti, President of the Canadian Labour Congress
The federal government’s decision to pave the way for the multinational giant Verizon to enter Canada’s telecommunications market will cost thousands of jobs and will not benefit consumers in the long run, says Ken Georgetti, President of the Canadian Labour Congress Continue reading
Canada Job Grant / Television commercial was misleading and a breach of the Code of Advertising Standards
A federal government television commercial touting a not yet existent Canada Job Grant was misleading and a breach of the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards, Canada’s advertising watchdog has ruled Continue reading
Canada’s Youth / The unemployment rate doubles the average and there is no job economic recovery
Young people today face an extremely challenging labour market. The unemployment rate for those aged 15 to 24 is double that of the national average and job gains since the economic recovery began have been nearly non-existent. Solving this problem, however, is no easy task. Continue reading
Canada / High youth unemployment does not represent an alarming event says the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada
Although youth unemployment is relatively high – it does not represent an alarming event write the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada in Youth Unemployment in Canada: Challenging Conventional Thinking? Continue reading
(Update) Heinz / Layoffs in Canada and US
Food company H.J. Heinz Co. is eliminating 600 jobs across the U.S. and in Canada, including 350 in Pittsburgh, nearly a third of its operation there, it said Tuesday Continue reading
Canada / The truth behind the job market
Reading though what people say in their discussions it’s become very clear that a lot of people are confused about the job market in Canada Continue reading
Job Search in Canada / One-half of workers would search right at the office
Job Search in Canada – 56 per cent of respondents between the ages of 18 and 34 said they are likely to conduct job-search activities at work Continue reading
Saskatchewan / Shortage of skilled tradespeople
Although Saskatchewan is well on its way into another year of the recent economic boom, there are many labour challenges that remain constant Continue reading
Canada / Employment decreased by 39,000 and the UR rose to 7.2%
Led by declines among youths, employment decreased by 39,000 in July, and the unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 7.2% Continue reading
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