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Canada / People don’t want to move out of province Bank Canada research finds
In theory, this need not be a crippling blow for the national economy. In the above scenario, rational Ontarians should follow the money and migrate to Alberta to take advantage of the boom times. But as a team of Bank Canada economists remind in an excellent new study (pdf), Canada doesn’t really work this way. … Continue reading
Canada / Immigration age limit for family reunion set at 19 rather than the current 22
Age at immigration is key to newcomers’ economic outcomes, Ottawa says Older children of immigrants will be prevented from joining their parents and siblings in Canada under a new federal government plan to restrict the definition of “dependent child.” The change, which takes effect Jan. 1, will narrow the definition of a dependent child to … Continue reading
Canada / Employment was little changed – the unemployment rate remained at 7.2%.
Following a decline the previous month, employment was little changed in April and the unemployment rate remained at 7.2%. Compared with 12 months earlier, employment increased 0.9% or 163,000, all in full time. The total number of hours worked rose by 1.5% over the same period. Chart 1 Employment Provincially, employment grew in Alberta, while it fell in Manitoba, New Brunswick and Newfoundland … Continue reading
Canada’s New ‘Census’ / One in five of the total population identified themselves as a member of visible minorities
Canada is increasingly a nation of visible minorities – one in five of the total population identified themselves as a member of this group in 2011. Of these visible minorities, a third were born in Canada. And they are young – the visible minority population has a median age of 33, compared with 40 for … Continue reading
Canada / Federal Government Cut 15,000 Jobs Last Year
There are signs that the Canadian government’s austerity plan is advancing at a rapid pace. Canada’s chief bureaucrat– the Clerk of the Privy Council—says the federal public-sector payroll shrank by 5.5% or more than 15,000 positions over nine months last year. That’s three-quarters of the way towards the government’s planned 19,200 job cuts over a … Continue reading
Canada / After the RBC outsourcing fiasco
..The recent RBC outsourcing fiasco was so unusual, revealing and, for many Canadians, infuriating. The story centred on about 50 IT workers who found their jobs outsourced and themselves fired. It got to be news only because it was outrageous: the soon-to-be fired employees had to train foreign workers, brought into the country by a … Continue reading
Canada and Quebec / Working on EI regulations will marginally help in responding to labour market needs
Unemployment worldwide and youth unemployment are a tragedy. The number of unemployed in the world has exploded with 28 million people jobless in the five years following the global financial crisis. In 2012, there were 197 million people unemployed according to the ILO. In 2013, about 210.6 million people will be unemployed according to the … Continue reading
Canada and the Talent War / Governments are courting skilled workers
Canadian governments, at both the national and provincial levels, are courting skilled workers such as plumbers, pipefitters, electricians and others from the U.S. and elsewhere. In addition to the program under which Thomas was hired, a category for specific trades began in January to address labour shortages while easing the path to residency, the federal … Continue reading
Canada / Human capital trends survey 2013
To build leadership and talent, organizations need to do more than maintain good employee relations: they need to focus on direct organizational benefits that solve business problems. HR is strategic Deloitte’s survey of 1,300 senior business leaders in 59 countries reveals current and emerging human capital trends influencing the future course of talent, HR and … Continue reading
Canada’s New Rules / Hiring foreign workers should be ‘last resort’ says Kenney
The federal government plans to tighten up the temporary foreign workers program with new legislation that would require businesses to hire employees from abroad as a “last resort.” Ottawa wants to charge employers a new fee for labour market opinions and increase the existing fees for foreigners’ work permits. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney also announced … Continue reading
France / To cut 34,000 jobs in defence
Proposed cuts to France’s military spending met with stiff resistance from lawmakers and the army on Monday, although the flat budget of 179.2 billion euros over a five-year-period will mean 34,000 job losses by 2019. France will keep its defence budget broadly stable for the next five years, after meeting stiff resistance from lawmakers and … Continue reading
Mining / A Skills Gap for a not so much ‘dirty’ work
Canada’s resource sector is facing a skilled labour shortage due to an aging workforce and a scarcity of new skilled workers. In the next five to 10 years, it’s estimated the global mining industry will need well over 55,000 new workers to meet demand. In B.C. alone, according to the Mining Association of B.C., the … Continue reading
Canada’s skilled-worker program / The list of jobs eligible unveiled
Foreign engineers, computer programmers and physiotherapists are among those who will qualify for a revamped federal skilled-worker program when it re-opens next month. Citizenship and Immigration Canada has released its eligible occupations list and named four organizations that will assess the credentials of applicants who studied outside of Canada. These assessments are now mandatory and … Continue reading
Canadians Now More Affluent Than Americans
They’ve been known to get pretty excited when a new, big-name discount retailer comes to town, but thanks to a booming housing sector, Canadians are more affluent than their American neighbors. At least for the moment, that is. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor via Canadians Now More Affluent Than Americans – Real Time Economics … Continue reading
BC / The auto sector needs skilled labour
The Automobile Retailers Association and its industry partners have conducted a study to identify future labour needs of the sector. The research project took an industry “pulse check” to compare future labour demand with anticipated supply to see how they will align. The project identified a future gap in all employment areas in the automotive … Continue reading
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