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Canada / About one in five full-time workers aged 25 to 54 volunteered five or more hours per month in 2010
In 2010, about one in five full-time workers aged 25 to 54 (or 2,036,000 persons) volunteered five or more hours per month on a regular basis. In comparison, about one third of part-time workers and nearly one quarter of those who were unemployed volunteered with the same frequency. Among full-time workers with flexible work conditions, that is, those who can choose their … Continue reading
Canada / Number on Employment Insurance (EI) benefits was virtually unchanged
Following three consecutive months of decline, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits was virtually unchanged in February, at 528,900. Compared with a year earlier, the number of beneficiaries was down 7.4%. A number of provinces had fewer beneficiaries in February, with the largest percentage decreases in Prince Edward Island, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. British … Continue reading
Canada / RBC and job outsourcing, what can be done?
We have a skilled work force whose children are training to be equally skilled. Yet as fast as we graduate people capable of doing valuable and productive jobs, those jobs disappear. Some are simply degraded. These are the full-time jobs transformed into fragile and part-time contract employment. Some, including many that are highly skilled, are … Continue reading
Canada / Ottawa rushes to reform foreign-worker program
Faced with continuing criticisms that foreigners are taking jobs away from Canadians, the Conservative government is rushing to make reforms to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, with officials working to include changes in the upcoming budget bill. However the government’s new-found sense of urgency – which was clearly expressed last week by Prime Minister Stephen … Continue reading
Canada / Job vacancy rate down at 1,4%
In January, there were 200,000 job vacancies among Canadian businesses, a decrease of 22,000 from January 2012. There were 6.5 unemployed people for every job vacancy, compared with 6.1 one year earlier. The national job vacancy rate was 1.4% in January, down from 1.6% 12 months earlier. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor via The Daily — Job vacancies, three-month average ending in January 2013.
Canada / Employment-Insurance: The Thought of the Day
Unemployment insurance is meant to meet the labour market cyclical economic needs, the needs related to job search, the in-between. It is not supposed to be the mean to support income of the ‘chronically’ or repeatedly unemployed in an economically depressed area. Employment development cannot be achieved with income support. Michel Cournoyer Job Market Monitor‘s … Continue reading
Canada / Federal budget to target mismatches
Fixing labour shortages and enhancing the skills of workers will be the centrepieces of next week’s federal budget. But the government also recognizes that serious progress on matching skills with job openings will require close co-operation with provincial governments and the private sector. Businesses say labour shortages are also a top concern, and they want … Continue reading
Canada / Job gains: thanks to older workers
Sometimes age and experience can pay off. In Canada, as in many other countries, an aging population can face financial uncertainty as it heads toward retirement. But for now, older workers are in big demand in the workplace. Canada’s see-sawing labour force swung back into job-creation mode in February, with a net 50,700 people finding … Continue reading
Canada / Employment rose by 51,000 and unemployment rate remained at 7.0%
Employment rose by 51,000 in February, following a slight decline the previous month. This increase was spread between full- and part-time work. The unemployment rate remained at 7.0% as more people participated in the labour force. Chart 1 Employment Compared with 12 months earlier, employment grew by 1.9% or 336,000, predominantly in full-time work. Over the same period, the total number of hours … Continue reading
Canada / Why its economy is in trouble
Analysts are beginning to raise concerns about Canada’s near-term economic growth. The nation’s central bank is holding the overnight rate at 1% and will likely maintain this level for some time to come. Toronto Star: – The [central] bank’s current stance reflects the weak performance of the economy in the last months of 2012. Canada’s gross domestic … Continue reading
Canada – Ontario – Quebec / A confrontation emerges on workforce training
The Minister of Finance of Canada, M. Jim Flaherty and his colleague Human Resources and Skills Development, Mrs. Diane Finley launched theirs courses of action in workforce training last week. It might be a political football, but Quebec and Ontario were fast to react. Those reactions are certainly fuelled by the media, as always. Ottawa … Continue reading
Canada / Home Depot hiring thousands to fill 6,700 jobs
The Home Depot is looking to fill 6,700 jobs across Canada, 1,067 in Alberta, as the home improvement retailer gears up for summer, its peak season. All stores in the province will be hosting career fairs later this month. On March 19 from 12 to 4 p.m., events will be held in eight Edmonton stores, … Continue reading
Canada / The Trouble With Apprenticeship / Overall completion rate was 4.9% in 2007
Skilled labour shortages are expected in Canada. Apprenticeship is seen by many as one of the best ways to provide for a supply of skills matching industry needs. The German model is praised around the world, exported and copied elsewhere. What about the system in Canada? Statistics Canada has published a study by Christine Laporte … Continue reading
Canada / Failure to graduate enough tradespeople has been a constant for decades
Canada’s failure to graduate enough tradespeople has been a constant for decades. While Canada had nearly 400,000 registered apprentices in 2010, less than 50 per cent went on to obtain their certifications. Most dropouts leave because current policies make it impossible for them to stay… The average starting age of an apprentice is 27. Surveys … Continue reading
Canada / The Government Training Agenda
Speaking at the Canada 2020 Conference on Skilled Trades in the Energy Sector in Ottawa Feb. 28, Diane Finley, minister of human resources and skills development, noted labour shortages and skills mismatches have become a “dominant policy concern.” A number options are under consideration, including: • Helping Canadians make more informed career choices, including at … Continue reading
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