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Canada and the Provinces / New voucher plan for training being weighed by Flaherty to replace agreements
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty this morning met with Canada’s largest trades union, the AFL-CIO, to discuss transferring nearly $2 billion of funding for labour training from the provinces to a voucher system for individuals ahead of the 2013 budget. The transfer was part of a broader discussion between Flaherty and Robert Blakely, the chief operating … Continue reading
Canada / Liberal leadership candidate Joyce Murray on Seasonal Jobs and EI
Member of Parliament and Liberal leadership candidate Joyce Murray today outlined a new economic policy proposal on seasonal jobs. “As the co-founder of an international reforestation – and largely seasonal – business that has planted more than a billion trees across Canada, I recognize that skilled, experienced seasonal workers are productive, and the lifeblood of … Continue reading
Canada / The poorest economic performance for Canada since the 2008-09 recession
Canada’s economy is facing a tough climb to reach any meaningful growth this year after recession-level growth in the last half of 2012. Output slipped back into reverse last month but still managed to eke out a gain for the final quarter of 2012 and end the year with total growth of 1.8% — down … Continue reading
Canada / The Canadian Experience Class Reaches Record Number of Immigrants
Canada’s fastest-growing immigration stream welcomed a record 9,353 newcomers in 2012, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. “The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) makes Canada more competitive in attracting and retaining the best and brightest individuals with the skills we need. These are people who have already demonstrated their ability to integrate into … Continue reading
Quebec / Employment-Insurance: Mrs. Maltais is doing everything to lose face
A few days ago, Chantal Hébert wrote in Le Devoir: The political risk Stephen Harper is exposed to is almost nil. The idea that EI is a burning subject in Canada is an optical illusion due to the relative proximity of those regions particularly affected by the reform. (freely translated by the author) Beyond political … Continue reading
Canada / High-skilled jobs in Canada have experienced a notable increase in relative share says TD
The issue of job-market “polarization” has captured significant attention in the U.S. and other ad- vanced economies in recent years. This longer-term trend has been characterized by the relative decline of medium-skilled, medium-paid jobs against a backdrop of growing opportunities for both highly-skilled, highly-paid and low-skilled, low-paid employment. Indeed, a 2011 report by TD Economics … Continue reading
Canada / Up to 76.3% of the immigrant males and 71.8% of the females are over-educated study finds
“The contribution of immigrants to a host country’s welfare largely depends on the degree to which their foreign education translates into useable qualifications and skills in the host labour market. A common finding is of the imperfect transferability of human capital across countries” writes Mesbah Fathy Sharaf in Job-Education Mismatch and Its Impact on the Earnings of Immigrants: … Continue reading
Canada / Federal Court / Employers have a duty to accommodate “childcare obligations”
On January 31st, 2013 a Federal Court judge affirmed a 2010 ruling of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that said that employers have a duty to accommodate “childcare obligations” as a component of their duty to accommodate an employee’s “family status.” The facts of the case have left many Canadians, both employees and employers, asking … Continue reading
Canada / Employment decreased slightly and unemployment rate down 0.1 percentage points to 7.0% but …
Following two months of gains, employment decreased slightly in January (-22,000). A decline in the number of people looking for work pushed the unemployment rate down 0.1 percentage points to 7.0%. Chart 1 Employment Compared with 12 months earlier, employment increased by 1.6% or 286,000, all in full-time work. Over the same period, the total number of hours worked rose 1.7%. In January, employment declined … Continue reading
Canada/ Trade Deal with EU Bad for Manitoba writes the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Recent leaks from the negotiations between Canada and EU confirm concerns that a comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) would infringe on Manitoba’s ability to promote economic development and advance public interests. The proposed precedent-setting agreement would expand investor rights and extend the reach of international economic agreements, fully covering for the first time the … Continue reading
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Ontario / Graduates of applied and technical programs obtain higher earnings within 2 years those of liberal arts
Kristyn Frank & David Walters examine the influence that field of study and level of post-secondary education have on the earnings of recent graduates in Ontario in Exploring the Alignment Between Post-Secondary Education Programs and Earnings: An Examination of 2005 Ontario Graduates. Graduates of trades, community college, and university programs are compared. Results suggest that graduates of … Continue reading
Canada | Employment Insurance | Nationwide Entrance Requirements and Benefit Entitlement Period
“Reforms to the Employment Insurance (EI) program should focus on removing barriers to mobility by creating uniform, nationwide entrance requirements and benefit entitlement period” write Colin Busby and David Gray in Mending Canada’s Employment Insurance Quilt: The Case for Restoring Equity published at cdhowe.org. “Under the current EI system, long-lasting EI benefits are more easily accessed in … Continue reading
Canada / Employment Insurance : How to Adjust EI to the new world of work – Gunderson
Work is ‘changing nature’ with respect to Employment Insurance writes MORLEY GUNDERSON in EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IN THE NEW WORLD OF WORK on mowateitaskforce.ca. “The demand-side changes include: skill-biased technological change, especially associated with the computer revolution and the shift to a knowledge economy; trade liberalization; globalization and offshore outsourcing; industrial restructuring mainly from manufacturing to … Continue reading
Canada / Sears lays off 700 workers
Sears Canada announced Thursday it is laying off 700 workers across the country as part of a move to “right-size” the company and focus on restructuring its business. The national retailer says 360 people are being laid off from its department stores and about 300 from its distribution centres. The remaining workers are being let … Continue reading
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