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Ottawa Hospital 290 full-time jobs cut
Nearly 300 jobs at The Ottawa Hospital are on the chopping block. As it tries to trim $31 million from its $1.04-billion budget for 2013-2014, the hospital announced Wednesday 290 jobs would be affected. Of those jobs, 90 nursing jobs and 100 administrative positions will be cut, in addition to 100 other health care jobs … Continue reading
Canada / Where are all the jobs? Infographics
Source: MacBlog_Jobs – – Macleans.ca.
Canada / Youth unemployment to cost $23 billion
The rise in youth unemployment in Canada during the recent recession will cost Canadian youth $23.1 billion in lost wages over the next 18 years, according to a new report by TD Economics. The unemployment rate for Canadians aged 15-24 was 11 per cent in July of 2008, peaking at 16.4 per cent in July … Continue reading
Canada / BC’s Skills Gap / The number of jobs requiring university, college, or trades credentials will exceed the supply of graduates in 2016
A B.C. Labour Market Profile reveals that by 2016, B.C. will reach a “tipping point” where the number of jobs requiring university, college, or trades credentials will exceed the supply of graduates in the province. The report was released by B.C.’s six research universities, based on the provincial government’s BC Labour Market Outlook. It notes … Continue reading
Canada / 5.0 unemployed people for every job vacancy
There were 268,000 job vacancies among Canadian businesses in October, compared with 254,000 vacancies in October 2011. There were 5.0 unemployed people for every job vacancy, down slightly from 5.3 one year earlier. The national job vacancy rate was 1.8% in October, unchanged from 12 months earlier. Source: via The Daily — Job vacancies, three-month average ending in October 2012.
Sanford, NC / Pfizer: 400 layoffs
Pfizer Inc. confirmed layoffs at its Sanford plant this week, continuing the company’s plan to cut 400 positions locally by 2015. Pfizer spokesperson Joan Campion wouldn’t confirm the number of people laid off at the Sanford site, located at 4300 Oak Park Road, but said Thursday that fewer than 40 of the plant’s 650 employees … Continue reading
Canada / Only 2.9% of immigrants in 2008 had actually become citizens
Hundreds of thousands of people come to Canada as immigrants every year, but fewer are actually becoming citizens. Internal Citizenship and Immigration documents obtained through an access to information request show only 2.9% of immigrants who gained permanent residency in Canada in 2008 had actually become citizens by the time they were generally eligible to … Continue reading
Hamilton Entertainment and Convention / Jobs for more than 800 staff still uncertain
There’s still uncertainty among HECFI’s more than 800 staff over what will happen to their jobs when Copps Coliseum, Hamilton Place and the convention centre change hands, a move that could happen as soon as March 1. Hamilton Entertainment and Convention Facilities Inc. has 52 full-time and about 800 part-time employees. All are nervous about … Continue reading
Alberta / Fast Tracking Skilled Immigrants or Training Canadians ? (video)
A fast track for skilled immigrants takes effect today, but should we be training more Canadians. Source: via Alberta Primetime – Alberta’s Fast Track for Skilled Immigrants.
Canada / In effect today: The new Job Alerts system to Employement Insurance Recipient
Employment Insurance changes come into effect today Contentious changes to employment insurance are now in effect. Beginning Sunday, people on EI face stricter, more complex rules for keeping their benefits, with the goal of getting unemployed workers back into the workforce sooner. To help people get back to work, the government has also launched a … Continue reading
Canada / Employment rose by 40,000 and the unemployment rate declines the lowest in four years
Employment rose by 40,000 in December, the fourth increase in five months. December’s increase was all in full-time work. The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 7.1%, the lowest in four years. Chart 1 Employment Compared with 12 months earlier, employment increased 1.8% or 312,000, all in full-time work. Over the same period, the total number of hours worked rose 1.6%. Provincially, employment increased in Ontario, … Continue reading
Canada / 5.3 unemployed per job vacancy, down from 5.7 a year ago
There were 267,000 job vacancies among Canadian businesses in September, up 19,000 from 12 months earlier. For every job vacancy, there were 5.3 unemployed people, down from 5.7 in September 2011. The decline in the ratio of unemployment to job vacancies was all the result of the increase in job vacancies. Ratio highest in the East, lowest in the Prairies Provincially, the highest ratios of unemployed … Continue reading
Canada / Foreign Skilled Workers / Language ability and education credentials, greater weight to youth
New requirements for immigrants coming to Canada under the federal skilled worker program will emphasize the ability to speak English or French and give greater weight to young applicants, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced Wednesday. Once potential immigrants have their language skills assessed, their education credentials will be assessed by an organization designated by Kenney. … Continue reading
Canada / Immigration / Good on adoption, less on integration
Canada is known internationally as the poster country for multiculturalism. We have the highest level of immigration per capita of any country, about 250,000 immigrants a year. Almost 20 per cent of our residents are foreign-born. In about 20 years, Statistics Canada predicts that about a quarter of our population will be foreign-born. While many … Continue reading
Canada / Employment Insurance / Up 4,600 (+0.9%) to 535,000October 2012
Following a small decline in September, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in October edged up 4,600 (+0.9%) to 535,000. The number of beneficiaries increased slightly in Alberta, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec, while it edged down in British Columbia. Employment Insurance beneficiaries edge up in October . Choosen excerpts by Job Market … Continue reading
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