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Canada | Job growth set to dry up says the Conference Board
“The trends just aren’t that strong,” Mr. Antunes said in an interview. “We’re still looking at soft job creation.” After a loss of 2,800 jobs in February and losses in two of the final three months of 2011, an increase of the magnitude witnessed in March is unsustainable, the board said. The board’s projection for … Continue reading
Immigrants’ lack of economic success | Skilled immigrants do not communicate the realities back home
Skilled immigrants are often the first in their family to come to Canada, and they come alone, said Walsworth. “They’re incredibly brave” but they appear not to be communicating the realities of life, including the challenge of finding employment in their chosen field, with friends and family in their home country. In an effort to … Continue reading
Canada | UI Recipients to fill labour shortages, even in seasonal jobs
Ottawa is preparing to tackle one of the country’s most sensitive labour questions: Why won’t healthy, unemployed Canadians get their hands dirty? The Conservative government is preparing legislative and policy changes that, for the first time, will link the federal Employment Insurance program to the Temporary Foreign Worker program. A spokesperson for Human Resources Minister … Continue reading
Canada | Employment Insurance | Recipients Fell by 6,700 and claims down
In February, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits fell by 6,700 (-1.2%) to 552,800. The number of beneficiaries fell in six provinces, with the largest percentage declines occurring in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec. Chart 1 Fewer Employment Insurance beneficiaries in February Number of Employment Insurance claims down in February To receive EI benefits, individuals must first … Continue reading
Canada | A national strategy aimed at finding jobs for unemployed centrally managed
An under-reported aspect of the federal budget is the Harper government’s plan to modify unemployment programs in order to better match workers with employers struggling with labour shortages. The strategy will increase retraining for unemployed Canadians, while making it more difficult for employers to hire workers from aboard when unemployed Canadians are available. Those facts … Continue reading
UPDATE : Electronic Arts Canada | Denies Reports of Massive Layoffs
Electronic Arts (EA) is expected to layoff between 500 to 1,000 employees this week, reports Silicon Valley blog Startup Grind. That represents up to 11 per cent of the company’s total staff, according to numbers released in EA’s latest financial statement on March 31. The video game publisher has four Canadian offices including Montreal, Edmonton’s … Continue reading
Electronic Arts Canada | 500 to 1,000 layoffs
Electronic Arts (EA) is expected to layoff between 500 to 1,000 employees this week, reports Silicon Valley blog Startup Grind. That represents up to 11 per cent of the company’s total staff, according to numbers released in EA’s latest financial statement on March 31. The video game publisher has four Canadian offices including Montreal, Edmonton’s … Continue reading
Canada | National Volunteer Week | 13 M volunteered in 2010
Statistics Canada says more than 13 million Canadians did volunteer work in 2010. The agency says that number accounted for 47 per cent of Canadians over the age of 15. Volunteers devoted almost 2.1 billion hours of their time, which Statistics Canada says is the equivalent of almost 1.1 million full-time jobs. Ten per cent … Continue reading
Trends in Canada’s Payroll Taxes
This short paper is the first in a new Caledon series, caledon social statistics. Using a combination of illustrative graphs and explanatory text, the series will explore social programs, tax benefits and trends in low income and other major social and economic indicators. In addition to income taxes, Canadians pay employment-related taxes, known as payroll … Continue reading
Canada | Space programs face layoffs
Federal budget cuts could be felt far, far away — up in outer space. A 10 per cent budget cut over 3 years may impact new projects most. Industry leaders are worried that cuts to the Canadian Space Agency announced in the recent budget might hurt critical programs. There are fears of possible layoffs among employees, … Continue reading
Is it 75 now instead of 65?
Much has been written about the fact that financial necessity is making Canadians decide to stay in the work force past the traditional retirement age of 65. But there’s also a growing grey market of seniors who are choosing to recommit to their careers in their 60s and 70s. Older workers have dominated recent gains … Continue reading
Canada | Fed Budget | Veterans Affairs to cut 800 jobs
A memo sent to staff at Veterans Affairs says 800 jobs will be cut over the next three years as a result of the federal budget. But in the letter, obtained by The Canadian Press, the department’s deputy minister says relatively speaking, Veterans Affairs is fortunate. Suzanne Tinning writes the department expects to manage the … Continue reading
Canada | Fed Budget | Hundreds of policy jobs slashed
Hundreds of policy analysts are losing their jobs in the latest rounds of cuts to the public service. Union officials say the cuts raise serious questions about how exactly the Harper government will formulate policies in the months to come. About 690 members of the union representing economists and social scientists were told today that … Continue reading
P.E.I. | Cuts to come in public sector jobs
The P.E.I. government plans to remove 300 jobs from its payroll in the upcoming budget, CBC News has learned, and hopes to cut most of those positions through attrition. Premier Robert Ghiz has confirmed the downsizing is coming. “While you may not love coming in and delivering a budget along these lines it’s still your … Continue reading
Canada – A Widening Skills Gap
A fault line is splintering Canada’s labour market into those who can’t find work and those who can’t find workers. There’s no shortage of people looking for work. Some 1.4 million Canadians are unemployed, the jobless rate is still above pre-recession levels and youth unemployment is nearly 14 per cent. Despite this, employers across the … Continue reading
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