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Minimum Wage in Canada – Who earns it (infographic)
Source: who-earns-the-minimum-wage-in-canada-infographic-canada.jpg | Fraser Institute Over the past decade all Canadian provinces have raised their real (inflation-adjusted) minimum wage. The size of these increases has varied considerably from place to place. The four largest provinces implemented particularly large increases. These ranged from 20.2 percent in Quebec to 46.4 percent in Alberta. One of the most … Continue reading
Upskilling in Canada – Needs to Plug Gaps
Automation, digital innovation, globalization and demographic shifts have been reshaping the labor market, leading to some long-term structural changes and redefining the skills required to maintain a productive workforce – a trend that has been amplified by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our study shows Canada still stands below the top-performing countries in skills … Continue reading
Covid in Canada – The Worker Lockdown Benefit
Canada is on the road to economic recovery and employment is now back to pre-pandemic levels. This is thanks to the resilience of employers and hard work of Canadians. The government is making adjustments to pandemic income support programs to reflect the new phase of the recovery. The government is moving from broad-based programs to … Continue reading
L’Assurance-Emploi au Canada – Proposition de réforme de l’Institut de recherche et d’informations socioéconomiques (IRIS)
Avec l’annonce de la fin de la PCRE (Prestation canadienne de la relance économique) hier, la vétusté du régime canadien d’assurance-emploi mise de l’avant par la pandémie de COVID-19 devient intenable. En mettant en place la Prestation canadienne d’urgence (PCU), le premier ministre Justin Trudeau s’était lui-même engagé à mettre en place « un régime digne … Continue reading
Gig Workers and EI in Canada – There is no easy solution
There is no easy solution to the challenge of including gig workers or self-employed workers in Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) system, according to a new report released by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Should ‘gig’ Workers be Covered by the EI regime? The Challenges and Pitfalls,” author David Gray casts an evaluative lens on the … Continue reading
Labour Market Recovery after Covid in Canada – How broad the reach of it will be is very much an open question
The Canadian labor market experienced a period of unprecedented turmoil following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyze the main changes using standard labor force statistics and new data on job postings. Envisaging a phase of temporary severing of employment relationships followed by a phase of more standard labor market search and matching, we … Continue reading
Pénurie de Main-d’Oeuvre au Canada – Comment s’y adapter ?
La présente étude est fondée sur les résultats de deux sondages réalisés par BDC : un sondage sur les conditions du marché du travail mené en mai 2021 auprès de 1 251 entrepreneurs canadiens, et un sondage mené en juin 2021 auprès de 3 000 Canadiens sur leur emploi ainsi que les défis qui y … Continue reading
Middle Class in Canada – The policy changes required
In the 30 years after World War II there was a remarkable growth in the Canadian standard of living. Average real weekly earnings grew at a rate that more than doubled every 28 years. The typical family not only experienced a steady material improvement, but parents could expect that their children would have double their … Continue reading
COVID-19 Recession in Canada – The C.D. Howe Institute Business Cycle Council declares the end of it
The C.D. Howe Institute’s Business Cycle Council, Canada’s main arbiter of business cycle dates, has declared an end to the COVID-19 recession. The Council decided on August 9 to declare an end to the recession that began in March 2020. It judged that the recovery from the recession is now prolonged and sustained enough to … Continue reading
EI and Working-While-on-Claim Provisions in Canada – Does working part-time help claimants ?
Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) program provides income support for workers who have lost their jobs. The program also strives to help recently unemployed Canadians keep a foothold in the labour market and provide a stepping stone to new permanent work. It does so through working-while-on-claim (WWC) provisions that encourage claimants to take part-time or casual … Continue reading
L’Emploi au Canada (Juillet 2021) — L’emploi augmente dans quatre provinces
L’emploi a augmenté dans quatre provinces en juillet, et des hausses ont été enregistrées en Ontario, au Manitoba, en Nouvelle-Écosse et à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard. (NDLR : aussi au Québec, voir tableau plus bas) La Saskatchewan est la seule province où l’emploi a diminué. La Colombie-Britannique est la seule province où l’emploi a été supérieur à son … Continue reading
Covid and Working from Home in Canada – 30% of employees aged 15 to 64
Working from home: a new experiment for many Canadian workers and employers The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the work location of thousands of Canadian workers. From April 2020 to June 2021, 30% of employees aged 15 to 64 who worked during the Labour Force Survey (LFS) reference week had performed most of their hours from … Continue reading
COVID et Jeunes au Canada – Les taux d’emploi ont diminué considérablement de 2019 à 2020
Alors que la pandémie de COVID-19 perturbait le marché du travail canadien, les taux d’emploi des jeunes hommes et jeunes femmes ont diminué considérablement de 2019 à 2020, davantage que ceux des Canadiens plus âgés. Les jeunes femmes qui n’étaient pas aux études à temps plein ont vu leur taux d’emploi diminuer d’environ 8 points de pourcentage, passant de 78,8 % en 2019 à 71,0 % en 2020. … Continue reading
Teleworking and Labour Laws in Canada – The emphasis should be on removing barriers that inhibit working from home
Many of our labour laws and regulations were established in an earlier era when the economy was vastly different than it is today. Just as technological change has made many of our production procedures and skills obsolete, it is not surprising that many of our labour policies would be obsolete. And just as there is … Continue reading
Middle Class in Canada – The policy changes required
Since 1976, however, the growth in average real weekly earnings has slowed dramatically, and now would take more than 400 years to double. Because housing prices are imperfectly reflected in the Consumer Price Index this understates the stagnation of wages relative to the most significant cost for the Canadian dream. In 1976 the average price … Continue reading
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