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Microsoft’s Training Centre in BC – Mostly foreigners
A majority of workers at a new Microsoft Canada training centre in Vancouver would be drawn from the ranks of foreigners, according to draft plans obtained under British Columbia’s freedom of information laws. Both the federal and provincial governments have praised the Microsoft Canada Excellence Centre as a project that will boost the B.C. economy and create … Continue reading
Vancouver Downtown Eastside / For every dollar spent to employ a resident, society benefited by $3.32
A report released Tuesday by accounting firm Ernst and Young concludes that labour market integration benefits taxpayers Continue reading
Canada | Delaying OAS won’t keep skills in the labour force for long, sedentary and stressful jobs
The long, sedentary and stressful hours behind the wheel take a serious toll on truck drivers. In North America the average trucker dies at 61 years of age comments Linda Hall from Vancouver .They are lucky to see 65, much less 67. Nurses work 12-hour shifts, often graveyard shifts, on their feet all day, lifting and moving … Continue reading
Canada | Skilled workers program changes will deter future immigrants
Canada’s decision to close the files of skilled workers who applied to immigrate before March 2008 will give the country a black eye and deter future immigrants with needed skills, according to a Vancouver immigration lawyer. The federal government plans to return applications and refund fees for nearly everyone who applied under the program before … Continue reading
Toronto tops New York in risk of condo bubble | Mortgages | Personal Finance | Financial Post
A sliver of land wedged between Toronto’s elevated expressway and an off-ramp that pumps traffic into downtown may become the epicenter for a Canadian housing bubble. In four years, this site that’s now used as a parking lot and police impound near the shores of Lake Ontario will be home to Ten York, a 75-story … Continue reading
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