CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are three reports that we found interesting this week.
Labour Force Survey, October 2021 (Statistics Canada)
After returning to its pre-pandemic level in September, employment held steady (+31,000; +0.2%) in October. The unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 6.7%.
Valued Workers, Valuable Work: The Current and Future Role of (Im)migrant Talent (Conference Board of Canada)
Canada’s economic immigration system focuses on highly educated immigrants, but this does not always correspond with the labour demand in essential sectors. This impact paper suggests several possible solutions.
The Impact of School Closures and Emergency Remote Learning on Postsecondary transitions in 2020/21: Findings from Toronto (HEQCO)
This report finds that following the emergency closure of schools in March 2020, graduating students from the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) applied for and confirmed acceptance to post-secondary education institutions at a greater rate than prior to the pandemic.
