CareerWise is always on the lookout for the latest reports related to career development. Here are several reports that we found interesting this week.
Labour Force Survey, May 2023 (Statistics Canada)
Overall employment was little changed in May, as employment fell by 77,000 (-2.8%) for youth aged 15 to 24, and it increased by 63,000 (+0.5%) among people aged 25 to 54. The unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 5.2% – the first increase since August 2022.
Voices of Indigenous Youth Leaders on Reconciliation: Bridging Study and Work for Long-term Success (Deloitte)
With efforts toward reconciliation beginning to be made by organizations in both the public and private sectors, businesses and higher-learning institutions are starting to see the unique value that Indigenous youth offer to advancing academic discourse and unique perspectives in the workplace. But progress remains slow going: these young people continue to face systemic barriers on their path to academic and career success.
Canada’s Welfare Wall: Enhancing the CWB [Canada Workers Benefit] for Full-Time Employment (Montreal Economic Institute)
The Canada Workers Benefit is a federal subsidy program that supports low-income workers through a refundable tax credit. Under the 2022 configuration, the subsidy is almost entirely phased out for full-time minimum wage earners. This creates a barrier to pursuing full-time work and achieving self-reliance, and thus to forging a career path.
A framework for nonprofit data strategies (Ontario Nonprofit Network)
The report provides an overview of the complexities, challenges and opportunities on how the non-profit sector – bolstered by investment and support from other stakeholders – can make the best use of its data, to develop better outcomes for communities across Ontario.
