Canada won’t return to pre-pandemic employment for another four years, conference board warns
Industries like restaurants, airlines, theatres face tumultuous environment for the foreseeable future....
Everything you need to know about the CERB replacement and other new government benefits
Along with a simplified EI and a four-week CERB extension there are three new temporary benefits....
Visible minorities in Canada disproportionately impacted by COVID recession
Certain visible minority groups had job losses almost double that of white Canadians, new race-based data from Statistics Canada shows....
Women face dim back-to-work prospects amid lack of childcare, stalling Canada’s economic recovery
Dearth of childcare options will trigger crisis in the fall when schools normally reopen, hitting mothers particularly hard....
Wage subsidy program to be extended to December
The wage-subsidy program covers 75% of wages, up to a weekly maximum of $847, for eligible companies and non-profits....
Why Canada still needs immigrants despite soaring unemployment
Immigrants drive economic growth in Canada, and a slowdown brought on by the pandemic could have repercussions for decades....
Survey reveals Canadian business revenue plunge – plus, a few good signs
More than 40% of Canadian businesses have laid off staff and 38% have reduced staff hours or shifts as a result of the coronavirus-induced economic shutdown, according to a new...
Half of Canadians have seen employment status change because of coronavirus
Out of those who responded there had been a change, 11% said they had lost their job permanently and 40% said they had lost it temporarily. Another 18% reported they...
Nearly half of Canadians say they can’t afford to miss work as coronavirus cases escalate
According to a new poll, roughly 23 per cent of workers across the country are scared they might lose their jobs. By the end of last week, Statistics Canada data...
Canada’s economy just had its second-best year for jobs since 2007
Canadian employment rebounded in December after two straight monthly declines, capping the second-best year since the recession and supporting the Bank of Canada’s view that the bottom isn’t coming out...