Canada’s jobless rate drops to a new low
Canada’s jobless rate dropped to 5.2 per cent, a modern low, all but guaranteeing another outsized increase in interest rates when policymakers at the Bank of Canada end their next...
Networks and groups for workplace alumni flourishing
Alumni groups provide an outlet to connect more broadly on industry trends, share resources and sustain the positive aspects of the workplace culture you once shared....
Long COVID: The invisible public health crisis fuelling labour shortages
Lingering COVID symptoms may be sidelining significant numbers of people when employers are already struggling to hire....
Forget the fat paycheque – Canadians say they’d rather their jobs have meaning
People don't want to waste time on 'unrewarding' work. ...
Pandemic stress drives many Canadians to consider a career change
Survey finds nearly half of workers are, or possibly are, rethinking their career goals due to COVID-19....
Green transition will upend labour force, starting with white-collar workers: report
Canada's ambitious net-zero goals will require more than three million Canadian workers to learn new job skills over the next decade....
Canada pausing intake of highly skilled immigrant workers amid heavy backlog
Despite a labour shortage in parts of the country, the federal government is pausing new invitations because it doesn’t have the ability to process them....
Stop asking women to work on themselves – it’s the workplace that needs fixing
Cultural trend exhorting women to 'believe in themselves' lets corporate leaders off the hook....
Energy workers switch to other professions in droves as work dries up in once booming sector
Beset by layoffs, Canada’s energy and mining workers have been bucking tradition and seeking opportunities in other sectors — quite successfully, by all accounts. ...
Meet the ‘green defectors’ ditching careers in business to tackle climate change
Those who have switched acknowledge they are fortunate to have the financial security to allow them to quit their jobs. To those who would like to follow suit, but fear...