Unemployment is down, but there are still issues
Our labour supply and what’s holding it back are the biggest hurdles to improving employment numbers. Job-search assistance and training are vital....
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Canada’s challenge: Getting the long-term jobless back to work
For the long-term unemployed, the coming months are a critical window to find work and avoid the type of lasting consequences that policy makers fret about....
Despite economic reopening, students still worry about lack of summer work
Many of the sectors students typically target for summer jobs are still affected by the pandemic, raising student fears about paying for tuition come fall....
A recovery like no other: a spectacularly uneven progression
Nearly one in three in workers in hotels and restaurants is still without a job. The same circumstance applies to one in four workers in transportation services, which includes couriers,...
Canadian economy lost 68,000 jobs in May: StatCan
More people dropped out of the labour force in May, including workers who simply got discouraged and gave up looking for work....
Canada’s recovery kicks into higher gear, gaining thousands more jobs than expected
Jobs figures released show the economy added 303,100 jobs in March – triple what economists were anticipating....
Laid-off workers feel they’ve lost a sense of control due to COVID-19
Compared to Canadians who remained stably employed, those who became temporarily laid off felt more powerless. However, many also identified a silver lining in the experience: a mindset shift....
A new voluntary EI program would bring more workers under safety net
Reforms to Canada’s labour laws and the careful development of a voluntary EI program would plug gaps and help protect more gig workers....
Economy blows past expectations, adds 259,000 jobs in February
One year into the pandemic, Canada's job market is 599,100 jobs short of where it was in February of last year, or 3.1 per cent below pre-pandemic levels....
The spectre of unemployability … and defence against it
Childhood is a fleeting stage of life which should be remembered for fun, lack of financial commitments, maybe even breaking rules and testing the boundaries. Expectations, not only of families...