Podcast: Norman Amundson on unemployment and career paths
Norm Amundson talks about the importance of finding purpose, of being ready to take advantage of opportunities when they come and how career advisors can evolve to help in the...
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Hospitality workers fearing long-term unemployment seek government action
More than 90% of employees in hotels, airports, stadiums, universities and schools have been out of work since March, union representing hospitality workers says.labour...
Labour market recoups nearly one million jobs, but recovery still perilous for young, women and gig workers
Canada’s economy added a record-setting 952,900 jobs in June, but layoffs are continuing to pile up as companies grapple with financial pressures....
Canadian economy adds surprise 290,000 jobs in May
Canada added 290,000 jobs in May after two months of brutal layoffs, a surprise turn for the job market as provinces have only recently begun to ease lockdown restrictions. Despite...
The Second Phase of Unemployment Will Be Harsher
For American workers displaced by recession, widespread public sympathy soon gives way to moralizing anger....
Young people’s job prospects looked uncertain before COVID-19. Now they’re downright grim
Students are the very people who have been in training to harness the future workplace and make the most of it. They’re also the most vulnerable to unemployment and facing lifelong...
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...
COVID-19 expected to bring unemployment of 5% to 85% in some areas
Economists suggest Canada's unemployment rate right now is likely around 20% and Canada lost one million jobs in March, according to Statistics Canada. So, what will the future look like?...
Applications for federal income support top 4 million since onset of pandemic
The day the online portal was launched for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), it received as many applications as are typically submitted for employment insurance over a six-month period....
Canada lost more than 1 million jobs last month as COVID-19 struck
Canada's economy lost more than one million jobs in March, Statistics Canada said Thursday, pushing the jobless rate up to 7.8 per cent. Economists had been expecting the figure to...