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IRCC’s #ImmigrationMatters campaign highlights the benefits of immigration

September 14, 2022 admin #immigrationmatters, #welcomingweek2022, Canada, canada employment, canada employment rate, immigration, IRCC, labour force survey, statistics canada, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:00:48 +0000

Each year in September Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) runs its #ImmigrationMatters campaign to raise awareness about all the ways immigration enriches Canada. Also called #WelcomingWeek2022, IRCC runs this campaign both to educate Canadians on why immigration is so important, as well as make potential newcomers aware of all they have to gain by […]

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Canada continues to have very low unemployment rate

August 7, 2022 admin Canada, canada employment, canada employment rate, jobs, labour force survey, statistics canada, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2022 12:00:18 +0000

Canada’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.9% in July, matching the record low from the month before. The total number of unemployed people held steady at one million in July. In addition, 426,000 people wanted a job but did not look for one, and therefore did not meet the definition of unemployed. This was little […]

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Canada’s employment growth slows in January due to Omicron

February 6, 2022 admin Canada, canada employment rate, canada labour market, canadian labour market, coronavirus, covid, covid-19, jobs in canada, labour force, labour force survey, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2022 13:00:27 +0000

The surge of Omicron cases in Canada forced businesses to close in January. As a result, Canada lost 200,000 jobs and unemployment rose to 6.5%. Statistics Canada’s newest Labour Force Survey captures Canada’s labour data from the week of January 9 to 15. By then, public health measures included capacity limits in retail stores and […]

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Canada’s unemployment rate hit record low in November

December 7, 2018 admin canada employment, canada employment rate, canada immigration, canada jobs, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 17:00:56 +0000

Canada’s unemployment rate reached a record low in November, according to Statistics Canada’s monthly Labour Force Survey. The unemployment rate, which Statistics Canada defines as the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, dropped to 5.6 per cent last month — a number that hasn’t been reached since comparable data became […]