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Study: Immigration to drive Canada’s population increase into 2068

August 26, 2022 admin canada employment, covid, Demographics, Economy, immigration, job vacancies, labour shortage, Population, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 12:00:55 +0000

Statistics Canada has released its projections for Canada’s population growth spanning the next 47 years. The report states that by 2068, in a medium growth scenario, Canada’s population could reach up to 57 million people, largely driven by increased immigration. During this period between 2016 and 2021, Canada experienced a boom in population growth and […]

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Canada still has over one million job vacancies

July 31, 2022 admin Canada, canada employment, covid, Economy, immigration, job vacancies, jobs, labour force, labour market, labour shortage, settlement, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2022 12:00:59 +0000

Statistics Canada has released its monthly payroll employment, earnings, hours, and job vacancy report for May 2022. Based on the report, the number of employees in Canada receiving pay or benefits from their employer has decreased for the first time since May 2021. The survey, compiled with data from the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and […]

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Canada’s unemployment rate drops below 5%, the lowest in Canadian history

July 12, 2022 admin Economy, immigration, jobs, labour force, labour force survey, labour market, settlement, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 12:00:05 +0000

June’s Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada shows Canada’s labour market is still tightening, making it difficult for Canadian employers to find workers. Employment fell by 43,000 last month. It marks the first employment decline not associated with public health restrictions since the beginning of the pandemic. The reason employment fell is mainly due to […]

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Overall job vacancies in Canada continue to increase

July 6, 2022 admin covid, Economy, jobs, labour force, labour market, settlement, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 17:00:14 +0000

According to Statistics Canada’s latest report on job vacancies, payroll and earnings, employers in Canada were actively seeking to fill about 1 million job positions at the beginning of April, up 2.4% from the previous months and almost 45% from April last year (not seasonally adjusted). Statistics Canada indicated that the increase in April is […]

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Will Canada welcome over 500,000 new immigrants per year?

June 29, 2022 admin Canada, Economic Growth, Economy, Express Entry, fraser, immigration, immigration levels plan, immigration levels plan 2022-2024, immigration levels plan 2023-2025, IRCC, permanent residents, PNP, Quebec, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:00:14 +0000

Minister Sean Fraser believes Canada’s immigration levels will surpass 500,000 per year “sooner rather than later”, but the minister cautioned that future increases must be done in a careful manner that supports the needs of communities across the country. The immigration minister was in Toronto last week to speak at Collision, a global technology conference. […]

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Canada’s unemployment rate down to record-low 5.1%

June 11, 2022 admin Canada, Economy, jobs, labour force, labour force survey, labour market, settlement, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 12:00:22 +0000

Canada’s unemployment rate hit a new record-low of 5.1%, the lowest point it’s been since comparable data became available in 1976. Statistics Canada reported in its most recent Labour Force Survey that the labour force gained 39,800 jobs in May, mostly in full-time work. More than 135,000 people found full-time work last month. Gains were […]

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Canada reports over 1 million job vacancies

May 31, 2022 admin Canada, covid, Economy, jobs, labour force, labour market, settlement, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 13:00:24 +0000

Canadian employers were actively seeking to fill more than one million vacant positions at the beginning of March 2022, according to Statistics Canada’s latest report on job vacancies, payroll, and earnings. The number of job vacancies in Canada reached a record-high of 1,012,900 in March, more than the previous record of 988,300 in September 2021. […]

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Canada’s unemployment rate falls to all-time low of 5.2%

May 9, 2022 admin Canada, coronavirus, covid, Economy, labour force survey, labour market, LFS, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 12:30:40 +0000

Canada’s unemployment rate has fallen to a new all-time low once again. Statistics Canada reports it fell to 5.2 per cent in April, down from the previous record of 5.3 per cent that was set in March. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration The unemployment rate for people aged 25 to 54 is […]

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Alberta lifts restrictions on temporary foreign workers

May 3, 2022 admin Alberta, Economy, IRCC, job vacancies, jobs, labour force, labour market, labour shortages, LMIA, refusal to process, tfwp, tfws

Credit to Author: Daniel Levy| Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 13:00:51 +0000

Effective May 1st, Alberta is lifting restrictions on the hiring of new temporary foreign workers. All pending applications, including those submitted prior to May 1, are subject to this change. Prior to the change, the Alberta government had a “refusal to process” list containing occupations for which employers could not submit applications to the Canadian […]

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We Talk the Fastest Growing Green Jobs With LinkedIn Sr. Editor

April 29, 2022 admin Economy, green jobs, INTERVIEWS, LinkedIn

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 17:00:53 +0000

We are in an intriguing time where solar power is affordable, there are energy storage products available, and there are more electric vehicles than ever. Some fortunate early adopters have home solar power systems with home batteries and they can charge their EVs with their own self-generated electricity. On the consumer side of the equation, […]