Ex-Ottawa MPP Yasir Naqvi named CEO of Institute for Canadian Citizenship

Ex-Ottawa MPP Yasir Naqvi named CEO of Institute for Canadian Citizenship

in Jan 23, 2019

[ad_1] Yasir Naqvi, the former Liberal MPP for Ottawa Centre and Attorney General of Ontario, has been named CEO of the Toronto-based Institute for Canadian Citizenship. The national charity, which describes itself as an independent organization that promotes civic and cultural participation among new Canadian citizens, announced Naqvi’s new job on Wednesday afternoon. Naqvi was[…]

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Research project on injured workers heading back to the job gets $1.4M funding boost

Research project on injured workers heading back to the job gets $1.4M funding boost

in Jan 23, 2019

[ad_1] Sang-Hun Mun came to Toronto from Korea in 2004 and began a carpentry apprenticeship. The following year, he fell off a roof onto the concrete ground below. “I broke my right foot…I got injured, my neck and shoulder and back,” he said. Mun still feels the effects of that injury today. He says he[…]

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Women in Canadian tech jobs earn $20K less than men, study says – National

Women in Canadian tech jobs earn $20K less than men, study says – National

in Jan 23, 2019

[ad_1] Women in Canadian tech jobs, with a bachelor’s degree or higher, earn nearly $20,000 less a year than their male counterparts, and that pay gap can be just as stark for visible minority and Indigenous tech workers, a new study says. The Brookfield Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, housed within Ryerson University in Toronto,[…]

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Mistakes to avoid when trying to land a job after parenting gap

Mistakes to avoid when trying to land a job after parenting gap

in Jan 22, 2019

[ad_1] Getting back into a career after staying home to raise kids can be daunting, especially competing against people who haven’t left the workforce. “I had my hands in a lot of things, but I never really had a career,” Carlin Getz said. She stayed at home for 11 years to raise three kids. During[…]

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Indigenous energy company touts job creation in joint venture to make bitumen pucks

Indigenous energy company touts job creation in joint venture to make bitumen pucks

in Jan 17, 2019

[ad_1] The CEO of an Indigenous energy company says a project to transform oilsands bitumen into pucks for safer shipping to customers around the world will potentially create needed jobs in northern Alberta while helping to recycle plastic litter. Jeff Paquin says the project his company, Wapahki Energy Ltd., is working on with Canadian National[…]

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‘Evel Knievel-style’ motorcycle jump proposed to mark reopening of White Rock pier – BC

‘Evel Knievel-style’ motorcycle jump proposed to mark reopening of White Rock pier – BC

in Jan 16, 2019

[ad_1] The mayor of White Rock says council will take a look at a plan by a stuntman to do an Evel Knievel-style jump to celebrate the reopening of the damaged pier if several conditions are met. The plan was first hatched in the days after the pier was cut in two during a windstorm[…]

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Lethbridge mayor speaks on drug crisis and job creation in state of the city address – Lethbridge

Lethbridge mayor speaks on drug crisis and job creation in state of the city address – Lethbridge

in Jan 15, 2019

[ad_1] For the fourth time in his tenure as Lethbridge Mayor, Chris Spearman delivered a state of the city address on Tuesday. In front of a large audience at the Sandman Hotel, Spearman touched on a number of topics from 2018, while also looking ahead to what the community can expect this year. READ MORE:[…]

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