Governor of Bank of Canada points to child care, education to help ease protracted employment recovery

Governor of Bank of Canada points to child care, education to help ease protracted employment recovery

in Feb 23, 2021

The governor of the Bank of Canada says governments could increase access to child care and reduce its cost to help the labour market rebound, and reduce the risk of long-term economic scarring. Tiff Macklem says making child care more affordable and available across the country would help more women return to the labour[…]

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Canadian economy sheds 213,000 jobs in January, biggest decline since April – National

Canadian economy sheds 213,000 jobs in January, biggest decline since April – National

in Feb 05, 2021

Statistics Canada says the economy lost almost 213,000 jobs in January as employment fell to the lowest level since August last year, wiping out the gains made in the fall. The unemployment rate rose 0.6 percentage points to 9.4 per cent, the highest rate since August. Financial data firm Refinitiv says the average economist[…]

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Kenney says feds’ throne speech ignores oil industry in crisis, doubles down ‘on policies that will kill jobs’

Kenney says feds’ throne speech ignores oil industry in crisis, doubles down ‘on policies that will kill jobs’

in Sep 24, 2020

The policy objectives laid out in the federal government’s throne speech virtually ignored a Canadian energy sector in crisis and will result in job losses, Alberta’s premier said in a statement issued Wednesday night. “Alberta is disappointed that instead of listening to Canada’s provinces, the federal government doubled down on policies that will kill[…]

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Canada adds nearly 56K full-time jobs in February – National

Canada adds nearly 56K full-time jobs in February – National

in Mar 08, 2019

[ad_1] The labour market generated a second straight month of strong job gains in February with the creation of 55,900 net new positions, all of which were full time. The latest jobs report by Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate held firm last month at 5.8 per cent as more people hunted for work. The[…]

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