The Saskatchewan government announced on Wednesday that it will be providing roughly $2 million to support employment services for Indigenous and Métis job seekers in the province. Officials said the funding is for one year and aims to facilitate industry-led training programs and employability supports to 400 residents from the Prince Albert Grand Council[…]
Canada’s official unemployment rate is slowly falling and Alberta is following the national trend. Statistics Canada says the economy added 31,000 jobs in October, bringing the national unemployment rate to a pandemic-era low of 6.7 per cent — down from 6.9 per cent in September. Gains were seen across a number of industries, including[…]
Donald Smith wasn’t ready to retire. At 71 years old, he was still running his business and meeting with clients. It was the interactions with people that kept him working. “I thought I was going to live forever,” laughed Smith. “It was my wife that said, ‘We’re not going to live forever. One of us[…]
A charitable organization that provides underprivileged, diverse youth in the community with free, in-demand digital and professional skills training and connects them to career opportunities with some of Canada’s largest employers is set to start its second class in Halifax. “For our program, you don’t have to have any tech background to be successful.[…]
As COVID-19 public health restrictions lift in Saskatchewan people are slowly venturing out and looking for a sense of normalcy, but some places may be short-staffed as restaurants struggle to hire. It’s all hands on deck on the patio at O’Shea’s Irish Pub in Saskatoon, which recently hired a number of positions ahead of[…]
The unemployment rate in London-St. Thomas climbed 0.3 percentage points to 10 per cent in June as the number of people looking for work once again outpaced the number of jobs created. It’s the highest the unemployment rate has been since July 2020, when it stood at 10.5 per cent. However, it’s still below[…]
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 5, 2021 11:18 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ New data from the Bank of Canada show hiring intentions among businesses have hit an all-time high and workers’ confidence[…]
Deangela Provo knows what it means to play on an unlevel playing field. “I think that some of the barriers Black youth are facing when it comes to finding employment — and meaningful employment at that — is resources,” the 17-year-old told Global News. Read more: 3.2M Canadians, including over 560,000 children, living in[…]
Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.3 per cent in May, the lowest in the country, according to Statistics Canada’s latest Labour Force Survey. “It really is a testament to the degrees of compliance we’ve seen not only from individuals but also from the business community,” said Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison on Friday. “Businesses[…]
The unemployment rate for London-St. Thomas shot up to 9.7 per cent in May, up from 8.2 per cent in April. Data released Friday from Statistics Canada showed a third slot gacor gampang menang consecutive increase and the second in a row with a significant climb. Read more: London-St. Thomas unemployment rate soars to 8.2% in[…]