Ahead of summer rush, seasonal businesses struggle to find workers – National

in May 23, 2022

Seasonal industries are struggling to ramp up ahead of the busy summer rush as Canada’s rock-bottom unemployment rate and swelling job vacancies create an acute hiring crunch. The shortage of workers comes as operators in the hospitality, retail and recreation sectors expect a strong rebound in customers. Warmer weather, receding COVID-related health concerns, pent-up demand[…]

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Manpower survey suggests ‘period of vigorous opportunity’ for those job hunting in Ontario

in May 20, 2022

The latest hiring study from the ManpowerGroup is indicating that job seekers in Ontario should expect “a period of vigorous opportunity” for the third quarter of 2022, thanks to businesses “adjusting well” to the volatility experienced amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest Employment Outlook Survey says over 50 per cent of employers plan to hire between[…]

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London-St. Thomas jobless rate fell to 4.8% in April, lowest since April 2019 – London

in May 06, 2022

The unemployment rate slot online paling gacor in London, Ont., and St. Thomas fell to 4.8 per cent in April, down from 5.3 per cent in March, marking the region’s lowest jobless rate since April 2019. The latest jobs numbers from Statistics Canada continue a downward trend for London-St. Thomas, after the region started 2022[…]

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Manitoba to boast Canada’s lowest minimum wage when rate increases in Saskatchewan – Winnipeg

in May 04, 2022

Manitoba is set to have the lowest minimum wage in Canada this fall. Saskatchewan has announced it will raise its minimum to $13 an hour in October, and to $15 an hour two years later. Manitoba raises its wage according to inflation, and has said it will increase in October to $12.35 an hour from[…]

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Location, education factors in Hamilton’s contribution to Canada’s booming tech industry – Hamilton

in Apr 29, 2022

A business development expert says Hamilton’s proximity to an innovation corridor in Southern Ontario is the reason why the city is one of the hot beds for tech talent in North America. City of Hamilton consultant Karol Murillo says location has a lot to do with the municipality’s placing top 10 in the category along[…]

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‘Double-edged sword’: Okanagan workforce braces for record number of people retiring – Okanagan

in Apr 27, 2022

People who live in the Okanagan are a little older than the rest of the country. According to Census information released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday, Penticton, B.C., is the oldest city with an average age of over 48.9 years old. In Vernon, the average age is around 47.2 years and in Kelowna residents are[…]

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Thousands expected to attend City of Calgary youth job fair – Calgary

in Apr 07, 2022

The Big Four Building at Stampede Park is expected to be bustling again Thursday afternoon as young job seekers file in to meet prospective employers. Some 4500 jobs are up for grabs as the 24th annual youth hiring fair returns as an in-person event, put on by the City of Calgary’s Youth Employment Centre. 88[…]

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Labour shortage looms as B.C. aims for pandemic-rebound summer

in Mar 27, 2022

With the busy summer season on the horizon and British Columbia relaxing COVID-19 restrictions, businesses are scrambling to hire in what was already a tight labour market. The hospitality sector is among those already grappling with staff shortages. That’s expected to worsen once patios open for the season. Kelly Gordon, a partner with the group[…]

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Worker-led organization highlights job opportunities for oil and gas workers in green energy sector

in Mar 25, 2022

Iron & Earth is an organization led by oil and gas workers. This week, it launched a website to encourage and inspire people working in the fossil fuel sector to consider taking the skills they already have and use them for jobs in the green energy industry. The organization has created a climate career portal.[…]

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Canadians young and old left behind in pandemic jobs recovery – National

in Mar 23, 2022

The latest jobs numbers from Statistics Canada showed the country passed a significant milestone in February: the unemployment rate had dropped back to lows not seen since the COVID-19 pandemic knocked the labour force down to size two years ago. But while Canadian employment appears to have recovered to pre-pandemic levels overall, today’s labour force[…]

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