Peterborough-area employers are expecting a slow-paced hiring climate in the fourth quarter of this year, according to a new employment outlook survey. The ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey, released on Tuesday, shows that only seven per cent of area employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter. Another seven per cent anticipate cutbacks, while 83 per[…]
[ad_1] With resumes in hand, and some dressed for success, more than 5,000 eager Calgary youths — between the ages of 15 and 24 years old — braved long lineups for the chance at a job Wednesday afternoon. The 21st annual Youth Hiring Fair is put on the by City of Calgary’s Youth Employment Centre[…]
[ad_1] Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney offered up some competing views on how best to kick start the economy and add jobs. Provincial Affairs reporter Tom Vernon has the details. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The town of Bruderheim is getting a big economic boost from a new 40,000-square-foot hemp processing facility being built. As soon as the snow melts, the vacant field at the start of town will be transformed into a construction site. “We are building a decortication facility here in Bruderheim so farmers will be growing[…]
[ad_1] Unifor, the union representing General Motors workers in Oshawa, says it is hopeful that the automotive company won’t be completely abandoning the city after holding talks with GM. “I am much more confident today than I was a month ago that, together, we will find a resolution,” said Unifor president Jerry Dias in a[…]
[ad_1] London’s downtown core is “growing in the right direction,” according to a recently-released report about its economic health and prosperity in 2016 and 2017. The 2017 State of the Downtown report, which is released every two years, says the core’s workforce grew by 2,000 jobs, the retail vacancy dropped from 7.9 per cent to[…]
[ad_1] OTTAWA — The final budget of the Trudeau government‘s mandate will scatter billions in fresh spending – on everything from prescription drugs to retraining workers to first-time home buyers – as the Liberals commit to an electoral fight that pits their deficit-spending vision versus the Conservatives’ balanced-books approach. READ MORE: Who are the winners[…]
[ad_1] A hopeful hiring climate was revealed for Hamilton for the second quarter of 2019, in the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey. “Survey data reveals that 20 per cent of employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter,” said Erica Melarangeli of Manpower’s Stoney Creek office. “The remaining 80 per cent of employers plan to[…]
[ad_1] The federal government is investing $100 million to ensure the competitiveness of small- and medium-sized producers within the steel and aluminum supply chain. READ MORE: Federal minister tells Hamilton Steel Summit, ‘We have your back’ Navdeep Bains, Canada’s minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, made the funding announcement during a visit to Nova[…]
[ad_1] Nine thousand is a number Canadians have been hearing a lot this week. That’s the number of job losses the Trudeau government says it’s worried about, should SNC-Lavalin be handed a criminal conviction on fraud and bribery charges. The Quebec engineering giant currently has around 8,700 employees in Canada. Those are the people the[…]