[ad_1] The latest jobs numbers from Statistics Canada remain stagnant in Alberta. Although the province has 3,800 more jobs than it did last month, the trend factors in the creation of 11,500 public-sector jobs and the loss of 7,000 private-sector positions. Alberta’s unemployment rate rose half a percentage point compared to last month, reaching 7.3[…]
[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[…]
[ad_1] With the jobless rate in Peterborough hovering around six per cent and a job fair Wednesday in nearby Lakefield, it was no surprise the turnout at the Village Legion was a healthy one. Even high school students took advantage of the four-hour event. READ MORE: Nova Scotia Works and YMCA host inaugural LGBTQ+ friendly[…]
[ad_1] When Jody Wilson-Raybould was standing firm in her position that she would not overrule an independent prosecutor to cut a special deal with SNC-Lavalin, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his inner circle all argued she should seek outside counsel, get a second opinion. “Someone like Beverley McLachlan,” Gerald Butts told the House of Commons[…]
[ad_1] The government of Canada is investing $40 million into a project that will create 35 new jobs and maintain more than 2,100 current jobs in Western Canada, including Regina. The $112.6 million project will see numerous upgrades to the Evraz North America Inc. facilities and increase its competitiveness when serving the oil country tubular[…]
[ad_1] As many people in Alberta struggle to find full-time employment, one project in Calgary has contractors hiring hundreds. A job fair organized by KGL Constructors on Saturday matched potential employees with construction companies set to work on the southwest portion of the ring road. Ian McColl, a KGL spokesperson, said the construction joint venture[…]
[ad_1] An aerospace maintenance-and-repair company expects to create 275 new jobs at Hamilton’s airport over the next two or three years. KF Aerospace has announced a $30-million expansion of its facility at Hamilton International Airport including construction of a new hangar capable of servicing wide-bodied aircraft. Company founder Barry LaPointe says the expansion will allow[…]
[ad_1] The country saw a rush of 66,800 net new jobs in January in a gain fuelled by a hiring surge in the private sector, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency’s latest labour force survey said more people also searched for work last month, which pushed the unemployment rate to 5.8 per cent, up from[…]
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Democrats including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York are calling for a Green New Deal intended to transform the U.S. economy to combat climate change and create thousands of jobs in renewable energy. The freshman lawmaker is teaming up with veteran Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts on the plan, which aims to[…]
[ad_1] LONDON, Ont. – Autoparts maker Brose Fahrzeugteile says it will cut 100 jobs at its London, Ont., operations by the end of the year. The German company says it is adjusting production capacity at the manufacturing facility to meet shifting customer demand. The company did not specify which shifts it is adapting to, but[…]