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[…]
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[…]
When it comes to summer employment for youths, a normal year would yield a wide array of openings in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. However, 2021 isn’t a normal year as the pandemic forges on and a current stay-at-home order with restrictions remains in place across Ontario. That said, there are still jobs out there[…]
While student jobs with the Government of Saskatchewan have decreased slightly amid the coronavirus pandemic, some numbers are expected to normalize in coming months. The provincial government is the largest student employer in Saskatchewan. In a normal year, over 1,000 students are hired to help deliver programs and services while obtaining work experience. So[…]
[ad_1] Calgary’s city council has voted to restore funding to a program to that hires students for summer employment at the city. As a cost-cutting measure, $1.3 million was saved between 2016 to 2019 by not having the summer jobs program, which hired about 100 students each summer. Ward 11 Coun. Jeromy Farkas — who[…]
[ad_1] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday an attestation added to the Canada Summer Jobs Program in 2017 was not clear enough and was reworded to only ban “activities that were specifically going to limit women’s rights.” [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The city of Toronto is now accepting summer job applications for camps, aquatic programs and various recreations programs. The recruitment drive for camps will run until Feb. 4 and all others to Feb. 15. Aquatic positions are ongoing. READ MORE: Toronto receives $8.6M from federal government to boost youth job program Positions still vacant[…]