Bank of Canada betting high job vacancies will cushion rise in unemployment

As the Bank of Canada squeezes the economy with higher interest rates, central-bank economists are betting that unemployment won’t spike as much as in…

Human Resource Issues In Healthcare Will Worsen

Canada faces future health worker shortages of family physicians, psychiatrists, Personal Support Workers (PSWs), and nurses, according to a report by the C.D. Howe…

Smaller cities, Atlantic provinces attracting immigrants, according to 2021 census data

Immigrants to Canada are increasingly bypassing Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver in favour of smaller cities, according to new census data – a product of…

Is your boss tracking you?

A majority of Canadian employees say using tracking tools would not affect how they work, 23 per cent said it added stress and made…

Canada’s permanent resident application backlog is forcing thousands of skilled workers to quit and return home

Thousands of highly skilled immigrants who in previous years would easily have qualified for permanent residence in Canada are being forced to return to…

Canadians aren’t quiet quitting, study shows, but they are burning out

While American workers are “quiet quitting” in droves, research suggests a majority of Canadians are going above and beyond at work, even as many…

Canada needs more homes. The problem? Finding people to build them

The push to build more homes to ease an affordability crisis is running into a critical problem: There aren’t enough workers to build those…

Canadian labour market still tight as economy sees slight bump in employment

After sustaining three consecutive months of job losses and propelling fears of an economic slowdown, the Canadian economy posted a modest bump in employment…