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Job Market Slows in May
Canada’s unemployment rate held steady at 7.3 per cent in May following two months of large gains. Statistics Canada said Friday the economy created 7,700 new jobs last month. That wasn’t enough to move the employment rate one way or... (Continue reading)
Oilsands Critics put Spotlight on Foreign Ownership
Anti-oilsands activists hit back at recent criticism of foreign funding of environmental charities Thursday by releasing a report showing oilsands companies are overwhelmingly foreign-owned. ForestEthics Advocacy — a spin-off of ForestEthics, which is a registered charity — released a shareholder... (Continue reading)
Job Prospects Poor, Study Predicts
A new report from The Conference Board of Canada suggests job seekers may be in for a tough time in the next few months. The Ottawa-based economic research group said Friday its monthly help-wanted index survey suggests hiring prospects will... (Continue reading)
Where Are The Jobs?
If you’ve been wondering which job sectors have been showing the biggest gains or the largest loses then you’re in luck because Statistics Canada has released their new numbers.... (Continue reading)
How to Cope with Unemployment
Written on 12 Feb, 2011 at 20:52 in Better Living | Comments
Monday is the day of love, but if you are one of 1.4 million unemployed Canadians, chocolates and flowers may be the last thing on your mind. Two weeks ago, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty spoke pessimistically in the House of... (Continue reading)
Jobs Recovery Hides Underlying Weakness
Canada’s economy has done a good job of recouping all the jobs lost during the recession — just not as good as the numbers suggest, a new TD Bank report concludes. The analysis, which comes a day before Friday’s data... (Continue reading)
Recession May Have Ended But Economy Still in Hole
Two years removed from what many feared would be the total collapse of the world economic and financial systems, Canadians may be forgiven for asking — “What was the big deal?” The most severe global recession in six decades fizzled... (Continue reading)
