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Jobs are back and unemployment is trending downwards in Canada – and offering prospective immigrants many opportunities to resettle through the country’s economic immigration programs. In its latest Labour Force Survey, Statistics Canada reports unemployment fell for the fourth consecutive month in September to 6.9 per cent, the lowest level since the onset of the
Immigration drove almost three-quarters of Canada’s population growth during the past year despite all the border restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic, reveals a report by Statistics Canada. During the pandemic, the country’s population growth was cut by half and Covid-19-related deaths played a part in reducing Canada’s population. Read more: International students’ confidence in Canada
Jobs for nurses are going begging and so too are many in hotels, restaurants, stores and lumberyards across Canada as the country gradually emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and public health restrictions are eased. In its latest Labour Force Survey, Statistics Canada reports the job vacancy rate, which measures the number of vacant positions as
Giant online retailer Amazon Canada is making a big move this week, launching its first job fair in Canada as it gears up to expand its workforce in the country by 15,000 employees this autumn. That’s an increase of about 60 per cent to Amazon Canada’s existing workforce of 25,000 and comes as the company
Business owners in Canada are bullish about the economy and its prospects over the coming year as the country emerges from the pandemic and companies start to hire once again. The reason for the optimism is a strong rebound in consumer retail sales, which comprise about 55 per cent of the country’s GDP, so far
Healthcare and construction jobs are booming and providing new opportunities for those who want to immigrate to Canada as the country’s economy roars back to life in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. “There were 553,500 job vacancies in the first quarter of 2021, up by 40,700, or 7.9 per cent, from the same quarter
Immigrants to Canada are over-represented in nursing and healthcare support positions, a Statistics Canada report reveals. “In 2015/2016, they made up 22 per cent of the workforce in these occupations, compared with 16 per cent of the total employed population,” notes the report. Immigrants from countries with predominantly-Black populations are among those newcomers most likely
Many Canadian employers find themselves facing labour shortages, meaning jobs in the trades can provide a very good living for highly-skilled workers willing to avail themselves of these opportunities. Canada’s national statistical agency, Statistics Canada, has tracked the earnings power of many people in the trades to get a clearer picture of just how much
Immigrant children start off in life poorer than their Canadian-born friends but are more likely to go to college and university – and they grow up even more likely to attain the Canadian dream. “Although immigrant children (at 32.2 per cent) are more than twice as likely as non-immigrant children (at 15.4 per cent) to
Immigrants coming to Canada are enjoying higher incomes but are still earning less overall than Canadians, reveals a Statistics Canada report released this week. “The median entry wage for immigrants admitted to Canada in 2017 was the highest to date, reaching $30,100 in 2018,” state the authors of the report by Canada’s statistical services agency.
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