Pressured Employers Continue International Recruitment Efforts

Employers in the booming Western provinces are still doing what they can to overcome labour pressures, including looking abroad to find the skilled workers they need to keep pace with the demand. That is the case for Jim Nowakowski, owner of Saskatchewan-based welding company JNE Welding. Though there are skilled welders in Canada, Nowakowski says
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Canada’s Mining Sector Adds 11,000 New Jobs in 2012

A new report from the Mining Association of Canada declares that Canada’s mining sector and related industries, witnessed an increase of 11,000 new mining-related jobs in Canada in 2012. The report mentioned that in 2011, the sector had about 407,000 jobs, which increased to 418,000 in 2012. Pierre Gratton, president and CEO of the Mining
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First Skilled Trades Workers Arrive Through New Immigration Stream

This month Canada officially welcomed its first immigrants through the new Federal Skilled Trades Program. The new immigration stream, which opened to applications in January of this year, was introduced in hopes of streamlining the process for those whose skills are most desperately needed in Canada – skilled trade workers such as plumbers, electricians and
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