Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for October 2021 showed that employment held steady and the unemployment rate dropped by 0.2 percentage points to 6.7%.
Despite the number of employed people working less than half their usual hours is still 117,000 higher (+14.5%) than in February 2020, the amount fell by 9.7% (-100,000) in October.
In addition, due to the cancellation of the capacity limits in the sectors where proof of vaccination is mandatory, employment experienced a rise in Ontario and New Brunswick, while having a downward trend in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
#Statistics, #Employment_rate, #labour_shortage
https://ipolitics.ca/2021/11/05/canadian-economy-added-31000-jobs-in-october/
https://www.hrreporter.com/focus-areas/people-analytics/employment-holds-steady-in-october/361456
November 10, 2021
According to the 2021 Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index (NBI), Canada is one of the top countries in the world for its immigration practices and investment climate.
During the last few years, Canada went up to second place in the NBI’s overall rankings in the survey of 60 nations.
The report by Ipsos states that it is the first time that Canada has moved up to the second place.
“First place rankings on the governance, people, and immigration and investment indices, as well as relatively steady rankings on exports, tourism, and culture contributed to Canada’s record ranking in 2021.”
#Investment, #Ipsos, #NBI, #business_immigration
https://montreal.citynews.ca/2021/11/06/canada-second-best-country/
November 10, 2021
Four Mexican and Guatemalan agricultural workers returned to their countries of origin on September 25, saying they were exhausted from the living and working conditions at the farm in les Hautes-Laurentides.
Prior to their departure, other workers packed their bags and fled.
According to the director-general of the Quebec Workers and Agricultural Workers Support Network (RATTMAQ), to date, 11 workers have asked to leave and seven have fled.
The workers who denounced their conditions asked not to be identified out of fear of repercussions.
#Agriculture, #Farm_workers, #RATTMAQ, #Quebec
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/mexican-workers-victims-abuse-canadian-farms-1.4820458
https://www.thenewtodaygrenada.com/local-news/farm-workers-flee-in-canada/
November 9, 2021
On November 8, 2021, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) marked the start of National Francophone Immigration Week 2021 and thanked French-speaking newcomers living in different communities across Canada, for their contributions to the country’s linguistic duality.
He also highlighted the ‘National Francophone Immigration Week' as an opportunity to recognize the importance of Francophone immigration.’
Considering in-demand occupations in the labour market, in May 2021, Canada announced parallel pathways for Francophone candidates under the temporary resident to permanent resident stream.
#Francophone_immigration_week, #Fraser, #French_speaking_immigrants
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/statement-minister-fraser-marks-start-194800705.html
November 9, 2021
