Canada’s immigration advantage – A survey of major employers.
Based on a survey of 80 member companies of the Business Council of Canada, this report highlights the experiences and challenges that companies face in hiring skilled immigrants from outside Canada. More than half of respondents said they actively recruit workers through the immigration system, and many expect to increase their use of this…Read More
Under Pressure: Tight Labour Markets Are Driving Major Change.
The workplace has shifted since the onset of the global pandemic. This report examines Canada’s tight labour market and its implications for the economy. Across the country, job vacancies continue to increase while simultaneously, unemployment has reached a record low rate (i.e., 5.2% in April 2022). Employers have been responding by changing their hiring…Read More
Heterogeneous returns to active labour market programs for Indigenous populations. NBER Working Paper #30158. National Bureau of Economic Research.
This paper quantifies the impact of active labour market programs amongst distinct Indigenous populations in Canada. Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS) programming provides a suite of active labour market programs for Indigenous groups in Canada who face differing institutional and labour market environments. Comparisons were made between individuals who participated in longer-duration interventions…Read More
The ethics of recruiting foreign-trained healthcare workers. Healthcare Management Forum, 35(4), 248-251.
In 2019, more than one million people were employed in Canada’s health occupations, and immigrants accounted for a quarter of them. At the same time, Canada is a signatory to the World Health Organization’s Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel. The Code aims to reduce the active recruitment of…Read More
Is taking a gap year between high school and postsecondary education beneficial or detrimental in the long term? Economic and Social Reports. Statistics Canada.
Taking a gap year between secondary and post-secondary studies has long been a goal for many students. On the positive side, a gap year could help students become more mature before starting postsecondary studies. Having an additional year of work or life experience could also help them make more informed decisions about their future…Read More
Recent trends in Registered Education Savings Plan holdings by income, immigrant status, Indigenous identity and province. Statistics Canada.
This report analyzes the trends in Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) investments among different subgroups of the population including low- and high-income, immigrants and Indigenous people, as well as across provinces. Families in the top tier of income distribution are more likely to hold RESPs, but the gap in RESP investment between families at…Read More
Proof point: Immigration will fuel Atlantic Canada’s population upswing. RBC Economics.
Atlantic Canada has become a more popular destination for immigrants and Canadians alike. Immigration contributed to an increase of permanent residents from 3% (in 2015) to 5.7% (in early 2022). Most immigrants to the area are economic immigrants (below age 65), coming from Asia and West Africa. Additionally, in 2021 over 22,000 Canadians relocated…Read More
Jobs and skills in the transition to a net-zero economy: A foresight exercise. Future Skills Centre.
The demand for jobs and skills contributing to the net-zero economy will be spread unevenly across sectors in Canada. The key question for policymakers is how to enable resilient, equitable job growth across a range of future policy alternatives ranging from low to high carbon-intensive pathways to net-zero emissions. The authors build a foresight…Read More
From the frontlines: An urgent agenda for decent work.
Through a combination of meetings, surveys and in-depth interviews with workers in low-wage and precarious work from across Ontario, this report summarizes their key issues. It also identifies the employment and labour law changes needed to support them. The authors argue for adopting labour legislation that focuses on making sure that all workers receive decent wages,…Read More
Strategies to ensure young persons with disabilities are included in the future of work: Practical solutions proposed in the first round of a Delphi survey. Institute for Work & Health.
Through online surveys, 125 participants made up of young people with a lived experience of disabilities, policymakers, disability employment counsellors, labour market experts and futurists were asked to rate the impact of six challenges shaping the future of work for young persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Canada. These challenges include 1) advanced digital technologies;…Read More