COVID-19 Jobs

• Canada adds 157K jobs in September, employment returns to pre-pandemic level

  Canada' employment level returned to February 2020 levels for the first time.

  Economy

  Oct 8, 2021
  
• Canadian economy added 259K jobs in February, blowing past estimates

  Economists were expecting Canada to add 75,000 jobs in February.

  Economy

  Mar 12, 2021
  
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• People who lost jobs in 2020 had wages below Canadian average, report says

  The biggest decline in work was among the country's very bottom wage earners, with an hourly wage under $13.91.

  Canada

  Feb 20, 2021
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• Retail sales fell 3.4% in December, marking biggest decline since April

  Retail sales fell 3.4 per cent to $53.4 billion in December as sales fell in nine out of 11 subsectors amid COVID-19 restrictions.

  Economy

  Feb 19, 2021
• Young Canadians’ pocketbooks hit hardest by coronavirus pandemic: Ipsos poll

  As nearly one in ten Canadians report losing their job in the last year, an Ipsos poll found that one group is being hit in the pocketbook particularly hard: young adults.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2020
• Laid-off geologist overcoming COVID-19 crisis by creating sanitizing wipes business

  The COVID-19 pandemic has been a real test for a lot of people. A Calgary woman took her unfortunate turn and transformed it into a viable growing business.

  Economy

  Jul 10, 2020
• B.C. announces $5M grant to get youth back to work during COVID-19 pandemic

  The temporary outdoor job program aims to get youth working during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Jun 29, 2020
• 67% of Canadian students worry they won’t get a job due to COVID-19: StatsCan

  A new survey of over 100,000 post-secondary students found the majority are concerned about future employment and their finances, despite government aid.

  Lifestyle

  May 12, 2020