Covid Jobs

• Canadian economy adds 31K jobs in October bringing unemployment to pandemic-era low

  The unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent.

  Economy

  Nov 5, 2021
  
• Young Canadians are struggling economically. This election is our chance to fix that.

  What issue is top of mind for gen Zs and millennials heading to the polls on Monday? Anita Li has the answer: Employment.

  Commentary

  Sep 16, 2021
  
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• Canadian economy added 94K jobs in July as COVID-19 restrictions eased

  Statistics Canada says the economy added 94,000 jobs in July as restrictions meant to quell the COVID-19 pandemic were rolled back in many provinces.

  Economy

  Aug 6, 2021
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• Most of Canada’s job losses are in part-time work. Why that may lead to labour shortages

  As provinces begin to reopen from strict COVID-19 public health measures, Canada lost 68,000 jobs in May, adding to the drop of 207,000 jobs in April.

  Economy

  Jun 4, 2021
• Canadian economy lost 68,000 jobs in May as COVID-19 lockdowns continued

  The unemployment rate was 8.2 per cent in May, up from 8.1 per cent for April.

  Economy

  Jun 4, 2021
• Jobs and work experience hard to find for high school students during pandemic

  Students are struggling to find summer jobs or work experience because of pandemic restrictions.

  Economy

  May 4, 2021
• Canadians will lose jobs amid COVID shutdowns, but may rebound ‘quickly’: employment minister

  New lockdowns and fresh COVID-19 restrictions are going to cause a dip in employment numbers, employment minister Carla Qualtrough said, despite a jump in job numbers in March.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2021
• Canadian economy added 303,000 jobs in March as COVID-19 restrictions eased

  The increase in jobs puts employment 296,000 shy of the pre-COVID level in February 2020.

  Economy

  Apr 9, 2021
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• Federal-backed program offers workers affected by COVID-19 pandemic new skills

  Among the targeted workers for the federally backed training programs are visible minority women, Indigenous people, newcomers and youth.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2021
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• COVID-19 pandemic hammers job market, but there are ‘opportunities,’ say analysts

  Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate jumped 2.2 percentage points to 7.8 per cent in March, the highest since October 2010. April's unemployment numbers are due within days. But it's not all doom and gloom.

  Economy

  May 6, 2020