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The LNG Jobs Myth

Sandy Garossino | Posted 05.13.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Sandy Garossino

Natural gas, being sold as a huge job creator is actually an employment deadbeat. While natural gas contributes fully 3.2% of our total GDP, its work force is tiny, just 3,500 souls, or .15% of provincial employment. Electrical equipment manufacturers employ more people in B.C. than oil and gas. Natural gas is shipped east through pipelines, so there are no trucking or ports benefits. And most of the $6 billion in natural gas earnings don't stay in B.C., but take a direct flight across the Rockies to Calgary. Which might explain why some B.C. politicians organize fundraisers there.

It's Not the Labour Market -- It's You

Stephanie Brooks | Posted 04.21.2013 | Canada Business
Stephanie Brooks

Sit down, take a nice cold sip of your iced grande half-caff sugar-free non-fat vanilla hazelnut latte, turn off Angry Birds on your iPhone 5, and pay attention, 'cause Gen Y? We need to talk. Stop blaming everyone else for your lack of a decent job. It's not the labour market. It's you.

Why the EI Program Should Become a True Insurance System

Yanick Labrie | Posted 03.06.2013 | Canada Business
Yanick Labrie

The recent changes to the employment insurance (EI) system implemented by the Conservative government continue to fuel discontent in the eastern provi...

Jobs Becoming More 'Precarious'

CP | Will Campbell, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.25.2013 | Canada Business

TORONTO - A new report says a growing number of adult workers in the Toronto and Hamilton areas are going without stable paycheques and benefits such ...

Ontario Should Lead the Cleantech Revolution

Mike Schreiner | Posted 04.24.2013 | Canada Politics
Mike Schreiner

Ontario desperately needs a bold plan to create jobs for the 21st century. We need to replace the 300,000 manufacturing jobs lost in the last decade. Ontario needs to invest in where the puck is going: the cleantech and low carbon economy. Do we have the courage and vision to skate there?

Seven New Year's Resolutions Canada Should Make

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 03.11.2013 | Canada Impact
Craig and Marc Kielburger

New Year's resolutions have become something of a cultural joke, however they can serve a purpose to make each year better than the last. That applies to nations as well as individuals. 2012 left Canada and the world facing some daunting challenges we have to tackle in 2013.

The Job Market is Turning -- Are You Ready?

Dr. Curtis L. Odom | Posted 02.13.2013 | Canada Business
Dr. Curtis L. Odom

If the labour market does indeed turn, and it becomes a buyers' market, are you ready to attract the best talent? This change could be big. Is your company positioned well enough in the market to keep your current high potentials and simultaneously attract new A-players?

Is Canada In The Midst Of A Job Boom?

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.25.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA — Canada's surprisingly strong jobs growth of the past two months got some important validation Thursday from fresh data showing employers ad...

Our Home and Troubled Land

Cameron Fenton | Posted 11.18.2012 | Canada
Cameron Fenton

This fall, hundreds of youth will come together in Ottawa for a weekend of education, training, networking and more to empower our generation to build the movement we need for a just and sustainable future. Called PowerShift, this is both a gathering but also a call for what Canada desperately needs. We need to shift the way we power our society and give people the power to build the future they want. Don't believe me? Here are 10 reasons Canada is in desperate need of a PowerShift.

Survey Sees Weakness In Hiring Ahead

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.10.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO - Canadian employers expect the hiring climate to remain ”respectable” in the fourth quarter, according to the latest Manpower Inc. employ...

Your First Job is Worth More Than Just a Paycheque

Nancy A. Shenker | Posted 11.10.2012 | Canada Business
Nancy A. Shenker

The value of your first job is more than just a paycheque. Learning a new skill with long-term benefits, work-life flexibility, and extras like travel and electronic toys are all benefits. Your dream job search can turn into an unemployment nightmare if you hold out for the perfect position. Especially in today's economy, employers choose candidates with experience and drive -- not prima donnas.

Fewer Canadian Employers Planning To Hire: Report

CP | Posted 07.05.2012 | Canada Business

TORONTO -- A new survey suggests fewer Canadian employers expect to add more permanent full-time jobs in the second half of 2012 than they did in last...

A Journalism Degree Is Worthless? I Don't Care

Nataliya Schafer | Posted 08.20.2012 | Canada Business
Nataliya Schafer

I like the fact that my career field is on the worst list. It gives me drive to prove CareerCast.com and the other journalism haters wrong. It motivates me to constantly come up with new ideas, and learn how to be flexible so I can thrive in different work environments that will undergo a lot of changes in the next 50 years.

Rachel Mendleson

'A Male Version Of Margaret Thatcher'

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 06.19.2012 | Canada

The head of one of the world's largest labour organizations has some harsh words for Stephen Harper. For the past few days, Philip Jennings, gener...

Does a Degree Matter Less if You're in a Wheelchair?

Joe Henry | Posted 07.30.2012 | Canada
Joe Henry

For the most part, the education system has done its job. Beginning at the elementary and secondary level, students with disabilities have been given access to support and services that have allowed them, not only to participate in the education process, but to increasingly be successful. But now, it's up to employers to open their doors to the disabled.

Economy Being Squeezed Between Greece and China

Andrew Pyle | Posted 07.14.2012 | Canada Business
Andrew Pyle

From last weekend's elections in France and Germany, highlighting a shift in the populace away from fiscal austerity, to the gridlock in Greece's parliament (and more probable threat that the country will leave the euro), the region has created a conundrum for investors.

Canada's Job Growth Sputtering: BMO

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 04.28.2012 | Canada Business

Canada posted stunning employment growth in the month of March, adding 82,000 jobs, but the bigger picture isn’t nearly as positive, says an analysi...

Canadians Losing Faith In Economy: Conference Board

CP | Posted 07.16.2012 | Canada Business

Consumer confidence reversed course in April as Canadians continued to worry about jobs and their personal finances, according to the latest survey by...

Canada Adds HUGE Number Of Jobs

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 06.05.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - After months of stagnant or even falling employment, Canada's economy has just had its biggest surge since before the last recession — addi...

Tips on How to Get the Message Across

Nick Cowling | Posted 04.24.2012 | Canada Business
Nick Cowling

Internal communications can be one of the most complex pieces of an organization and yet, it is one area that everybody thinks they understand -- simply because they are an employee. No one would ever suggest that it's not important; however, the lack of understanding also causes some disparity in what is required in order to do communicate properly.

Canada Creates Jobs In December.. Just Not Many Good Ones

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.06.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Job creation in Canada resumed again last month after two straight setbacks, but details in the latest labour report pointed to an economy st...

The Young and the Jobless

Erin Scholz | Posted 02.10.2012 | Canada Business
Erin Scholz

I feel like I've aged at least 10 years over my summer of unemployment. Long gone are my dreams and ambitions of finding a "creative" job, a fulfilling job, a job I enjoy. Fantastic, I am jaded and still in my 20s.

Another Month Of Job Losses In Canada

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.01.2012 | Canada Business

But instead, another 18,600 workers fell out of the labour pool last month — all and more of the part-time variety, and concentrated in the services...

Canada's Jobs Market Headed For Rough Patch: Report

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.28.2011 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Unemployed Canadians may find job hunting difficult for the remainder of the year as firms adjust to diminished expectations for growth, a ne...

Number Of EI Recipents Jumps In August: Statscan

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.20.2011 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits increased by 6.6 per cent to 568,600 in August.Statistics Canada reports...