Empirical studies on the matter carried out here in Canada are unequivocal: Raising the minimum wage leads to increased unemployment, especially among the young, who have less experience and qualifications.

OTTAWA - Along with reduced pensions, low returns on their savings and high debt, Canada's boomer generation is facing an additional burden as they ea...

Dad was once the ATM; he's less absent now, more engaged in family life. As women "lean in" to the workplace and assert themselves, as they should, men are leaning out. This wreaks uncertainty on the economy, but there is a star of brilliant light looming over the ocean, visible in the ever-rising storm.

In just a few weeks, the latest batch of millennials will graduate from post-secondary institutions across the country in one of the most challenging job markets young Canadians have ever faced. Below are some tips I offer soon-to-be and recent grads as they enter the workforce.

TORONTO - Canadian employers expect the hiring climate to hold steady in the second quarter, dipping slightly from the previous quarter, according to ...

Cape Breton Mayor Cecil Clarke says the region's unemployment rate is now at 17.5 per cent, pushing Cape Breton into a crisis. Recent num...

OTTAWA - The Canadian economy created 40,000 jobs in December — all of it in full-time work — and drove the unemployment rate to its lowest in fou...

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?

Recent graduates have traditionally been able to take time to learn on the job, working under the protection of more seasoned employees. But once things turn around and Boomers leave, these unemployed will be asked to jump right into the organization, and they will not have had the benefit of time. Is your organization prepared for this?

Finding yourself out of work can be a scary and demoralizing experience, and I sympathize with Canadians who are unemployed. And while the economy in parts of the country can certainly be better, I have news for the doomsayers: small business owners say they have thousands upon thousands of open jobs in almost all sectors, including construction, manufacturing, hospitality and retail.

OTTAWA - Canada's recent strong jobs performance slowed to a crawl in October, as the economy managed a meagre 1,800 new jobs, not enough to nudge the...

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

An expert on poverty in New Brunswick says unemployment for young adults has jumped by five per cent this year. Randy Hatfield said youth ...

OTTAWA - Canada's domestic economy turned in one of the strongest job creation months of the year in September, adding an eye-popping 52,100 new jobs ...

The employment situation in virtually every sector of Canada’s economy improved over the past year, according to new job vacancy data from StatsCan....

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

StatsCan’s latest unemployment report shows the country’s unemployment rate steady at 7.3 per cent, but dig deeper into the data and you find a co...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the average number of job vacancies was up in the three-month period ending in May.The agency reports an average of 25...