
Attracting and retaining millennials is crucial to solving the ongoing labour crisis that’s left businesses struggling to find sufficient staff, says Altaf Sovani.
Cdn. tech sector participation and pay gaps persist and in some cases, worsen: report
A new report shows women, people of colour and immigrants in Canada’s tech sector saw employment and pay inequities persist between 2001 and 2016.
Immigrants are part of the answer to the labour shortage puzzle in Eastern Ontario, officials agree
With labour shortages in all sectors causing challenges across Eastern Ontario, one strategy that is gaining traction is attracting more immigrants to rural regions.
Pandemic, slower U.S. migration see Canada closing gap with U.S. in workforce race
Since the global onset of COVID-19, Canada has been closing the gap with the United States when it comes to attracting and keeping new permanent
New census data shows how commuting dropped during pandemic, labour force aging
There were 2.8 million fewer commuters in 2021 than in 2016 as the pandemic drove a shift toward remote work, according to Statistics Canada.
The Royal is supporting families struggling with mental health
When clients and families have meaningful input into the decisions that affect them it can transform mental health and substance use health.
In the grips of a ‘bouldering’ boom: Two new facilities set to open in region
Altitude is set to open a 15,000-square-foot climbing gym and fitness centre on Centrum Boulevard in Orléans Feb. 1. Das says the new facility will
Canopy Growth breaks out Canadian operations in new unit, lays off 55
Canopy Growth Corp. says it will be breaking out its Canadian cannabis operations into a stand-alone business unit and laying off 55 staff. Brenna Eller,
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