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Canada. Is a 21st-century model of labour relations emerging in Canada?

As we move toward the third decade of the 21st century, Canadian workers confront a daunting array of challenges and pressures: the need to keep up with technological change, which threatens jobs in a number of sectors; the fragmenting of the traditional employment relationship; powerful demographic changes that will mean little or no work-force growth; an aging population that is increasingly dependent on social programs; and the prospect of having to work much longer in life.
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-commentary/is-a-21st-century-model-of-labour-relations-emerging-in-canada/article36159190/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&utm_source=CERIC+Subscriptions&utm_campaign=bd73898bb4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1d052da7c8-bd73898bb4-457759301

Canada. The future of jobs in Canada

The biggest threat facing the economy is a massive shortage of qualified workers. It is estimated that there will be 1.5 million skilled job vacancies in 2016, and 2.6 million by 2021.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-poised-to-revisit-skills-gap-in-federal-budget/article9860886/
Related news. Canada. What to do about a massive shortage of qualified workers
http://www.macleans.ca/economy/business/why-canada-doesnt-work/

Canada. Canadian B-schools ranked among world’s best in programs for executives

Six Canadian business schools – one of them new to the list – have made the Financial Times’ annual global ranking of executive education programs that cater to companies and individuals.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/business-education/canadian-b-schools-ranked-among-worlds-best-in-programs-for-executives/article18689520/#dashboard/follows/

 

Canada. Interns are mostly female, underpaid or unpaid, says upcoming study

Preliminary findings from an upcoming study on internships in Canada show that the majority of interns are young women who make less than the provincial minimum wage — if they’re paid at all.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/household-finances/interns-are-mostly-female-underpaid-or-unpaid-says-upcoming-study/article18784637/

 

Canada. Career paranoia is here to stay – here’s how to prepare

Canada is currently involved in a deep and prolonged obsession about jobs for young people. We have had unemployment spikes in the past, usually tied to North American and global recessions. In the past, there was always the sense that time – and effective government action – would bring things right. Now, that confidence is rapidly eroding.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/education-lab/career-paranoia-is-here-to-stay-heres-how-to-prepare/article18496268/#dashboard/follows/

Canada/British Columbia. B.C. to boost skills training programs in public education

B.C.’s education system is getting an overhaul that will put more public money into preparing students for work in the province’s booming resource sector. But the shift is being made without a bigger budget, meaning the changes will likely come at the expense of students in fields where the job opportunities are not as obvious.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-to-boost-skills-training-in-public-education/article18317352/#dashboard/follows/

Canada. Expanding apprenticeship training in Canada: perspectives from international experience

A respected American labour specialist says governments, educators and employers should work together to boost the number of apprenticeships for young Canadians in a collaborative approach that would yield “significant payoffs.
The study also asserts that apprenticeships aren’t just a route to jobs in the skilled trades, but could represent an option for young Canadians in a variety of fields and should become a common recruitment strategy for a wide range of industries and sectors.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/us-expert-recommends-boosting-apprenticeships-in-canada-in-new-report/article18071129/
Related report. Canada. Expanding apprenticeship training in Canada: perspectives from international experience
http://www.ceocouncil.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Lerman-Expanding-apprenticeship-training-in-Canada-April-2014.pdf

 

 

Canada. Why Canada needs to harmonize apprenticeship programs

Increasing the number of skilled trades workers has quickly become a top priority for Canadian governments and business. Yet young people who try to enroll in trades programs often face long waiting lists because funding for that training hasn’t grown along with the need.
Community colleges and polytechnics are crucial to preparing skilled trades workers, and must receive a larger portion of the postsecondary funding pie. And that’s just the first step.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/canada-needs-to-harmonize-apprenticeship-programs/article18293650/

Canada. Lack of funds keeps Statscan study from public

A survey of 25,000 employers that cost $4.6-million and was commissioned by the federal government could shed light on the extent of the country’s skills gap, but it has sat idle for two years due to lack of funding to make it public.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/lack-of-funds-keeps-statscan-study-from-public/article18088971/#dashboard/follows/

Canada. More Canadians leaving their jobs after just two years: poll

Canadians may have some commitment issues when it comes to their jobs. An online survey found that about half (51 per cent) of those polled said they had been in the same job for less than two years, while 30 per cent said they had held one job for more than four years.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/career-advice/more-canadians-leaving-their-jobs-after-just-two-years-poll/article18051842/

Canada. Two-year study paints tough picture for new Canadians

The surveys and interviews show that 7 in 10 respondents are working in poor conditions such as jobs that have irregular hours or violate labour laws. Nearly half work in the “informal economy” – for cash, without receipts – to supplement their incomes. Seventy-one per cent earn less than $30,000 a year. And just 3 per cent who were professionals in their home countries are now working in their fields. The report also noted that 68 per cent of those who could find only casual work had some postsecondary education.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/two-year-study-paints-tough-picture-for-new-canadians/article14979853/#dashboard/follows/

Canada. Education the antidote for youth unemployment – especially in Canada

Youth unemployment has been the scourge of much of the developed world throughout the recession and recovery, but the data show that higher education may be the greatest antidote for this economic toxin.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/education-the-antidote-for-youth-unemployment-especially-in-canada/article13861487/

Canada. This year’s grads ‘extremely disadvantaged’ when seeking entry-level work

Trainee may be the rarest of first jobs available to the class of 2013. That’s because this year’s university graduates are part of the outsourced generation – a crop of job seekers looking for work within organizations that contract out much of what they once did in-house.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/jobs/this-years-grads-extremely-disadvantaged-when-seeking-entry-level-work/article12113197/

Canada. Five ways companies can address a shortage of skills

Forecasters say more than 500,000 unskilled workers won’t be able to find work in the next decade – even as 1.5 million job vacancies go unfilled. This is a real and serious issue that has the potential to undermine the strength of individual companies, and the broader prosperity of Canada itself.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/five-ways-companies-can-address-a-shortage-of-skills/article11616220/

Canada. The Skill Gap: It’s not about college or university, it’s about lifelong learning

A looming skills shortage in Canada is grabbing its share of headlines and reigniting the debate about what’s better – a college or university education? Colleges are wonderful training grounds for our skilled workers. Their more recent work delivering highly applied college degrees with a skills focus makes a valuable contribution to increasing demands for credentials to meet the needs of today’s workplaces.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/its-not-about-college-or-university-its-about-lifelong-learning/article11215387/

Canada. Employment changes across industries during the downturn and recovery

Occupations requiring a university education grew 4 per cent in the past two years, while jobs needing a college education or apprenticeship training rose 5 per cent.
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/75-006-x/2013001/article/11775-eng.pdf
Related article. Canada. Post-recession job market changing
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/post-recession-job-market-changing-statscan-says/article10764921/

Canada. Ottawa poised to revisit skills gap in federal budget

The biggest threat facing the economy is a massive shortage of qualified workers. It is estimated that there will be 1.5 million skilled job vacancies in 2016, and 2.6 million by 2021.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-poised-to-revisit-skills-gap-in-federal-budget/article9860886/
Related news. Canada. What to do about a massive shortage of qualified workers

A closer look at the single biggest long-term threat to Canadian economic growth


Canada. Business must share responsibility for shortage of skilled workers

Twenty years after the “brain drain” of the 1990s, a new threat to the supply of talent in Canada is apparent. Key industry sectors and leading employers in Canada are warning of a skills shortage and a lack of skilled tradespeople. Others call this a skills “mismatch.” Governments are under pressure to enact a range of labour market “interventions,” from short-term fixes to immigration to new investment in training and skills upgrading to changes to existing talent support programs.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/business-must-share-responsibility-for-shortage-of-skilled-workers/article9310106/

Canada. Retirees set to outnumber Canada’s youth for the first time

For as long as statistics have been kept in this country, the number of young people entering the work force has always exceeded the number nearing retirement. Not any more. At some point this year, the number of 15- to 24-year-olds will slip below the number of 55- to 64-year-olds for the first time, according to Statscan’s demography division. That represents a major symbolic threshold for a society just beginning the slide from a demographic golden age.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/retirees-set-to-outnumber-canadas-youth-for-the-first-time/article8783751/

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