Canada jobs rise, unemployment lowest since 2008
By Randall Palmer
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Fri, Aug 5 2011
OTTAWA, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Canada´s unemployment rate fell to 7.2 percent in July, its lowest since December 2008, from 7.4 percent in June, though this was due more to people dropping out of the labor market than to job creation.
Bank of Canada rate on hold as jobs plummet
By PAUL VIEIRA
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Sat, Oct 9 2010
Unemployment rate drops to eight per cent, but it was driven by more people either returning to school or opting to end their job-hunting.
Canada adds more jobs than forecast in August
Fri, Sep 10 2010
The Canadian economy added more jobs than forecast in August, though the unemployment rate edged higher as more workers entered the labour force, government figures showed.
Canadian wages on the rise
By Sunny Freeman
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Fri, Aug 27 2010
Canadians have been bringing home more money each week than they did during the economic downturn, when jobs and workers´ hours were slashed, but economists warn a return to recession in the United States could derail rising incomes.
Unemployment hits 15-year high in Ontario
By Madhavi Acharya, Tom Yew, Rita Trichur
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Sat, Jun 6 2009
Overall, Ontario was walloped by a net loss of 60,000 positions, bringing the province´s running tally of employment losses to 234,000 since the labour market peaked last October.
Employment insurance numbers jumped 10% in March
By CBC News
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Tue, May 26 2009
The number of Canadians collecting regular employment insurance benefits grew by 65,300, or more than 10 per cent, in March, marking the biggest monthly increase since the job market began to deteriorate in October.
Rising Gas Prices Guzzle Take-Home Pay
By Maura Pallera, Salary.com
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Thu, Aug 14 2008
This summer, Americans were paying, on average, $4.09 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline to fuel the vehicles they rely on to get to and from work everyday. This represents an increase of $1.14 over the same time last year.
Immigrant employment rising, StatsCan report says
By Eric Beauchesne, Canwest News Service
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Wed, May 14 2008
OTTAWA - Immigrant employment, seen as a way to offset projected labour shortages, increased sharply last year in Canada, easily outpacing that of native-born workers, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday.
Daughters of immigrants prosper, while sons struggle
By Tralee Pearce
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Tue, Oct 30 2007
Young women with immigrant parents earn more money than their counterparts who have Canadian-born parents, according to a new study released yesterday by Statistics Canada.
Jobs, dollar, wages - Canada surges forward
By Tavia Grant
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Sat, Oct 6 2007
Jobless rate falls to 33-year low of 5.9 per cent as economy remains unfazed by credit woes or U.S. slowdown
Immigrant unemployment rates remain high
By Shannon Proudfoot, CanWest News Service
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Mon, Sep 10 2007
It can be hard for newcomers to get a foot in the door with Canadian employers but it becomes easier with time, a new report shows.
Unemployment rate at 6% in July -- lowest since 1974
Mon, Aug 13 2007
Canadian employment was little changed in July, reports Statistics Canada in its latest Labour Force Survey, leaving growth so far in 2007 at 1.3%...
Reports say Canada to keep firing on all cylinders
By Simon Tuck
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Tue, Apr 17 2007
The Canadian economy will continue to defy pessimists in the coming months by cranking out thousands of new jobs and increased investment, two new reports suggest.
Canada dollar soars on job gains; bonds pull back
By Lynne Olver
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Sat, Apr 7 2007
The Canadian dollar jumped against the greenback on Thursday, reaching a 3-1/2 month high, after a surprisingly powerful March employment report suggested to some that the Bank of Canada will eventually hike interest rates.
Boom beyond the ´burbs
By Francine Kopun
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Wed, Mar 14 2007
Don´t let those condo towers going up across Toronto fool you - the wave of immigrants driving population growth in Canada is flowing through the Big Smoke to settle in the surrounding suburbs and cities, according to the 2006 Census.
"Blazing" Canadian economy churns out 88,900 jobs
By CBC News
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Fri, Feb 9 2007
The Canadian economy added far more jobs than expected in January, with Alberta and British Columbia leading the employment surge.
The coming green industrial revolution
By David Crane
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Mon, Feb 5 2007
Liberal leader Stéphane Dion argues that by becoming a leading green nation, Canada will also be a more prosperous nation.
