In the News:
Labour shortage bigger challenge than ever
EDMONTON - An executive from a big-name construction company drew laughs at a recent business conference when he urged everyone in the room to go home and make babies — so dire is the need for workers in Alberta... Read More
How to select a great foreign worker
By Benjamin Guth, Director of Operations, Diamond Global Recruitment Group
So you have made the decision to hire workers from abroad... Read More
Gearing up for a new labour crunch
Canada’s oil patch is scrambling to bring back foreign workers, desperate to avoid a repeat of the labour crunch that clobbered the industry three years ago... Read More
Alberta labour crunch looms
Shortage of 77,000 workers seen in 10 years
BY DARCY HENTON, CALGARY HERALD APRIL 28, 2011 2:23 PM
Employment Minister Thomas Lukaszuk says Alberta is headed into a perfect storm of conditions that will result in a shortfall of more than 77,000 workers within the next decade... Read More
No way around labour shortage
Oilpatch companies already struggling to meet their labour needs have received an ominous warning from the Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada: they ain’t seen nothing yet... Read More
Hunt is on to fill positions in oil and gas industry
The beginnings of a recovery in Alberta's oil and gas industry are combining with other powerful forces to create shortages in a range of job skills... Read More
Calling all TFWs
Finding a new job can be a scary process, especially for foreign professionals seeking work opportunities abroad... Read More
Five ways to retain your temporary foreign workers
Staffing your company through the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program comes with a new set of challenges... Read More
Alberta Job Market Better
EDMONTON - Alberta isn’t far away from a labour shortage worse than the one it suffered during the last boom, says the head of a provincial business group... Read More
N.B. small businesses most pessimistic - survey
New Brunswick small-business owners were the most pessimistic in Canada in December, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business... Read More
British Columbia releases 10-year labour market strategy
British Columbia on Friday released its labour market strategy to 2020, aiming to address the looming shortage of skilled workers in the province... Read More
Endless possibilities in hospitality industry
If you like working with people and being of service, a career in the hospitality sector could be the one for you... Read More
BC within grasp of meeting all time employment high
2000 jobs need to be filled.
10/6/2010BC is a couple thousand jobs away from breaking the employment record... Read More
Ag industry trying to cope with labour shortage
Brandon Sun, The, Oct 8, 2010 | by Cosgrove, Colleen
The seemingly never-ending parade of jobs offered in southwestern Manitoba's oil industry is leaving long-established businesses in the dust, looking for employees... Read More
Alberta to review foreign worker program
(CBC News) - The Alberta government is reviewing a program that brings temporary foreign workers to the province, officials said Friday... Read More
Domestic measures can't solve worker shortage
(By Don Cayo, Vancouver Sun) - Canada could lessen its economic imperative to continue accepting new immigrants, but the realistic alternatives -- although worth pursuing -- won't be enough to take up the slack when baby boomers retire... Read More
We need immigrants as boomers retire
(by Glen Hodgson, Toronto Sun) - The baby boom generation in Canada is about to start retiring in growing numbers... Read More
Improvements to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program is jointly administered by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), under the authority of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and its regulations... Read More
Vancouver Island labour shortage by 2014 says report
With the effects of the financial crisis subsiding, Vancouver Island could be facing a labour shortage in four years, a government report suggests... Read More
Boomer retirements to limit growth of economy
Labour shortages caused by the onslaught of baby-boomer retirements will be "the dominant economic trend" in Canada between 2015 and 2030, due to the limits it will place on the country's economic growth, says a Conference Board of Canada report released Wednesday... Read More
Labour Shortage Back On The Table
It may seem counterintuitive to write about skills and labour shortages during a period of economic uncertainty, but bear with me... Read More
Labour shortages caused by retiring Boomers to be dominant economic trend
Labour shortages caused by the onslaught of Boomer retirements will be "the dominant economic trend" in Canada between 2015 and 2030, due to the limits it will place on the country's economic growth, says a Conference Board of Canada report... Read More
Alberta's need for skilled workers endures
Workers in Alberta were not long ago a scarce resource -- and despite today's job losses, they could soon be again... Read More
Foreigners fear for jobs in recession
They came here by the tens of thousands to do the jobs we didn't want. They cleaned our toilets, emptied our garbage, made our beds and served us our food... Read More
Hunt is on to fill positions in oil and gas industry
The beginnings of a recovery in Alberta's oil and gas industry are combining with other powerful forces to create shortages in a range of job skills... Read More
Calling all TFWs
Finding a new job can be a scary process, especially for foreign professionals seeking work opportunities abroad... Read More
Five ways to retain your temporary foreign workers
Staffing your company through the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program comes with a new set of challenges... Read More
Alberta Job Market Better
EDMONTON - Alberta isn’t far away from a labour shortage worse than the one it suffered during the last boom, says the head of a provincial business group... Read More
N.B. small businesses most pessimistic - survey
New Brunswick small-business owners were the most pessimistic in Canada in December, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business... Read More
British Columbia releases 10-year labour market strategy
British Columbia on Friday released its labour market strategy to 2020, aiming to address the looming shortage of skilled workers in the province... Read More
Endless possibilities in hospitality industry
If you like working with people and being of service, a career in the hospitality sector could be the one for you... Read More
BC within grasp of meeting all time employment high
2000 jobs need to be filled.
10/6/2010BC is a couple thousand jobs away from breaking the employment record... Read More
Ag industry trying to cope with labour shortage
Brandon Sun, The, Oct 8, 2010 | by Cosgrove, Colleen
The seemingly never-ending parade of jobs offered in southwestern Manitoba's oil industry is leaving long-established businesses in the dust, looking for employees... Read More
Alberta to review foreign worker program
(CBC News) - The Alberta government is reviewing a program that brings temporary foreign workers to the province, officials said Friday... Read More
Domestic measures can't solve worker shortage
(By Don Cayo, Vancouver Sun) - Canada could lessen its economic imperative to continue accepting new immigrants, but the realistic alternatives -- although worth pursuing -- won't be enough to take up the slack when baby boomers retire... Read More
We need immigrants as boomers retire
(by Glen Hodgson, Toronto Sun) - The baby boom generation in Canada is about to start retiring in growing numbers... Read More
Improvements to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program is jointly administered by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), under the authority of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and its regulations... Read More
Vancouver Island labour shortage by 2014 says report
With the effects of the financial crisis subsiding, Vancouver Island could be facing a labour shortage in four years, a government report suggests... Read More
Boomer retirements to limit growth of economy
Labour shortages caused by the onslaught of baby-boomer retirements will be "the dominant economic trend" in Canada between 2015 and 2030, due to the limits it will place on the country's economic growth, says a Conference Board of Canada report released Wednesday... Read More
Labour Shortage Back On The Table
It may seem counterintuitive to write about skills and labour shortages during a period of economic uncertainty, but bear with me... Read More
Labour shortages caused by retiring Boomers to be dominant economic trend
Labour shortages caused by the onslaught of Boomer retirements will be "the dominant economic trend" in Canada between 2015 and 2030, due to the limits it will place on the country's economic growth, says a Conference Board of Canada report... Read More
Alberta's need for skilled workers endures
Workers in Alberta were not long ago a scarce resource -- and despite today's job losses, they could soon be again... Read More
Foreigners fear for jobs in recession
They came here by the tens of thousands to do the jobs we didn't want. They cleaned our toilets, emptied our garbage, made our beds and served us our food... Read More
10/6/2010BC is a couple thousand jobs away from breaking the employment record... Read More
The seemingly never-ending parade of jobs offered in southwestern Manitoba's oil industry is leaving long-established businesses in the dust, looking for employees... Read More
