Back in January I blogged about how Canada’s overall demographic picture was more important in terms of the labour market than current global economic woes.
Recessions come and go every decade or so. These current economic problems will eventually fade but our demographic picture endures. This is an important enough issue to review so keeping that [...]
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This study is examining the current and future employment picture within the engineering and technology sectors of the Canadian economy. Five issues are the focal point of the study:
Employer labour requirements
The available workforce
Attitudes and practices related to certification and licensing
The role of diversity groups
Globalization
You can check out the affiliated website or an interim report.
Here are [...]
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As bad as the economic news has been lately it pays to remember that there are other forces at play that will have even a larger impact on the labour market.
Economic fortunes can swing up and down but Canada’s demographic picture is set in stone (more or less). In short order many British Columbians will be in [...]
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Last week Human Resources and Social Development Minister Monte Solberg gave a speech that touched on demographics issues. It is well documented that as baby-boomers retire there are fewer workers available to take thier place. A paragraph from a Toronto Star article highlights the problem.
Solberg recently told the Empire Club in Toronto that between 1956 [...]
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