Labour Shortages

Federal ministers met with skilled trades unions Thursday to discuss legislation aimed at removing barriers to worker mobility across Canada. The roundtable… …

More than four in 10 small firms say skilled labour shortages are limiting their ability to increase sales or production, according to… …

Canada’s aging population and slower immigration rates are creating labour shortages, but artificial intelligence could help by expanding the worker pool and… …

By Stephen Murgatroyd, University of Alberta Canada is facing a significant skills shortage. According to recent data, 77 per cent of Canadian… …

Interest from international job seekers in Canadian employment has fallen dramatically, a trend that could reshape labour markets and hiring strategies for… …

A surge in residential building activity is expected to drive a 21 per cent increase in construction employment in Nova Scotia by… …

Ottawa is putting up to $52 million into 16 projects aimed at helping skilled newcomers secure jobs in Canada’s healthcare and construction… …

By Sammy Hudes At a housing construction site in Gananoque, Ont., Val spends nearly two months laying concrete, used to build 26 stacked… …

The federal government is investing up to $14.3 million to help internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) enter the Canadian workforce, a move… …

By Emis Akbari, University of Toronto and Kerry McCuaig, University of Toronto Ontario’s agreement under the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care… …