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March Labour Lowdown
12 March 2024
Toronto’s unemployment rate jumped to 8.2% last month, an increase of 0.7% from January 2024. The employment rate dipped by 0.4% to 59.8% while labour…
How to: Childcare Support for Working Parents
12 March 2024
Common barriers that working parents encounter are limited availability at childcare centres, accessibility issues including transportation, high costs, and rigid schedules leading to long commutes.…
The AI Effect: Exploring the New Frontiers of Employment in Toronto
6 March 2024
Automation’s impact on Toronto’s labor market is nuanced. Industries such as agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation, which traditionally employ a significant number of lower-skilled workers, are…
How to: Ripple Effects of Employee Turn Over In Tight Labour Markets
31 January 2024
The study, which analyzed data from over a million employees at 1,620 retail chains over 22 months, found that layoff announcements have a strong, immediate…
Toronto’s Labour Market One of Few Bright Spots
22 December 2023
Across Canada, labour market conditions weakened in November with unemployment rates increasing and layoffs on the rise compared with a year ago. The softer job…
How to Keep Your Best Employees: A Guide for Employers in Today’s Tight Labour Market
13 December 2023
Welcome to the first installment in our new, comprehensive series exploring the Canadian labour market’s ongoing challenges. In this series, we will delve into the…
Toronto’s Labour Market Faces Headwinds
21 November 2023
In October, Toronto’s unemployment rate rose to 6.6 per cent last month as job opportunities became somewhat less scarce in an economy being weighed down…
Toronto Employment Rates Stay Steady
31 October 2023
JobsTO Labour Lowdown. September 2023 While Toronto CMA’s employment rate marginally improved in September there was a slight decline in both the employment and participation…
Employment Continues to Show Strength
28 September 2023
Employment rates in Toronto held steady for a second consecutive month in August according to Statistics Canada with the employment rate declining by 0.3% to…
Employment Continues to Show Strength
25 August 2023
Toronto’s labour market continued to show signs of resilience and strength during July. Toronto’s rate of unemployment remained stable as it rose slightly to 6.1…
Explore the Exciting Career Opportunities in the Self Storage Industry
26 July 2023
The self-storage industry in Ontario specifically has experienced significant growth over the past few years. In 2023, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) found that…
Beyond Disabilities: Addressing Workforce Shortages & Poverty Alleviation
12 July 2023
This week Statistics Canada released their 2019 Earnings pay gap among persons with and without disabilities, 2019 (statcan.gc.ca) and earlier this week, Bill C-22, the…