Some Thoughts – and Questions – about Our Aging Population and Health Care Needs.
In the midst of our year of Covid-19, there have been so many reports about the terrible toll the initial phases of the pandemic took…
TWIG launches Design Sector Study
Design is recognized around the world as a key to economic and social prosperity. Toronto is well positioned to take advantage of this current design…
A Big Economy through Small Business – Examining Micro-Enterprises in Toronto
Small business is the economic engine and job creator of any region. Toronto is no exception. The pandemic inordinately impacted small businesses, particularly those in the…
Toronto Continues to See Employment Gains. But New Data Indicates Visible Minorities Hardest Hit by COVID in Canada
Employment in the Toronto Census area increased by 2.2% in July. This was the same rate of increase as the province, despite the loosening of…
Toronto Reclaims Almost 200,000 Jobs
In June, according to the latest release from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey, Toronto CMA reclaimed almost 200,000 jobs which were lost due to the…
Job Postings Remain Static as Toronto Moves Towards Phase 2
Overall job postings for the period of May 30 to June 12th remained relatively static and have plateaued since late May. Postings are averaging between…
Employment Numbers Continue to Slide but Job Postings Increase
According to Stats Canada’s May Labour Force Survey (LFS), Toronto CMA has now lost over 500 thousand jobs in the last three months since the…
Toronto Job Market Begins Recovery
After two months of steep declines in total on-line job postings, data collected over the past two weeks suggest that there is reason to be…
Labour Market Update – Toronto
The latest Labour Force Survey (LFS) numbers are staggering but not as bad as economist’s have predicted. Employment losses related to COVID 19 and government-imposed…