Canada's Welfare State

One of the most pressing issues faced by Canada today is unemployment. In fact, reports confirm that the jobless rate continues to increase every year. As of February this year, the unemployment rate was at 7.0%. The presence of unemployment rate is evident in various provinces. In Quebec, the number of people working declined by 26,000 in February. Alternately, the number of employed in British Columbia fell by 10,000; while Saskatchewan nearly 6,000 individuals are unable to find jobs. The Conference Board of Canada projected that the country’s labour woes could reach to more than one million workers by 2020. In addition to this, experts predict that the unemployment rate in this country will surpass that of the United States. Along with the dismal figures and projections, the problem of unemployment consequently creates numerous negative consequences on the nation’s economy, its government, and of course its people. Some of the known effects of unemployment include reduced spending power, an increase in financial cost, recession, and even crimes and violence. Individually, long-term unemployment may result to depression, loss of self-respect, and strained relationships with family and friends – ultimately causing damage to the person’s overall well-being. The adverse effects of unemployment only show that this issue imposes a significant cost both on a national and individual level. As such, it is of primary importance to create an immediate plan of action to alleviate

The unemployment rate for March 2016 is at 7.3% compared to 6.6% in 2014. With the rising unemployment rate, people looking for jobs will have a much more difficult time. People will be looking longer for jobs and will not be receiving a salary to pay for costs of living. Right now, each month the unemployment rate climbs by 0.4%. This results in a loss of 35,700 jobs per month. Chapter six of Dinner Party explains the inflation costs. We can relate this to the inflating cost of living and the rising unemployment rate. Canada needs to change quick, as 35,700 jobs lost each month is not good for people trying to support

The Canadian healthcare system is one that I believe has been long coveted by many Americans. One thing I found particularly unique and also a bit of an eye-opener was this quote from the text, “ Wealthy or poor, employed or jobless, retired or younger than 18, every Canadian receives the same health insurance, financed in the same way. No Canadian would even imagine that leaving, changing, retiring from, or losing a job has anything to do with health insurance.” Canada has it right, health insurance should be a right regardless of age, employment status or income. A few months ago I

Furthermore the high income inequality is not the only issue Canadian families are facing, with enormous cutbacks from the government, Canadians are facing a lot more precarious times. The government has been reducing the economic security and access to public and social services has also been undermined many of the statutory benefits people use to enjoy in the past. Part of this problem with has to do with the employers and media idea of “flexibility”. Employers and the media often claim that the "flexibility" provided by precarious employment offers workers improved work-family balance and other lifestyle benefits. The reality, however, is that 1/3 of adult women who work part-time said they would prefer to work full-time, and this proportion

In this person’s article, he/she discusses some of the hardships which many immigrants, may face in Canada. This person talks about how they at first had utopic dreams about Canada: that Canada did not have any “human weaknesses” and that they would find a job and be happy, free from racial discrimination. However, in the viewpoint of the author, this is far from the reality. The author warns about the difficulties of finding a job in Canada: difficulty in communication between the immigrant and the job supplier, lack of trust with the immigrants history in their home country, the fact that many of the jobs are not advertised in places where people can access them, and racism in choosing which person should get the job. Because of this sources personal experience, he/she warns others not to come to Canada. This is the reason that this source was created is to warn other people from facing the same dangers the author did in Canada. This author ends his/her article by saying that “work” is not something you can depend on to find in Canada. The main economic issue regarding immigration that this source addresses is that it is often very hard for newly landed immigrants to get jobs for many reasons. This is a very important problem as the main reason that the immigrants are let into Canada in the first place is to find a job and help Canada's economy.

Employee skills and the ability of employers to attract and retain skilled workers will be a primary concern to Canada’s economy in the immediate future. A train overflowing with crisis is approaching, and we need to stop listening for it to come because it’s already bearing down on us. Labour and skill shortages in Canada can be attributed to: aging population, increased life expectancy, migration of highly skilled labour, and the disparity between the skills possessed by youth and the skills demanded by employers.

This goes to show how much money is going towards the unemployed. Since $12.7 billion was being provided, the unemployed are left with enough money for temporary relief until another job was found. Knowing the government was willing to assist the unemployed, assured Canadians that a supply of money would be provided for themselves and their families. Overall, the Employment Insurance has made it possible to continue a stable life while searching for a job. Furthermore, the Canadian assistance plan has greatly helped with the security of Canadians. The whole idea of having the Canadian Assistance plan established during 1997, was to improve Canadians lives, this was the ideal goal. As said in the Canadian Assistance plan document the CAP is “ the provision of adequate assistance to and in respect of persons in need," and for "the prevention and removal of the causes of poverty and dependence on public

In David Langille’s Follow the Money: How Business and Politics Define Our Health, Langille clearly outlines the history of the welfare state in Canada with regards to the development, the dissimilarities with the United States and the deliverance of democracy. Historically, the welfare state originates after the Industrial Revolution, maintaining tensions between the democratic government and the capitalist marketplace. The adoption of a welfare state grant foundations for business, assures funding, and implements bailouts and subsidies. According to the text the welfare state also raises qualifications and decreases expectations in the labor force. The welfare state in Canada differs vastly from the United States. For example, the United

This article comprehensively analyzes how the Canadian government aimed to accomplish different policy objectives in order to make immigration processes simpler: “These programs generally increase the participation by the provincial governments and employers in the selection of immigrants; increase the use of temporary foreign workers, and give the federal government more authority to control the flow of immigrants of particular types.” . The Canadian government implements new programs in order to make the selection of immigrants much more efficient. The Canadian government states specifically how their future programs will increase the participation of various governments and employers in selecting immigrants. Secondly, the article describes how the difficulty of applying for immigration status has increased over the years due to Canada’s government regulations: There is a wide variety of criteria for the selection of economic immigrants. For example, the PN program has up to 60 streams in which an immigrant can apply, each with different criteria. There are many streams to which an immigrant can apply, meaning that these government agencies that aim to accept certain immigrants are all based on various criteria. They do not aim to accept all immigrants that apply for immigration, but

Canada’s high unemployment rate combined with the number of job vacancies advocates a problem, and it’s possible that the jobs offered aren’t enticing enough for Canadians, for reasons such as wage or health and safety.

In June of 2017, Bill 148, the “Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act” was introduced by the Ontario provincial government. Designed to redistribute wealth from employers to labourers and improve working conditions, the bill appears well intentioned. However, the abruptness of its implementation and the magnitude of the proposed changes could see negative effects for the Ontario economy. Many of its redistributive benefits are overstated, and rely heavily on the assumption that businesses will absorb the costs of the proposed changes. This is unlikely to happen, and the increased costs will more likely be passed onto consumers in the form of higher prices, and fewer employment opportunities. While the focal point of Bill 148 is the nearly

This book is written from an economic perspective by three economic professors emeritus at Queen’s university. The purpose of the book is to inform readers of political science, public policy, governmental agency, and immigration studies about the changes in immigration policies. It also gives some ideas on how to improve policies geared specifically towards the skilled worker’s immigration category. According to the authors, it acts as a statistic reference for professors and researchers. It is likewise a great source for people that are interested in social studies. In this book, authors discuss mainly the development of Canadian Immigration policy, the history of this complicated immigration process and some major changes

There are many factors impacting work and learning specifically in Canada. How workers are involved or participate can affect outcomes for the employee and employer. Social and economic are two factors that influence education, learning, training and work. In this essay, I will provide examples of why social and economic context must be considered when understanding work and learning. I will also examine assumptions frequently made by Human Resources Management (HRM) and their perspective on the purpose and outcomes of learning and the critiques that challenge these perspectives.

Canada is regarded as one of the wealthiest industrialized countries in the world. This indication is contrary to the well-being reality affecting Canadians. Despite being part of the Organization for Economic Co-operation Development (OECD), Canada has lagged behind her otherwise wealthy counterparts in the industrialized countries being position 19 out of 22 nations (Breznitz and Zysman, 2013). This has been attributed to the precarious levels of poverty in a majority of Canadian households. The country has not recognized any official poverty measurement although other universal measures such as LICO is used for measuring relative poverty, a more determinable measure of poverty for wealthy countries.

     Besides a relatively non-competitive business environment, Canada?s labour force also lacks the competitive mindset. Structural employment remains high, which is partly due to the existence of social assistance and unemployment insurance systems. Work incentives are low under the protection of the employment insurance program, which indirectly contributes in a higher than the desirable unemployment rate. Furthermore, unions and other similar groups do not promote many incentives for workers to stay competitive in the workplace by continuously learning and improving productivity. Countries that have been most successful in cutting unemployment are those that have improved