Labour And Skill Shortage In Canada

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

Immigrants today now have the privilege of entering and residing in Canada but along with this privilege, there are also barriers that impede their integration and deprive them of equal opportunity in the society. The undervaluing of foreign education and credentials has emerged over the years as a huge obstacle faced by recent immigrants who seek employment in the areas that they have been trained, and worked in for decades in their respective home countries. For years, newcomers in Canada have been denied inclusion into the Canadian labour market simply because of policies that were

There is diversity among all Canadian, hence there is differences among the aging population. Not all seniors are aging well and have the appropriate programs and services to meet their needs. Some seniors are victims of abuse and some are living in isolation and poverty. Some seniors suffer from chronic illness and other socio-economic factors limit the amount of money they can put away for retirement. Hence these middle and low income elderly retirees will have to depend mainly on the pension plan that is offered between the age of 60- 65. The age of 60-65 is regarded in Canada as the age of retirement. This paper will focus mainly on the disadvantaged older populations. The disadvantaged older populations are those who are currently

For employers or regulatory professional’s perception, foreign degrees or working experience have lower economic return than the same level of domestic degrees. Canadian credential as criterion takes a more important role than educational degree in determining employee’s ability. Buzdugan and Halli (2009) explained the Spilt Labor Market Theory, which argues that immigrants are paid different wages compared with native born people for same qualitied works. The reason of causing that process is the “rooted in differences in the price of labor” (Buzdugan and Halli, 2009). In other words, the immigrants who got lower salary in previous foreign work, then they would have similar level earnings based on previous salary records. Age is also a factor that cannot be neglected. Based on the research from previous works, Frank (2013) indicates the younger immigrants have more competitive advantages than older immigrants in job earnings. Although most factors explain the difficulties that immigrants encounter in the Canadian labour market, there are still some positive factors. Professional immigrants who are proficient in Canada’s official languages would

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.

It is difficult to presume what would happen if one day Alberta’s population has the lowest average of population expansion ? As Johnston and Maclennan (2008) indicate, “Alberta’s population growth continued to be the highest among all provinces” (para. 1). At the same time, fast development of urban areas, stable economy and oil reserves attract newcomers to move the province of Alberta. In addition, the government of Alberta takes all possible measures to increase the quality of life and develop health facilities for all population groups. Furthermore, Alberta’s population expectations observe the significant changes in the future birth rates, which play very important role for the community growth.

Learning is essential in the workplace because technology is rapidly advancing in the last few years. In this essay, I will focus on why work and learning in Canada most account for Canadian realities and management perspectives. A lot of factors help shape how work and learning in Canada account for Canadian realities and management perspectives. I will focus my discussion on sharing my personal experiences in regards to the role that management perspectives played on work and learning. I will also discuss my viewpoint on how the management perspective of Target, which is a giant American retailer played in its entry into the Canadian market. I think how the management feels about training their staff is the key to their success and the key in determining if a company is well managed or not.

"Collective bargaining was not just a means of raising wages and improving working conditions. It was a demand by organized workers for a new status, and the right to participate in decision making both in industry and government" (Macdowell, p.175). Canada 's economy has gone through many changes in the last century. From the crash of the stock market to the end of the second World War, many new oppourtunities were brought into Canada 's labour force. Women began to gain recogniation for their contribution in the labour force during the war and were also joining men in the labour force. Unions were also introduced following many upgrades to the health and safety laws in the labour force. In today 's modern world, Canada has become an econmic globalized economy. In the past, trading of goods and services were done with local communities but with the introduction of economic globalization, the trading of goods services is now done between neighbouring provinces, nations, and countries. Many different workplace sectors have been affected by econmic globalization and the one that will be focused on in this paper will be the retail sector. Canada’s retail workplace and the workers, who work in retail stores, have been transformed due to economic globalization in regards to economic integration and interdependence between the economies within the state and around the world. This results in more jobs and services that would created, and more up to date workplace and worker

Ever since Canada suffered a recession (temporary economic decline due to the reduced industrial and trade activity), temporary employment in Canada has grown more rapidly and people are finding it hard to find permanent jobs. Temporary work growth has grown three times faster than permanent employment between 2009 and 2012, and most of the temporary work growth has occurred within the young people. Positively, being in temporary work can lead to permanent work and can make one more flexible, which mostly benefits the young people in the workforce. However, this is a huge issue for older people in the workforce because those in temporary work get paid forty six percent less than people in permanent employment, and rarely get job benefits such

Every individual has the dream of freedom fifty-five, but as research has suggested it’s becoming more and more apparent that most individuals won’t retire at fifty-five many won’t retire at all. Retirement age has had a significant impact on all generations from baby boomers to millennials. In recent years’ older generations are working longer, lifespans are increasing and government pensions are fluctuating. Individuals and organizations are struggling to find a balance between experience and opportunity. Poor economic conditions and longer lifespans have resulted in the termination of mandatory retirement policies and the evolving opportunity for longer working careers. Changes to Canadian Pension Plans and Old Age Security have been implemented as a result. Financial insecurity has created cause for concern for individuals, organizations, and governments. From published articles to government reports this essay will provide an in-depth analysis on retirement age.

Population is key to a livable community. There is an increasing population change globally. Canada’s population increases for two reasons: natural increase (more births than deaths) and net migration (more people move to Canada than leave Canada). Different members of the population have different roles. Children go to school, adults go to work and the elderly, most likely, take care of the children yet to go to school. The assumption that is made is that children and the elderly do not work and

As the owner of a new Canadian staffing agency, you know without a doubt that the country has been shifting to a nation of temporary workers. Since the recession, the Canadian economy has been slowly recovering and the mindset among employers and young workers has shifted as well.

A strong economical and social development in Canada can only thrive on a workforce that is well organized, with equal good business and social base. This paper examines the elements of a comprehensive and integrated labor force development system in Canada. Thus, it entails an important component of labor force and that can be shed light on labor system, which an individual can use moving through the system. A comprehensive and integrated labor force system also when well applied can prove very beneficial to country.

As the birthrate in developed countries drops well below the “replacement rate” of 2.1 children born to every woman, to somewhere between 1.1 and 1.4 children — the declining population will have severe consequences in the near and distant future. Demographic decline causes anxiety because it is thought to go hand-in-hand with economic decline. With fewer, younger workers to pay the health and pension bills of an elderly population, states face an unprecedented fiscal burden. The dependency ratio of those aged 65 and over to those of working age looks set to double from one-to-four to one-to-two in 2050."

Ageing seems to be an issue faced by majority of the nations all around the world. Ageing can have a direct impact not only on health issues, but also on social and economic issues in a given nation. In this paper, we are conducting research on the ageing issue in Canada, which as of now, is having a substantial impact on the economic and societal aspects of the entire nation.