Unemployment Rate 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

The only thing constant in this world is ‘Change’ be it change in your job structure or your whereabouts. To make this transition hassle-free, Canada has opened gate to several Visa Options.

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.

Since the early 2000’s the unemployment rates of the United States have been constantly changing. For most of this time unemployment rates were increasing at a quick pace as the country was dealing with internal financial issues of its own. When people are out of work the rates of depression and crime seem to skyrocket. This is due to the lack of funds coming into a home which result in some less than admirable acts being committed. There are many causes of unemployment and many effects that unemployment can have on not only our economy, but our personal lives as well.

Many Canadians may look at the minimum wage increase as a positive aspect of the economy, however, there are other factors which contribute to this matter. The cost of living in Canada is rising, for example, food prices have inflated by 1.1% since August 2015. This may not seem like a considerable amount, but the costs accumulate over time.

At this point of time, the minimum wages are at a good rate because otherwise if the wage is increased too much the companies will go into debt. Not everyone earns the minimum wage but in fact most people earn more than that hourly. Since Canada is in debt, it’ll be a good thing if people have a higher income from these type of basic jobs because then they’ll have to pay more taxes. In my opinion, rich people should have higher tax rates depending on how many people they have in their household. It would make more sense if the people who have a lot of family members living with them in the same house should have a lower tax rate even if they are rich. Then, rich people with less members in their household should have a higher tax rate. This

Canada is among the best places you can opt for if you want to live in another location. Certainly, you will enjoy a better life living in such place. As opposed to other countries on the Better Life Index, it ranks above housing, income and wealth, health status, environmental quality, and jobs and earnings. It is actually for this reason that many individuals today are planning on migrating to such country.

Minimum wage is the lowest legal a person can pay for labor. This amount of pay is determined by the country’s government. Currently, the minimum wage in the United States as a whole is $7.25, but in California minimum wage is at $10.00 statewide. One country that has a minimum wage is Canada. Their current minimum wage rate is $10.01 as of 2016. The reason they have a current minimum wage is because this rate either adjusts of increases based on the average of the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (Gov of Canada). This helps the people of Canada because of the wage on average increases with consumer demand and intake.

The original intentions for the residential schools were to “remove and isolate children from the influence of their homes, families, traditions and cultures, and to assimilate them into the dominant culture.” These two objectives make it clear that in the past we viewed the Aboriginals as unequals, we treated them as if we were superior, trying to rid them of their culture and spiritual beliefs. The motives of assimilation were wrong and have no place in Canadian identity.

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.

The article “The Growth of Poverty and Social Inequality: Losing Faith in Social Justice” by Ann Duffy and Nancy Mandell displayed many important facts about poverty in Canada. I believe the most important information I got from this article is how intersectionality largely effects poverty in Canada. From children to women to disabled, the article showed how each group is more affected by poverty than their counter parts. I believe it is important to acknowledge the different groups and how poverty affects them separately, as well as how poverty affects them when they are intersected.

Canada a nation with some of the richest histories in the world, some more intriguing than others whether it be its contribution during the second world war, or more importantly its fight within its self in seeking for equality and justice for it people. Similar is the case for labor the fight and struggle that was encountered by thousands in the early years of 1800’s till present. There were plentiful struggles made including ending child labor, the workers compensation, fight for being unionized in order to survive the brutality of the capitalists. In this paper I will explore the history of the minimum wage globally and the acts used to enact it in Canada with relevance to current economic conditions. Minimum wage is defined as “the minimum

Employment equity is employers proactively engaging in employment practices to increase the representation of all people and groups. Examples of groups that employment equity looks to represent include women, disabled, and minorities. Employment equity involves companies removing the barriers that may hinder and individual’s ability to be employed by a particular company. Employment equity involves company’s policies for training, retaining, and hiring or minorities and those who are underrepresented in the workplace. Canada has gone so far as to institute the Employment Equity Act which is a federal regulation that applies to all federally regulated industries. The Canadian law applies specifically to women, people with disabilities, aboriginal

Based on previous research works, Houle and Yssaad (2010) claims that the lack of recognition of foreign education attainment and work experience by employers and professional or authoritative organization is a decisive factor to cause recent immigrants being underutilized. According to LSIC in 2000 to 2006, Houle and Yssaad (2010) demonstrate that there is a low approval rating rate to the immigrants’ foreign credentials and former overseas working experience in the first quadrennium after settling in Canada. They pointed that merely 28% of recent immigrants’ credentials have been recognized by employers and regulatory authorities, and just 39% of recent immigrants whose foreign working experience have been recognized. Besides, there

The term labour force “consists of persons who contribute or are available to contribute to the production of goods and services falling within the System of National Accounts production boundary” (Statistics Canada, 2017). According to Canada’s first decennial census, the work force was meant to include anyone stating an occupation. However, with increasing industrialization and urbanization, “census officials soon accepted the growing myth of one-dimensional, cash-based economy by further defining occupation as the position in which the enumerated was ‘gainfully employed,’ which the 1901 census identified as ‘those paid salary or wages or other money allowances’” (MacDonald, 2010, p. 390). This paper will explore the concept of labour data