Professionals seeking to work temporarily in Canada under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) can now receive work permits for up to three years, the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, announced …

By April 2009, Canada will have a truly national labour market, whereby workers in regulated occupations, such as architects, accountants, plumbers, and doctors, will be able freely move across provincial and territorial borders.  At present, …

The Government of Canada has recently signed Labout Market Agreements (LMA) with the provinces of Alberta, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador to ensure that all residents have the ability to participate and contribute to the workforces in …

More than one million people worked in skilled trades in 2007, where employment growth has been a steady 2.2% a year on average since the recession of the early 1990s. This group includes trades (such as plumbers, masons, …

Finally a piece of good news. Canadian employers created a blockbuster 107,000 new jobs in September, mainly part-time. The job creation numbers blew away market forecasts, although the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.1 per cent.

Economists …

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is in Toronto this week urging Canadians to look to the prairie province for a promising job opportunity. He told CTV’s Canada AM Tuesday morning that Saskatchewan has become a province of …

If you’re like most job seekers, the hiring process can sometimes make you scratch your head in confusion. For example, how many times have you come across the “perfect” position, quickly submitted your résumé and …

A new study says Nova Scotians are working more hours than ever as their free time shrinks. The report, by Nova Scotia-based research group GPI Atlantic, says on average workers are putting in a months’ more …