Canadian businesses reported 468,000 job vacancies in the
Canadian businesses reported 468,000 job vacancies in the third quarter, up 62,000 (+15.1%) from the third quarter of 2016. The overall job vacancy rate increased 0.3 percentage points to 2.9% in the quarter.
The job vacancy rate represents the number of job vacancies expressed as a percentage of labour demand; that is, the sum of all occupied and vacant jobs.
Vacancies for permanent positions accounted for 80.2% of all job vacancies in the third quarter, up from 78.5% the same quarter a year earlier.
Year-over-year change in the number of job vacancies
This was the fourth consecutive quarter with year-over-year increases in both the number of job vacancies and the job vacancy rate. As in the second quarter of 2017, year-over-year increases in job vacancies were broadly based across the provinces, industrial sectors and occupations.
Compared with the second quarter of 2017, the number of job vacancies (unadjusted for seasonality) in Canada increased by 1.6%, while the job vacancy rate was unchanged, as payroll employment also rose. By comparison, the number of job vacancies declined between the same quarters in 2015 while it had gone up between the same quarters in 2016.
Quebec and British Columbia leading growth in job vacancies
Compared with the same quarter a year earlier, the number of job vacancies in the third quarter of 2017 increased in nine provinces, led by Quebec and British Columbia, while job vacancies fell in Newfoundland and Labrador. In the territories, vacancies rose in Yukon, while they were little changed in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Similar changes were observed for the job vacancy rate across provinces and territories.
Employers in Quebec reported 87,000 job vacancies in the third quarter, up 21,000 (+30.6%) from the same quarter a year earlier. At the same time, the job vacancy rate rose by 0.6 percentage points to 2.5%, the largest year-over-year increase for this province since the data became available in 2015. Growth in job vacancies was widespread across sectors, led by manufacturing. Job vacancies increased in all areas, with a notable rise in the economic region (ER) of the Capitale-Nationale, which includes Québec City, followed by Montréal.
Number of job vacancies in the second and third quarters of 2015, 2016 and 2017
According to the Labour Force Survey (LFS), employment in Quebec grew by 2.2% between the third quarter of 2016 and the third quarter of 2017. This compares with 2.0% growth nationally. At the same time, the unemployment rate fell from 7.0% to 6.0% as fewer people searched for work. Over the same period, the ratio of the number of unemployed to the number of job vacancies declined in Quebec, suggesting a relative tightening of the labour market.
In British Columbia, job vacancies continued to increase in the third quarter, rising by 16,000 (+20.2%) on a year-over-year basis. The job vacancy rate also increased to 4.2% in the third quarter, up from 3.6% the same quarter a year earlier and the highest rate in the country. The largest rise in vacancies was in transportation and warehousing, followed by accommodation and food services. British Columbia had the lowest unemployment-to-vacancy ratio among the provinces.
Change in the number of job vacancies between the third quarter of 2016 and the third quarter of 2017, by province and territory
There were 11,000 (+6.1%) more vacancies in Ontario in the third quarter compared with the same quarter a year earlier. Over the same period, the job vacancy rate rose by 0.2 percentage points to 3.0%. Job vacancies rose notably in health care and social assistance as well as in manufacturing. In contrast, vacancies fell in professional, scientific and technical services. Within the province, job vacancies increased the most in the ERs of Hamilton¿Niagara Peninsula and Kitchener¿Waterloo¿Barrie. Job vacancies in Toronto were little changed following four consecutive quarters of year-over-year increases.
The number of job vacancies in Alberta rose by 9,400 (+21.3%) in the third quarter and the job vacancy rate was up by 0.4 percentage points on a year-over-year basis to 2.7%. The number of job vacancies went up in a majority of the 20 industrial sectors, with the largest increases in construction, transportation and warehousing, as well as in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. Job vacancies rose throughout the province, except in the economic region of Edmonton, where they were little changed.
Employers in Newfoundland and Labrador reported 500 (-12.9%) fewer vacancies in the third quarter compared with the same quarter a year earlier. At the same time, the job vacancy rate declined by 0.3 percentage points to 1.6%, the lowest rate in the country. Over the same period, the LFS showed that the unemployment rate rose from 13.0% to 15.2%. Job vacancies decreased in several sectors, including health care and social assistance.
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Immigration lawyer to Canada
Immigration lawyers do much more beyond helping people become citizens of Canada.
Immigration lawyers do much more beyond helping people become citizens of Canada.
In addition to this task, immigration attorneys can defend a person's case and prevent him or her from being deported to another country.
A lawyer may also provide legal advice about a person's ability to obtain a work visa in Canada for a specified period of time. If a student is studying abroad, then he or she may want to consult with a immigration attorneys for the appropriate visa.
An immigration attorney may also helps people obtain citizenship through naturalization. You will need to receive various appointment letters and pass an English or French and Medical test in order to obtain citizenship through naturalization in Canada.
Applying For Citizenship
An immigration lawyer can be very helpful when you are applying for citizenship from another country.
The process of applying for citizenship in Canada can be very complex and time-consuming. A lawyer helps you gather the documentation you need to become a citizen of Canada.
Here are the other general ways that an immigration lawyer can help your case:
Assist with citizenship tests.
Obtain immediate access to citizenship in emergency situations.
Represent you in court.
Help you start a business in another country.
Obtain a visa.
Obtain a work permit.
Obtain temporary residence.
Obtain permanent residence.
Hire An Immigration Lawyer
Because obtaining citizenship in Canada can take up to five years for some people, it is essential to have a lawyer working on your side.
A lawyer helps you submit the appropriate documentation to prove your case at Canada government and Quebec and Ontario provinces.
An immigration attorney also helps ensure that you are handling the numerous processes with as much efficiency as possible.
He or she will try to avoid any delays in helping you obtain your citizenship faster. When you have an emergency situation that requires you to go to Canada, an immigration attorney helps you obtain the type of documentation that you need to legally reside within Canada for a long period of time.
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Canada welcomes 260,000 permanent immigrants in an average year ?
If Canada were to shut its doors to immigrants completely, its labour force and economic growth would shrink
If Canada were to shut its doors to immigrants completely, its labour force and economic growth would shrink significantly.
A new report by The Conference Board of Canada estimates that economic growth would slow from a trend rate of 1.9 per cent to an average of 1.3 per cent annually.
“While it is unlikely that Canada would stop immigration completely, building this scenario helps us better understand the contributions of newcomers to Canada’s economy,” said Kareem El-Assal, Senior Research Associate, Immigration, The Conference Board of Canada.
Immigration.
“If it stopped immigration, Canada would experience a shrinking labour force, weak economic growth, and greater challenges funding social services such as health care.”
Highlights
By 2034, immigration will account for 100 per cent of population growth as the number of deaths in Canada is expected to exceed births.
Canada’s potential economic growth would slow from 1.9 per cent to an average of 1.3 per cent annually without immigration.
In a no-immigration world, 26.9 per cent of the population would be 65 and over by 2040.
The economy has grown in real terms by about 2.2 per cent annually over the past five years.
Canada aging population.
The combination of Canada’s aging population and low birth rate is hindering labour force and economic growth. In the decades to come, real GDP growth is expected to average 1.9 per cent assuming Canada continues to gradually increase its inflow of newcomers. However, if Canada does not welcome any immigrants over the next 20 years, Canada’s economic growth would slow to an average 1.3 per cent annually.
The report, Canada 2040: No Immigration vs. More Immigration, shows that in a no-immigration world, Canada’s population would age more rapidly. By 2040, 26.9 per cent of the population would be 65 and over, compared with 22.4 per cent if Canada gradually increases its immigration levels. Meanwhile the ratio of workers to retirees would drop from 3.6 to 2.0.
Under this scenario, paying for social services such as health care, which becomes more expensive as the population ages, would be even more difficult for Canada.
Governments across Canada would likely need to increase taxes to compensate for the declining number of workers.
Canada shrinking labor force.
Additionally, with a shrinking labour force, modest domestic demand, and the prospects of fiscal pressures and tax hikes, firms would likely forego operations in Canada, resulting in lower levels of business investment.
To help offset the negative economic and fiscal impacts of a shrinking labour force in a no-immigration world, Canada would need to increase productivity through technological advancement to substitute workers.
However, even with optimistic productivity assumptions, replicating the potential output Canada could achieve through positive labour force growth would require significant increases in both public and private investments—a situation that is unlikely in a low economic growth and potentially higher tax environment.
Currently, immigration accounts for 71 per cent of Canada’s population growth and has accounted for as much as 90 per cent of labour force growth in recent years.
Conclusion.
By 2034, the number of deaths in Canada is anticipated to exceed births and immigration is expected to account for 100 per cent of population growth. Boosting immigration to 1 per cent of Canada’s population (about 400,000 immigrants per year) by the early 2030s—up from 290,000 in 2017—would help to keep Canada’s population, labour force, and economy growing at a modest rate.
This excellent article was written by the Conference Board of Canada.
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Canadian government wants 310,000 immigrants in 2018, 340,000 a year by 2020
Canadian government wants 310,000 immigrants in 2018, 340,000 a year by 2020
The federal government is aiming to bring a total of 310,000 newcomers to Canada in 2018, it was revealed on Wednesday, with increases every year thereafter until 2020.
The immigration plan !
The plan reflects a new multi-year approach to immigration planning that experts say will allow for better preparation and integration.
By 2020, the yearly total will hit 340,000.
“Everyone has been of the opinion we need more workers, we need more skilled workers, we need more people to power our economy, address our real skills shortages, address our real labour market shortages and also address the regional nature of some of these requirements,” Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said Wednesday.
“So we’ve listened.”
The total for 2018 will still represent less than 1 per cent of Canada’s overall population. The greatest number of immigrants welcomed to the country in a single year remains just over 400,000, a record set in 1913.
The economic class, which includes people like caregivers, skilled labourers and professionals, is expected to continue to make up the biggest chunk, followed by the family class (parents, grandparents, children), then refugees and other humanitarian cases.
In 2017, the goal was to bring 300,000 new permanent residents to Canada, with nearly 58 per cent from the economic class.
The family class made up about 28 per cent of the overall target this year, while refugees and humanitarian cases accounted for another 14 per cent.
Hussen, canadian minister for immigration
Mr Hussen recently said that 300,000 arrivals per year would become “the new normal” for Canada, which is struggling with an aging workforce and declining birthrate.
The number of working-age Canadians for every senior citizen is expected to drop from 4.2 in 2015 to 2.7 in 2030, according to the Department of Finance.
Still short of recommendations
Just over two years ago, the federal government’s economic advisory council — a group of external experts advising Finance Minister Bill Morneau — unveiled a series of recommendations that presented possible solutions: one of which was to boost immigration levels by 50 per cent (from 300,000 to 450,000 people annually) over the following five years.
The authors of a recent report from the Conference Board of Canada, however, argued that while 450,000 is both necessary and achievable, only hitting that number by 2025 would be best “given the low probability that the federal government would have the operational capacity to ramp up immigration that quickly.”
Conclusion
Those refugees are processed in a separate stream from those applying for asylum from overseas, and make up only a small fraction of the overall immigration numbers. But Rempel noted that wait times at the Immigration and Refugee Board, which determines who is eligible to make a refugee claim, have lengthened considerably and the system is severely backlogged.
This excellent article was written by: Monique Scotti National Online Journalist, Politics Global News
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LE NOMBRE DE TRAVAILLEURS MIGRANTS A CRU DE 9% EN 5 ANS !
LE NOMBRE DE TRAVAILLEURS MIGRANTS A CRU DE 10% EN 5 ANS !
En 2017, 164 millions de personnes dans le monde étaient des travailleurs migrants, soit une hausse de 9% depuis 2013, selon des estimations de l’Organisation internationale du Travail (OIT) rendues publiques mercredi.
Dans ce rapport, l’OIT relève que les travailleurs migrants représentent 4,7 % de la force de travail mondiale et que l’immense majorité ont trouvé un emploi dans les pays où les revenus sont élevés ou relèvent de la tranche supérieure des revenus intermédiaires.
Le rapport, basé sur des chiffres portant sur l’année 2017, définit comme travailleur migrant une personne âgée de plus de 15 ans qui s’est rendue dans un pays étranger à la recherche d’un travail ou une personne déjà à l’étranger qui recherche ou a trouvé en emploi dans le pays de destination.
Les 164 millions de travailleurs migrants recensés en 2017 représentent une nette hausse par rapport aux 150 millions répertoriés en 2013.
Les chiffres incluent les réfugiés qui ont trouvé du travail dans le pays d’accueil, selon l’OIT.
Le nombre total de migrants a cru de 232 millions en 2013 à 277 millions en 2017.
Manuela Tomei, directrice du département de l’OIT chargé des conditions de travail, a estimé que les migrations n’allaient pas s’arrêter et appelé les pays de l’ONU à adopter le pacte mondial de l’ONU qui doit être entériné lors d’un sommet les 10 et 11 décembre au Maroc.
Elle a relevé devant la presse qu’il s’agissait d’un « phénomène universel » auquel doit être donnée une « réponse au niveau mondial ».
Selon le rapport de l’OIT, 58% des travailleurs migrants - soit 96 millions de personnes - sont des hommes, soit une augmentation de 2% par rapport à 2013.
« Un nombre croissant de femmes à la recherche d’un travail avaient émigré d’une manière autonome au cours des deux dernières décennies, mais les discriminations qu’elles subissent souvent en raison de leur sexe ou de leur nationalité réduisent leurs possibilités d’emploi dans les pays de destination en comparaison avec les hommes », a expliqué Mme Tomei.
Cet excellent article a paru le 5 décembre 2018 dans le journal de Québec.
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Immigration in Canada
Immigration in Canada, Visas for Canada, Citizenship in Canada.
This is an excellent article written by Meredith MacLeod, CTVNews.ca .
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/hot-jobs-here-are-canada-s-top-15-employment-prospects-for-2018-1.3790295
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