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Job vacancies show growing labour shortage: CFIB

The number of job vacancies reached a new high in Q4 2017, totalling 399,000 jobs.

By Staff |March 13, 2018

1 min read

Economic Indicators

Ontario Tory candidates united against minimum wage hike, carbon tax

A Progressive Conservative government in Ontario would not implement a planned minimum wage increase next year

By Paola Loriggio and Shawn Jeffords, The Canadian Press |February 16, 2018

4 min read

Economic Indicators

Why you shouldn’t overreact to January’s labour market slump

Find out why

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |February 9, 2018

2 min read

Economic Indicators

‘Party is not over yet’ for Canada’s unemployment rate: report

What to look for in the economic calendar, in Canada and U.S.

By Staff |February 2, 2018

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Expect dovish rate hike, say economists

The Bank of Canada is expected to raise its key interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday. “Markets and all economists at all dealers anticipate a hike this time around,” says Derek Holt, vice-president and head of capital markets economics at Scotiabank, in a weekly economics report. Read: Rising rates shake client confidence But […]

By Staff |January 15, 2018

2 min read

Canadian job market even better than it looks: CIBC

Canada’s jobs numbers look good, but they’re even better under the surface, according to a report from CIBC Capital Markets. “Good headline numbers come and go, but beneath the surface, where job market demons usually hide, things are also improving,” said Benjamin Tal, deputy chief economist at CIBC, in a labour market report. “And, where […]

By Staff |January 10, 2018

2 min read

Employment

Job vacancies show growing labour shortage: CFIB

Ontario Tory candidates united against minimum wage hike, carbon tax

Why you shouldn’t overreact to January’s labour market slump

‘Party is not over yet’ for Canada’s unemployment rate: report

Expect dovish rate hike, say economists

Canadian job market even better than it looks: CIBC

December unemployment rate could push BoC hike: analysts

Job vacancies reach new heights: CFIB

Why clients can’t rely on T-slips

Result of Ontario’s minimum wage hike? Job losses, says FAO report