Canada rapidly scaled its generous immigration policy to fill a surge of vacant jobs. Those vacancies proved to be temporary, but the immigration policies remain largely unchanged. According to Bank of Canada (BoC) data, this is producing higher unemployment and more competition for the remaining jobs. As a result, 1 in 8 recently arrived immmigrants […]| Better Dwelling
Canada’s labor market continues to add jobs, but not nearly enough to keep it from falling behind. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) released the latest Labor Force Survey (LFS) showing employment grew in May. The same data shows the growth was just a third of what was needed to accomodate its rapid population growth. As a […]| Better Dwelling