Canada employment growth slows in November Between October and November, employment rose 0.3 per cent, following an increase of 0.5 per cent in the month before. Although Canada’s labour market still saw improvements in November, the rate of recovery is continuing to slow. By Shelby Thevenot
International students driving enrolment growth in Canada Recent Statistics Canada report outlines the performance of international students at Canadian institutions. Before coronavirus forced learning online, international students were enrolling in post-secondaries in Canada at three times the rate of domestic students. By Shelby Thevenot
Here are the long-term economic outcomes of refugees in Canada A new Statistics Canada study breaks down labour market outcomes of refugees who came to Canada in 2003 One of the ways to measure how well certain groups of migrants have integrated into Canadian society, is to look at how they performed in the labour market. By Shelby Thevenot
Canada’s labour market gained 84,000 jobs in October The unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 8.9 per cent last month, according to Statistics Canada. Canada added another 84,000 jobs in October, which is significantly slower employment growth compared to the month before. By Alexandra Miekus
Canada sees record-low fertility rates same year as record-breaking immigration levels Immigration was responsible for most of population growth in 2019 Canada saw a record low fertility rate last year, according to new Statistics Canada data. By Shelby Thevenot
Economic recovery: Canada adds another 246,000 jobs in August More Canadians are returning back to work during the coronavirus pandemic. Canada’s economic recovery is continuing. Some 3 million jobs were lost following lockdowns introduced across Canada in March to contain the spread of the coronavirus. By Alexandra Miekus
Immigrant-owned businesses more likely to innovate The results of the Statistics Canada study were to be expected given that Canadian immigrants are more likely to have education in STEM fields than Canadian-born residents. Small and medium-sized businesses in Canada that are owned by immigrants are statistically more likely to implement a product or process innovation. By Shelby Thevenot
Bigger population smaller employment gap; immigrants driving population growth in Canada Statistics Canada data show that immigration is the main driver of population growth and that the employment gap is the smallest it has been in a decade Most of Canada’s recent population growth has been thanks to immigrants, and as a result, the country is becoming increasingly diverse. There is also evidence that the employment gap between immigrant workers and Canadian-born workers is narrowing. By Shelby Thevenot
Employment gains in December led by Ontario and Quebec; new Labour Force Survey Canada’s economy created 320,000 jobs in the 12 months leading up to December Ontario and Quebec led the provinces in employment gains last month, according to Statistics Canada’s latest Labour Force Survey. By CIC News
