Unemployment rate jumps to 6.8% in Dec. despite job gain
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Canada has announced plans to replace the popular open work permit with a new employer-linked work licence framework from January
Canada’s labour market showed more signs of cooling in the third quarter of 2025, with employers posting fewer job openings even as overall labour demand and payroll employment edged higher, according to Statistics Canada. In its latest Job Vacancy and ...
OTTAWA, April 12 (Reuters) - The number of job vacancies in Canada rose in the fourth quarter compared to a year ago, with increased openings led by the accommodation and food services, and manufacturing sectors, data from Statistics Canada showed on Thursday.
Employment grew by 83,100 positions in June, and the jobless rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 6.9%, Statistics Canada data showed Friday. The Canadian economy shrugged off tariff uncertainty and added the largest number of jobs in six months, with the ...
(Bloomberg) — The Canadian economy added more jobs than expected but the unemployment rate held steady as more people entered the workforce. Employment rose by 60,400 positions in September, driven by increases in full-time work. The jobless rate was ...
Canada's services economy remained in contraction in December as trade uncertainty weighed on employment and client spending, S&P Global's Canada services PMI data showed on Tuesday.
When it comes to employment in Canada, it’s important to know that the concept of “at-will” employment does not exist here. While many workers in the United States are employed under this arrangement, Canadian employees enjoy far more protections ...
According to Statistics Canada, the Employment Change, that is the number of people currently employed, increased by a meagre 0.1K in the last month of 2023, coming in short of initial estimates. Additionally, the Unemployment Rate held steady at 5.8% ...