Tag Archives: jobs
Canada lost 41,000 jobs in July but unemployment rate held steady at 6.9%
Statistics Canada says the economy shed some 41,000 jobs in July, partially offsetting a gain of 83,000 positions in June. The unemployment rate meanwhile held steady at 6.9 per cent last month as the...
Aug 08, 2025 A man walks though a downtown Toronto office building with other buildings reflected in a window in this June 11, 2019 photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Minimal job gains in February as unemployment rate holds at 6.6%: StatCan
The Canadian labour market felt a chill in February with employment "virtually unchanged" from the month before, Statistics Canada said Friday. The Canadian economy added just 1,100 jobs last month, t...
Mar 07, 2025
Canada adds 76,000 jobs in January as unemployment rate falls to 6.6%
Canada's unemployment rate ticked down in January as the labour market added 76,000 jobs, beating economist expectations for the month. The jobless rate ticked down 0.1 percentage points to 6.6 per ce...
Feb 07, 2025
Canada to bring back stricter rules for temporary foreign worker program
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging businesses to hire Canadian workers as his government announces new restrictions to limit low-wage temporary foreign workers. After facing intense criticism for...
Aug 26, 2024
Tires From Saskatchewan Bound for Alberta Recycling Plant, according to the NDP.
A tire fire is very difficult to extinguish. With lots of fuel to keep it going, tire fires can burn for weeks, or even months. The Sask Party has been trying to put out a metaphorical tire fire for a...
Jun 26, 2024
Saskatchewan's Population Grows by Over 30,000 in one year.
Saskatchewan is continuing to grow to record numbers. As of April 1st of this year, 1,231,043 people now call Saskatchewan home. According to the numbers from the provincial government, released by St...
Jun 19, 2024
Significant jump in Sask. manufacturing sales
REGINA - Latest numbers from Statistics Canada show Saskatchewan's manufacturing sales, had a 7.5 per cent increase for month-over-month growth for April 2024, compared to March 2024 (seasonally adjus...
Jun 18, 2024
NDP's Beck takes aim at Moe on jobs, launches Hire Sask. plan
Opposition Leader Carla Beck took aim at the jobs record of Premier Scott Moe in announcing her party's Hire Saskatchewan Plan. The NDP announced details of that policy plank both at the Legislature a...
Apr 30, 2024
Canada's unemployment rate jumps to 6.1% in March as job growth comes to a halt
Canada's unemployment rate jumped to 6.1 per cent in March as more people looked for work, Statistics Canada reported Friday. The figure is up from 5.8 per cent in February and marks the largest incre...
Apr 05, 2024
Economy adds 41,000 jobs in February, unemployment rate rises to 5.8%
The Canadian economy added 41,000 jobs in February as employment gains continue to lag strong population growth in the country. The federal agency's labour force survey released Friday says the u...
Mar 08, 2024
