Ontario’s education system is failing to prepare students to enter the workforce, and employers are finding it increasingly difficult to find suitably skilled workers. This in spite of the fact …
Skills gap costing economy billions; Ontario students ill-prepared for workplace: report Read More »
Canada’s employment picture was little changed in May, reports Statistics Canada, with a slight increase of 0.1 per cent, representing 14,000 jobs—61,000 new full-time jobs offset by a loss of …
Ontario on track to lead country in employment, economic growth Read More »
Anyone with an interest in trade policy in Canada can be forgiven for feeling bewildered by the contradictory claims made by politicians, labour and industry leaders, and other commentators regarding …
More R&D, innovation not free trade deals needed to boost Canada’s exports: economist Read More »
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is but the latest observer to cut Canada’s economic growth expectations for 2015, in this case from 2.6 per cent to 2.2 …
Months, if not years, until balance restored in oil markets Read More »
Why is Canada’s GDP per capita only about 80 per cent of the US level? Why does Canadian labour productivity lag that of many other developed countries? And why is …
Strength to build on, but Canada still lags in industrial R&D Read More »
The generation of power from hydro, wind, solar and other renewable sources will exceed that from natural gas and double the output from nuclear by 2016. The International Energy Agency …
Renewables will surpass natural gas, nuclear by 2016: IEA Read More »
