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The Centre for Social Innovation and the Toronto Community Foundation are thrilled to announce the return of Enterprising Non-Profits Toronto. ENP-TO will distribute matching grants of up to $10,000 to help non-profit organizations in the Greater Toronto Area to start and grow social enterprises. In order to apply for funding you must attend an ENP-TO Orientation Session – a social enterprise skills training workshop. For more information on the program and session dates, visit www.socialinnovation.ca/enp ENP-TO would not be possible without the support and contributions of the following funders: Catherine Donnelly Foundation, Citizens Bank, City of Toronto, The Co-operators, Social Capital Partners, Social Entrepreneurship @ MaRS, Toronto Community Foundation, Toronto Community Housing, and Toronto Training Board. Labour Market NewsLabour Force SurveyThe DailyStatistics Canada September 4, 2009 Employment in Ontario increased slightly for a second consecutive month in August. Despite these gains, employment in Ontario has declined by 207,000 (-3.1%) since last October. The province's unemployment rate in August was 9.4%, up 0.1 percentage points. Unemployment rate for students one of the highest in summer of 2009 The 2009 summer labour market was one of the most challenging for students. The average unemployment rate for the summer was 19.2%, the second highest rate since comparable data became available in 1977. In addition to a high unemployment rate, the average number of hours worked during the summer by students was the lowest since 1977, at 23.4 hours per week. Canadian Workers Cozy-Up To Job-SharingGlobe and Mail Employment InsuranceStatistics CanadaThe Daily September 28, 2009 In July, 787,700 people received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, down by 31,500, or 3.8%, from a month earlier, the first decrease in 11 months. The largest declines occurred in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta. In Ontario, the number of beneficiaries more than doubled in 6 of the 41 large centres of that province from July 2008 to July 2009. Over that period, employment losses occurred in a number of industries, including manufacturing, construction, retail and wholesale trade, accommodation and food services, and transport and warehousing. In Toronto, the number of beneficiaries increased by 48,100 to 107,800 in July 2009, a smaller increase than the growth of 50,700 in the previous 12-month period. ImmigrantsCanadian Business Leaders Say Hiring Skilled Workers Will Lead To SuccessCorriere Canadese TandemPatrick Gossage September 20, 2009 Soon more than half of the population of the GTA will consist of people not born in Canada.These newcomers represent an enormous pool of skills and talent, which to our shame is still not finding its rightful place in the workforce. WomenWomen Drive Home Trucking CareersInside Toronto YouthToronto StarLeslie Ferenc September 29, 2009 Helping those who need a hand up rather than a hand out is what FoodShare and its partners are doing through school and community garden programs across Toronto. Policy-makers, city staff and community partners got a chance to see what's growing around town recently during the fifth annual tour of community food projects. Organized by FoodShare, one of 200 United Way Toronto member agencies, as well as The Stop Community Food Centre, Afri-Can Food Basket and Toronto Public Health, the tour was a chance to showcase projects "on the ground," said Meredith Hayes, field-to-table schools and youth program manager at FoodShare. EducationToronto Schools Lag Provincial PeersGlobe and MailKate Hammer September 25, 2009 Toronto's schools are in the bottom half of Ontario's class in reading, writing and math. The city's public and Catholic boards both fell a few percentage points behind the provincial average in test scores released yesterday by the agency that administers the exams to students in Grade 3, Grade 6 and Grade 9. It's a different story to the north in York Region, where the schools are packed with overachievers. Take York's sixth graders: They scored 10 percentage points or more above the provincial average in reading, writing and math. The reports compiled by the Education Quality and Accountability Office also include demographic factors, such as the proportion of students who speak English at home, and how long they've attended a single school. Other NewsLooking For A Job? It's An Employer's MarketGlobe and Mail While hiring has picked up, gone is the era of full-time positions with bonuses, sweet severance clauses and no probation.Two developments are converging. The first is the move – which predates the recession and is only accelerating – to fixed-term contracts rather than permanent jobs. The second is much more stringent employee contracts. Industries such as construction, engineering and retailing are hiring again, but the rules of the game have changed for new hires. According to employment experts the job market ttoday is characterized by less job security, more part-time jobs and more short-term arrangements because employers want to make sure they keep flexibility if this economy starts going down again. Women Outnumber Men in Canadian Workforce For First Time In HistoryThe Canadian Press A recently issued labour force survey by Statistics Canada found that about 7.1 million women were in paid employment during the first half of 2009, compared to 6.9 million men. Women outnumbered men in both the "under 25 years" and the "25 years and over" demographics. The figures are not a reflection of gains in female-dominated industries, but of layoffs and cutbacks in male-dominated industries, such as the beleaguered manufacturing and natural resources sectors, said labour leaders in the auto and nursing sector.
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Literacy Matters: Helping Newcomers Unlock Their Potential
TD Bank Financial GroupSeptemebr 28, 2009
This report is the second edition of literacy papers, and reflects TD’s broader commitment to improve literacy outcomes in Canada. The report draws attention to challenges at hand and encourages conversation with policymakers and stakeholders. The report indicates that Canada must be a nation that unlocks human potential; free of obstacles that limit aspiration, discourage success, and alienate us from others. For a growing number of Canadians, whose own success is inextricably linked to our nation’s well being, literacy is the key.
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