“Working Together for Women’s Employment”
On June 18th, Toronto Training Board and partners of “Working Together for Women’s Employment” presented the second of a four information sessions series: Women at Work.
The session, “Jobs of the Future: Where will you Work?” talked about the recently passed Ontario Green Energy Act, emerging ‘green’ economic trends and job opportunities available in the “green trades”. Speakers included representatives from the City of Toronto, MicroSkills, Toronto Training Board and Humber College.
Labour Market News
The Daily
Statistics Canada
June 5, 2009
Continued employment losses in Ontario
Ontario was the only province to experience a substantial employment decline in May, down 60,000, bringing total losses since last October to 234,000 or 3.5%. While Ontario accounts for 39% of the total working-age population, it has experienced 64% of overall employment losses since the start of the labour market downturn. Ontario's unemployment rate in May rose by 0.7 percentage points from the previous month to 9.4%, the highest in 15 years. In May, both manufacturing and construction employment continued their downward trend in Ontario. Since October, the number of workers in manufacturing has fallen by 14.0%, while it has decreased by 9.3% in construction.
Air Transport Intelligence
Mark Kirby
June 24, 2009
Bombardier Aerospace has reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the union representing nearly 3,000 workers at its Toronto facility. Bombardier in early April announced it is cutting another 3,000 workers from its aerospace division in North America, Mexico and Northern Ireland by the end of this year. These reductions are in addition to 1,360 job losses disclosed during February in relation to adjusted production rates of its business jets.
Construction Sector Council
July 10, 2009
Ontario's construction industry could weather the economic downturn better than many other sectors as proposed government infrastructure spending provides a soft landing according to figures released today in the Construction Sector Council's (CSC) fifth annual edition of "Construction Looking Forward," a detailed industry outlook scenario of labour market trends from 2009 to 2017 in Ontario. While the recession has weakened housing and industrial activity, other construction sectors are expected to see employment gains in 2009 and 2010 associated with increased government infrastructure (highway, bridge and other engineering) spending that potentially offsets employment losses. Over the remainder of the outlook the overall economy recovers and the expected increase in construction activity and the need to replace retiring baby boomers translates into the demand for 135,000 new jobs over the next decade. "Due to the size and complexity of the Ontario market, there are varying degrees of positive construction employment across the province, with the GTA expecting to realize important gains in the short term," said George Gritziotis, Executive Director of the Construction Sector Council. "Despite the downturn, employment numbers should remain steady as several proposed major infrastructure projects across Ontario come on-line."
Immigrants
Special to the Globe and Mail
Cathryn Atkinson
June 18, 2009
Experienced chartered accountants from abroad are still in great demand in Canada even though the current economic crisis is causing layoffs in other sectors. Accountancy is one of 38 occupations listed as being needed in this country for the foreseeable future by Immigration Canada. Immigration Canada is being more focused in terms of what type of immigrants are allowed into the country. The vice-president of education at the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, says Canadian employers want to be able to hire foreign CAs with confidence. "Canada is looking for lots of people right now, especially those with an international financial reporting background".
Youth
Daily Commercial News and Construction Record
Don Procter
June 25,
2009
Not many pre-apprenticeship courses can claim as high a retention rate as the CHOICE Pre-apprenticeship Program for Youths at Risk can. In its fifth year, the unique Toronto-based program offers its students a chance to learn carpentry skills on the job at social housing properties operated by Toronto Community Housing Corporation. Typically, 12 or 13 students in a class of 15 students graduate. That’s a high rate of retention which is in line with the graduation numbers of successful apprenticeship programs, says Cristina Selva, director of training, Carpenters’ Local 27 Joint Apprenticeship & Training Trust Fund Inc. The program is a partnership of the Carpenters’ union, Toronto’s Housing Services Inc. (HSI), the YMCA Employment & Newcomer Services, and the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities.
Education
Toronto Metro
Leyla Emory
July 13, 2009
George Brown has recently introduced a new one-year Construction Trades Techniques program. The Chair of Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship at George Brown indicates that the program is the tour of trades and the only program of its kind. The students get to experience in actually eight trades with a lot of hands-on work. The program gives them an overview of the construction industry as a whole so they have a better notion of what they want to do. Typically, a path into the trades involves completing high school, finding a job, which, with a contract between the employer and the ministry, qualifies as a registered apprenticeship.
Financial Post
Daryl-lynn Carlson
June 19, 2009
Privately held companies seeking to advance their place in the market are actively recruiting professionals at the senior and executive levels, a trend being triggered as some companies react to the soured economy by downsizing. A recent study by Deloitte Touche LLP business consultancy affirms this trend. In a survey of 300 chief executives across Canada, Deloitte found many were actively hiring to augment their knowledge base.The Chairman Series survey involved round table discussions with groups of 10 to 15 chief executives in various regions across Canada to ascertain the trend among private businesses. Despite news headlines about plant closures and layoffs, most of Canada's private sector companies are comparatively stable, according to Deloitte.
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