Employment – Investment Executive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Mon, 10 Feb 2025 20:16:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Employment – Investment Executive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Rising regulatory burden weighs on growth: StatCan https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/rising-regulatory-burden-weighs-on-growth-statcan/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 20:16:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=502144 Accumulating rules reduce output, hit larger firms harder

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]]> New dealer firms face uphill recruitment battle https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/news-newspaper/new-dealer-firms-face-uphill-recruitment-battle/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 20:01:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=501700 Referrals are key for getting startup firms off the ground

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]]> U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-employers-added-just-143000-jobs-last-month/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:32:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=502009 Still, the jobless rate slipped to 4% to start 2025

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]]> ‘Serious momentum’: Jobs data blows past estimates as unemployment falls to 6.6% https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canada-added-76000-jobs-in-january/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:18:35 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=502001 The manufacturing sector carried the largest employment gains, adding 33,000 jobs

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]]> Population picture remains in doubt: Desjardins https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/population-picture-remains-in-doubt-desjardins/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:57:14 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=501973 Early indications point to progress on immigration, but goals remain distant

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]]> Employment dipped in November: StatCan https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/employment-dipped-in-november-statcan/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 19:31:50 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=501481 Canada Post strike drove decline in payrolls, vacancies stayed flat

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]]> Provinces face divergent tariff threats https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/provinces-face-divergent-tariff-threats/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:57:25 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=501054 Ontario, Quebec manufacturing, Alberta energy most exposed, rating agencies say

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]]> Younger workers may pay off in the long run: CIBC https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/younger-workers-may-payoff-in-the-long-run-cibc/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:31:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500864 Better integrating immigrants could solve productivity puzzle

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]]> Population to hit 59 million over next half century: StatCan https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/population-to-hit-59-million-over-next-half-century-statcan/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:48:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500662 Immigration to drive growth, population aging inevitable, agency says

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]]> Employment, labour participation high: OECD https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/employment-labour-participation-high-oecd/ Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:27:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=500371 The key labour market metrics remained at record levels in third quarter

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