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Canada’s high job vacancy rate means immigration will be even more critical to the labour market in the future

CIC News Canada’s high job vacancy rate means immigration will be even more critical to the labour market in the future Canada’s unemployment rate is at a record low of 5.1%, resulting in significant worker shortages. Job vacancies are more than 80% higher than they were pre-pandemic. These vacancies are in large part due to…

High numbers of job vacancies in Canada persisted this past August

CIC News High numbers of job vacancies in Canada persisted this past August Job vacancies in Canada remained above pre-COVID levels this past August, especially in sectors like food services, health care, and tech. Statistics Canada estimates there were 871,600 job vacancies in Canada, the highest amount of the year, and a jump from the…

Canada had a record number of job vacancies in Q2 2021

CIC News Canada had a record number of job vacancies in Q2 2021 Canada’s job vacancy rate in the second quarter of 2021 was the highest on record, according to Statistics Canada’s quarterly job vacancies report. The job vacancy rate represents the number of vacant positions as a portion of all available jobs, both vacant…