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Save resource money for the future? Nah, says Alberta - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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  • Albertans don’t tax themselves adequately to pay for the services they demand and use. Instead, governments present budgets – whether in surplus, balance or deficit – that use revenues from natural resources to pay for about 30 per cent of the services.
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    $1000 per intern for non-profits
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Ledcor Alberta launches hiring drive - 0 views

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  • In a sign that labour shortages have returned to Alberta, a major industrial employer launched a hiring campaign Tuesday to attract 9,000 workers in 2011.
  • Ledcor Industries Inc. has already hired 3,800 workers so far this year.
  • “Whenever there are quotes about the size of projects, it’s often 50 per cent labour and 50 per cent material,” Walker said.
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  • Walker said Alberta can no longer rely on drawing labour from Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Maritimes because those regions are busy too. Meanwhile, the workforce is aging and families are growing smaller.
  • In a news conference at the Alberta Art Gallery, which the company built, Ledcor unveiled its first official recruitment drive; in the past, it hired mostly through referrals, said Sue Melik, director of recruiting.
  • “We’ve always done a lot of hiring, but we’ve never been strategic about it by going to the market,” she said.
  • “If Ledcor’s looking to hire over 9,000 people in 2011, we need to open up the gates.”
  • Centred around the theme “I (We) Built This,” Ledcor will blanket Calgary, Edmonton and Fort McMurray with billboards, posters in restaurants, bars and airports, contact cards and use social media for the first time, by reaching out with a Facebook page. The company also hopes to lure more aboriginals and women to its workforce
  • The company, which employs 5,000 people across North America, is looking for both tradespeople and office help.
  • Best known for its construction division, its arms with the greatest needs for workers are actually its industrial, maintenance and civil divisions, all active in the oilsands industry near Fort McMurray, she said.
  • Alberta faces a shortage of at least 77,000 workers over the next decade, said Employment and Immigration Minister Thomas Lukaszuk.
  • n April, Alberta’s unemployment rate was 5.9 per cent, down from 7.6 per cent a year earlier
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Five key trends likely to shape the world of work in coming years - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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  • Five key trends likely to shape the world of work in coming years
  • GREYING WORK FORCE:
  • GOING GLOBAL: Overseas experience, familiarity with other cultures and the ability to speak multiple languages will take on ever-greater importance in this globalized economy.
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  • COLLABORATION: Technology, including social media and a need for innovation, will spark more collaboration – employees will work on teams within organizations and together with suppliers, customers and even rivals.
  • CONTRACT WORK: The long-term shift toward temporary or contract work is expected to accelerate as employers favour a more nimble work force. That may bring more flexibility for free-agent workers – but also more insecurity.
  • REMOTE WORK: Forget showing up for the 9-to-5 grind. The changing face of work will mean using more mobile technology to work at the coffee shop, at home in pyjamas or while in transit.
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'Severe worker shortages' forecast for Alberta - 0 views

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  • perfect demographic storm is developing in Alberta leading to severe worker shortages for many years to come.
  • Lukaszuk, Alberta’s Minister of Employment and Immigration, said the province is already starting to see labour shortages in some sectors such as the transportation and hospitality industries.
  • “There are companies that simply can’t find workers already,” he said. “There are sectors that are already showing inability to readily find employees at competitive price. And that will only escalate as time goes on.
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  • Many of the Baby Boomer generation are retiring which will create a “massive exodus” of workers. That will create a void in not only numbers but experience in the workforce. The natural population growth is not replacing that exodus. And the retirees will force increased demand for various services from coffee to medical care.
  • Statistics Canada reported that the province’s unemployment rate dipped to 5.4 per cent for the month, down from 5.9 per cent in April. This rate was the third lowest in the country behind Saskatchewan’s 5.0 per cent and Manitoba’s 5.3 per cent. It was also down from 6.7 per cent in May 2010.
  • short-term employment forecast tool to identify potential imbalances in the labour market in the near future. Sixteen occupations were listed as having a significant likelihood of shortages in the next three years.
  • They include retail trade managers; restaurant and food service managers; mechanical engineers; petroleum engineers; computer programmers and interactive media developers; web designers and developers; general practitioners and family physicians; registered nurses; retail trade supervisors; food service supervisors; technical sales specialists, wholesale trade; hairstylists and barbers; estheticians, electrologists and related occupations; construction millwrights and individual mechanics (except textile); heavy-duty equipment mechanics; and motor vehicle body repairers.
  • In Alberta, full-time employment increased by 18,200 while part-time employment decreased by 9,600 from April to May 2011.
  • The following industries had the most employment increases in May from the previous month in the province: Construction, 8,600; Health Care and Social Assistance, 6,300; and Information, Culture and Recreation, 5,300.
  • Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions has established an executive search Calgary-based practice in Alberta to help clients respond to the emerging talent crisis which some reports say will result in a labour shortfall of 77,000 workers over the next 10 years
  • “From a human capital perspective, this is a critical time for Alberta,” said Mark Hopkins, managing partner. “We believe that companies must effectively manage the leadership gap being created as an aging workforce retires in ever-increasing numbers. At the same time, we are seeing rapidly increasing activity levels, increased technical and commercial demands, and a significant shortage of specialist technical skills.”
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'Glory' days return for Alberta jobs - 0 views

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  • Alberta's labour market caught fire in June.The province added a whopping 22,000 jobs in June from the previous month -the largest gain since May 2006 and the second month of growth in a row, according to Statistics Canada figures released Friday.Because 27,600 more people were looking for work -mostly newcomers from other provinces -the unemployment rate still rose 0.2 percentage points from May to 5.6 per cent.
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Help for employers : Alberta, Canada - Immigration - 0 views

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Information for Employers - 0 views

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Cultural Intelligence - 0 views

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    The number one predictor of your success in today's borderlessworld is not your IQ, not your resume, and not even your expertise. It's your CQ, a powerful capability that is proven to enhanceyour effectiveness working in culturally diverse situations. AndCQ is something anyone can develop and learn. Research conducted in more than thirty countries over the last decade hasshown that people with high CQ are better able to adjust andadapt to the unpredictable, complex situations of life and work intoday's globalized world.1CQ or cultural intelligence is the capability to function effectively in a variety of cultural contexts-including national, ethnic,organizational, and generational. It's a whole new way ofapproaching the age-old topics of cultural sensitivity, racism, andcross-border effectiveness. And it will open up a whole new worldof possibilities for you. The purpose of this book is to improveyour cultural intelligence. Welcome to The CQ Difference!
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ATTRACTING AND RETAINING TALENT TO COLUMBUS - 0 views

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Canada new magnet for U.S. job hunters - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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  • Canada’s stronger economy is becoming a magnet for Americans hunting for work.
  • 14 million Americans are out of work – the equivalent of more than 40 per cent of Canada’s population. On the other side, some employers – particularly in Alberta’s oil sector – say they can’t find enough skilled workers, prompting the country’s federal immigration minister to publicly muse last month on how to admit more skilled Americans.
  • Luring skilled American workers to Canada is on the federal government’s radar, as well. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney recently noted Canada could do more to tap into America’s skilled labour market.“We are looking at ways … that we could do a better job of accessing unemployed American labour,” he told the Calgary Chamber of Commerce last month. “We think particularly in the energy industry, that might be a significant solution to some of the emerging labour market shortages.
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  • The U.S. has ranked first among homelands for temporary foreign workers in Canada since 2008. Last year, the number of American citizens applying for temporary work permits doubled to 4,024, from 1,974 applications in 2008.
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Government of Canada Helps Internationally Trained Engineers Get Jobs - MarketWatch - 0 views

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  • Engineers Canada received over $785,000 to improve the application process for engineers educated in other countries
  • In 2010, service standards were established so that internationally trained professionals in eight priority occupations, including engineers and nurses, can have their qualifications assessed within one year, anywhere in Canada. This year, the Government has started streamlining foreign qualification recognition for six more target occupations, including physicians and dentists.
  • Budget 2011 announced that Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and Citizenship and Immigration Canada will test ways to help internationally trained professionals cover costs associated with the foreign credential recognition process, with specific details to be announced shortly.
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  • Foreign Credential Recognition Program aims to improve the integration of internationally trained workers into the workforce. The Program provides funding to and works with the provinces and territories and with stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, post-secondary institutions, sector councils and employers, to implement projects that facilitate the assessment and recognition of qualifications acquired in other countries.
  • Foreign Credentials Referral Office (FCRO)
  • help internationally trained workers receive the information, path-finding and referral services, in Canada and overseas, to have their credentials assessed quickly so they can find work faster in the fields for which they have been trained. The FCRO works with federal, provincial and territorial partners, as well as foreign credential assessment and recognition bodies, to strengthen foreign credential recognition processes across the country. Internet services for internationally trained workers can be found on the FCRO website at www.credentials.gc.ca .
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Mechanic Careers - 0 views

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  • People who like to get their hands dirty fixing things and have found opportunities to do this in their own lives may find that becoming a mechanic is the obvious career choice. Individuals who make good mechanics have the ability to get to the root cause of complex problems and then figure out the best way to fix them. Beyond natural problem-solving abilities, mechanics benefit from specialized training programs that train students for a specific profession. Most training for mechanic careers lasts from 6 months to two years resulting in a certificate or an associate's degree. Surveyors need to earn a bachelor's degree in most states. The profiles about each of these careers provide additional details about education options and about the specifics of each career.
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Alberta's job growth leads nation - 0 views

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  • Alberta's job growth leads nationWorkforce up 2.8% in a year provincially, but only 1.6% nationally
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Gaping holes in our knowledge of the labour market - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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  • Predicting labour trends is notoriously tricky, partly because the economy sways and shifts much more quickly than the education or immigration systems that supply many workers. Sometimes, events can change overnight – one tsunami in Japan, for example, can cause countries around the world to re-think investment in nuclear industries.
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Job seekers heading back to Alberta - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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  • Job seekers are flooding back to Alberta after a two-year lull, lured by a resurgence in the oil patch and growing hiring demands. Alberta saw a net inflow of 5,300 people from other provinces in the first quarter of 2011 -- its highest rate of interprovincial migration since the first quarter of 2006, according to Statistics Canada preliminary population data reported Wednesday.
  • The province saw steady inflows of workers from other parts of Canada between 1995 and 2009, but saw outflows in 2010 for the first time in 15 years.
  • Alberta’s gain appears to have come from Atlantic Canada and other Prairie provinces. Newfoundland recorded a net outflow of 500 people and Nova Scotia lost 1,000 to interprovincial migration in the first quarter.
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  • Manitoba lost 1,000 to other provinces, while Saskatchewan lost 600 people. It was the booming Prairie province’s first quarterly net outflow of people to other provinces since the third quarter of 2006.
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  • Unemployment rates and income differ amongst racialized Canadians. All racialized communities, except those who identify as Japa¬nese or Filipino, have higher unemployment rates than non-racialized Canadians. Of those remaining racialized communities, the differences in unemployment rates from the non-racialized population are significant. The unemployment rate for those who identify as Chinese was 21% higher than non-racialized Canadians. The unem¬ployment rate was 95% higher for those who identify as West Asian/Arab and 73% higher for those who identify as Black.
  • overall average income of racialized Canadians declined by 0.2% between 2001 and 2005, while that of non-racialized Canadians grew by 2.7% for the same period. The report raises concern that racialized Canadians actually lost ground at a time of economic growth in Canada and that economic growth was not a solution for income inequalities that these racialized groups face.
  • racialization of poverty in Canada, where poverty rates for racialized families are three times higher than non-racialized families. 19.8% of racialized families lived in poverty compared to 6.4% of non-racialized families in 2005. The racialization of poverty refers to a phenomenon where poverty becomes disproportionately concentrated and reproduced among racialized group members, in some cases inter-generationally. The report attributes the racialization of poverty to the historical forms of racial discrimination found in the Canadian labour market. This in turn creates a process of social and economic marginalization that in turn results in a disproportionate vulnerability to poverty among racialized communities.
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  • A new tool will help employers and human resources professionals better understand academic credentials earned abroad. The online tool will improve the attraction and retention of newcomers which is an important part of addressing the province’s future labour shortage
  • Education Overview Guides are an online resource that explains how international education credentials compare to Alberta education credentials and standards. Employers, Human Resource professionals, potential immigrants, and recent newcomers can all benefit from understanding how foreign education credentials compare to Alberta standards.
  • For more information on the Guides, please visit the Education Overview Guides. For more information on Foreign Qualification Recognition and to see other resources, please visit Foreign Qualification Recognition or call 780–427-2655 (toll-free by calling 310–0000).
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The Economists - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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  • biggest growth in employer demand has been for basic labour or unspecified skills,
  • In 2000, 11 per cent of temporary foreign workers performed basic labour or unspecified skills; now 34 per cent of them do.
  • The temporary foreign worker program is really about contracting out immigration," says Yessy Byl, a lawyer who volunteers with the Edmonton Community Legal Centre. “In fact the government is setting the stage for a bizarre non-immigration program because those workers can’t immigrate.”
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  • there’s a danger in allowing employers, alone, to define Canada’s immigration policy: Employers are increasingly looking for average workers, not skilled labour.
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EFFECTS OF DIVERSITY ON BUSINESS PERFORMANCE: REPORT OF THE DIVERSITY RESEARCH NETWORK - 0 views

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    This article summarizes the results and conclusions reached in studies of the relationships between race and gender diversity and business performance carried out in four large firms by aresearch consortium known as the Diversity Research Network. These researchers were asked bythe BOLD Initiative to conduct this research to test arguments regarding the "business case" fordiversity. Few positive or negative direct effects of diversity on performance were observed. Instead a number of different aspects of the organizational context and some group processes moderated diversity-performance relationships. This suggests a more nuance
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