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Rebuilding Professional Lives: Immigrant Professionals Working in the Ontario Settlemen... - 0 views

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    This study looks at how some foreign-born and foreign-trained professionals in Ontario have acquired a new post-immigration profession in the form of settlement work, after not being able to practice their respective pre-immigration professions. The study explores the professionals' pre-immigration education and work history, reasons for migrating to Canada, expectations they had about coming to Canada, choices they made about pursuing professional practice, efforts they put towards that or some alternative goal, and their eventual professional reconstitution as settlement workers.  
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Businesses Stand to Gain Most in Rivalry of States - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • What politicians are doing is creating the illusion that they are creating jobs by short-term fixes that actually weaken the region’s ability to compete,
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    interesting reflection of edmonton vs calgary 
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Tapping human resources in hospitality and tourism « Global Leadership Associ... - 0 views

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  • In Alberta, outside of health care, the most diverse workforce is found in the food and hospitality sectors
  • approximately 10% of Alberta’s workforce, or over 180,000 people were working in the tourism and hospitality industry, and a projected increase of new jobs was 11,000 by 2011.
  • According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’s research on Canada’s workforce training,[5] the hospitality industry had the lowest training budget of all other industry sectors with an average of $213 per employee in formal expenses and $792 in informal training costs.
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  • Logically, a sector that has high public profile and a diverse workforce but has low training engagement, should be targeted for improvement.
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Raising the dropout age won't work - - Macleans OnCampus - 0 views

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  • Despite a country-wide boost in high school graduation rates over the past 20 years, the dropout rate in Alberta remains the third highest in the country at 10.4 per cent, ahead of Manitoba at 11.4 per cent and Quebec at 11.7 per cent.
  • Like Ontario and most provinces across the country, Alberta has also expanded their work experience programs to try and keep high school students interested in working in manufacturing or trades from dropping out. Recognizing that education isn’t one-size-fits all is definitely a step in the right direction towards getting students to value their education. However, thinking that requiring students by law will simply make everything fall into place when it comes to raising the high school graduation rate is simply foolish.
  • As spokeswoman for Alberta Education, Carolyn Stuparyk, told the Globe and Mail, a large part of the challenge in keeping Alberta students in school is combating the notion that taking a high paying physical labour job in a still relatively strong economy is more exciting than sitting in a classroom.
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  • With that in mind, even if raising the dropout age to 17 does lower the dropout rate in the 16 to 17 age group, its not much of an accomplishment if you’ve raised those statistics by simply forcing students to stay an extra year. I doubt that students will be convinced that taking that $25 an hour job on the oil sands instead of gaining a high school education may not be the best decision another year down the line because someone legislated they should
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  • Alberta's high school graduation rates are among the lowest in the country but the province is showing steady improvement in getting students to obtain their diplomas, says a Statistics Canada
  • About 68 per cent of Alberta teenagers completed high school in the 2005-06
  • That's the lowest completion rate among the provinces, and several percentage points below the national rate
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  • In Edmonton, high school graduation rates stood at almost 73 per cent for the 2005-06 school year, according to numbers provided to the district by the province.
  • While much attention has been given to the province's hot labour market, which can lure teenagers out of the classroom, Telfer said the province has also emphasized the importance of meeting students' emotional needs and re-evaluating programs to make them more relevant for students.
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    Alladina, Naila Contract Services Coordinator Community and Business Services Employment and Immigration 3rd fl South Tower Seventh Street Plaza 10030 - 107 Street Edmonton, AB T5J 4X7 Phone: 780 422-0833 Fax: 780 422-1197 E-mail: naila.alladina@gov.ab.ca
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Losing on long-term skilled migration | The Australian - 0 views

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  • CITING a backlog of more than 140,000 applications for skilled migration, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship released amendments to the system of awarding points for applications last year.
  • Most futurists, who spend decades modelling scenarios, agree that 70 per cent of jobs in 2050 don't even exist yet
  • Permanent migration is no longer particularly permanent in a fluid, globalised labour market where international graduates strategically select destinations where they will study, live and work for the medium term before moving on or home, in a pattern referred to increasingly as return or triangular migration.
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  • supply will outstrip demand by 2025 in the local labour market if the present skilled migrant ratio is achieved long term.
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Labour Shortage - Alberta Primetime Stories - 0 views

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    The news for Alberta's economy just keeps getting better. But, with the return of growth, also comes a problem many Albertans are all too familiar with. A survey in our Province suggests the majority of businesses say they are already having a hard time finding workers
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  • Renewable Energy World effectively promotes all aspects of renewable energy technology in the worldwide marketplace. Renewable Energy World provides authoritative articles, case studies and essential news on global developments in the renewables sector. Every issue includes features on wind power, solar thermal, photovoltaics and biomass. Regular coverage is also devoted to geothermal, energy storage, small hydro, and hybrid systems.
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A golden opportunity for dowdy downtown - 0 views

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    With another energy boom looming and worker shortages forecast by 2012, companies are already duking it out to attract top employees. And that means offering more attractive work environments.
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Labour already tight early in recovery: panel - 0 views

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  • return of scarce labour and rising construction costs will be the downside of renewed economic growth in Alberta
  • Alberta's 5.7-per-cent unemployment rate in February was tied with Saskatchewan for second-lowest in the country behind Manitoba. Private-sector job growth in the province leads the nation at five per cent year-over-year.
  • But 62 per cent of business leaders also reported that finding workers was a problem, he said.
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  • In a January survey of city businesses by the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, 65 per cent said economic conditions were better than a year ago, said Rick Hersack, the chamber's chief economist.
  • "Businesses are telling us that we're back up into a growth mode and we're concerned it might be going into another boom -the concern mainly being the strain on labour availability," Hersack said
  • In the goods-producing sector, a higher proportion -80 per cent -called labour supply a problem, while 56 per cent expected a shortage in one to three years.
  • In the service sector, 54 per cent said labour availability was a problem and 44 per cent anticipated a shortage
  • "With the ramp-up in the energy sector, that affects essentially all of Alberta," Hersack said. "We also asked our members about their hiring intentions and they'll well exceed the availability of labour force.
  • Kavcic said labour shortages will push wages up.
  • as wages rose, migration of labour from East to West would also rise.
  • "Three areas that clients and business owners remain cautious on are labour force, what's going to happen with commodity prices and the weather," Hogg said.
  • "Businesses all remember what happened in Alberta in 2005 with the difficulty and expense of hiring employees."
  • A report released by the Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada Tuesday also warned a labour force of about 130,000 workers will be needed to fill new jobs in the oilpatch and keep pace with retirements.
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  • Results Only Work Environment (ROWE).
  • ROWE is a management strategy espoused by companies like Best Buy where employees are paid for results – and have complete control over their schedules. The idea is that employees do what they want, when they want. The company isn’t concerned with when or where the work gets done, as long as it gets done. Think of it as extreme weisure where all that matters is results.
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ENTERPRISE TORONTO - 7 Reasons Why Employees Leave - a program operated by the City of ... - 0 views

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  • The job or workplace was not what the employee expected
  • The mismatch between job and person
  • Too little coaching or feedback
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  • Too few advancement and growth opportunities
  • Feeling devalued and unrecognized
  • Stress from overwork and work-life imbalance
  • Loss of trust and confidence in senior leaders
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Labour markets: Jobs don't pay what they used to | The Economist - 0 views

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    With nearly 14 million unemployed workers in America, many have gotten so desperate that they're willing to work for free. While some businesses are wary of the legal risks and supervision such an arrangement might require, companies that have used free workers say it can pay off when done right.
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Worker squeeze to hit oilpatch - 0 views

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  • Jobs in Alberta's oilpatch could double over the next decade if commodity prices remain strong, leading to a labour crunch rivalling that of the last boom cycle, according to an industry council.
  • Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada warns the shortage of skilled workers already being felt across the Canadian oilpatch will deepen, regardless of commodity prices and activity levels in the oil and gas industry.
  • "We are headed toward a severe labour shortage, regardless of future energy prices and industry activity," said chief executive Cheryl Knight.
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  • "Our industries will need to be prepared to face a labour shortage more severe than what we experienced in 2007."
  • about 102,300 positions would open in a high-price scenario, up from 57,850 positions in 2009.
  • Alberta ? Low-price scenario: 33,000 net hires- High oil, low natural gas price scenario: 50,800 net hires- High-price scenario: 102,300 net hires- 2009 estimated workforce: 57,850
  • major driver in the forecast is Canada's aging workforce, about 30 per cent of which will retire over the next decade.
  • "Even in the worst scenario, when energy prices and industry activity are low, we will need to hire at least 39,000 workers to replace those who are retiring," Knight said. "If industry expands in a highprice scenario, we will need to find 130,000 workers to fill new positions."
  • The oilpatch already is seeing shortages in skill sets such as geology, engineering and geophysical expertise, as well as on-the-ground field workers.
  • Access to labour and skills determine the unit of production of the petroleum industry."
  • services sector may need to hire as many as 72,000 workers over the next 10 years, he said. Jones noted it takes the average rig worker about 10 years to accumulate enough skills and experience to become a rig manager.
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  • council sees demand for workers skilled in new technologies associated with unconventional oil and gas exploration and production, as well as increased demand for employees such as water and environmental management technicians, steam engineers and fracking operators,
  • Attracting workers with the right skills is "essential to sustain growth in the industry," said Jennifer Koury, vice-president corporate services with driller EnerPlus.
  • "Everyone remembers that in 2007 severe labour shortages put serious limits on our industry and it cost us in the industry dearly," she said. "The (report) has shown us that the industry will soon be entering another severe labour shortage and we need to be prepared."
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  • A shrinking labour market will drive up costs and make the industry less competitive, said Gary Leach, executive director of the Small Explorers and Producers Association of Canada.
  • "If you don't have trained workers in key choke points, and we're already seeing that, it's going to affect the development of all sorts of big projects," Leach said.
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