Labour Market

Job hunting opportunities and advice from the Toronto news media and blogs. See the great articles about cold calling, business cards.

Check out the labour market information and advice for newcomers to Canada, young adults and people who have been laid-off.

The business card turns into a calling card  A new strategy for this tight job market.

Cold calls can bring hot jobs  Great advice! And some tips on the best ways to talk to potential employers.

Second Career helps laid-off  See our blog article as well – we told you about this some time ago.

Immigrants and the job market   Elizabeth McIsaac, executive director of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council, took questions from the public on the immigrant employment experience. See also our posts for newcomers, especially the post on practice firms which gives you local experience.

Immigrants tapped to help out newcomers  Centre uses volunteers to counsel newly arrived professionals who cannot find work.

Foreign credentials gain recognition  Some corporations are opening their doors.  

Vicinity Jobs employment portals now also available in Toronto and Hamilton  Check it out.

The struggle to fix employment insurance  Government data indicate the share of unemployed Canadians able to obtain EI has fallen since the tightening of the rules in the 1990s.

Overseas teaching jobs: a lesson in suppy and demand   These jobs are now harder to find.

It's been a tough summer for youth   Suggestions for students.

Tough times leading more Ontario students to apply for financial aid   Ontario Student Assistance Program applications are up 5.7 per cent this year for colleges and 4.6 per cent for universities.

Toronto Mayor and Microsoft Canada to open Protech Media Centres    Eglinton East-Kennedy Park, Malvern and Weston-Mount Dennis youth to receive free digital arts and technology skills training.

Make the most of your severance package   Tax planning advice.

Bogus job postings misleading   A cautionary tale.

Criminal Record: the stain that won't go away    Employer "paranoia" affects even those just accused of a crime.

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