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5 ways to make your workplace more welcoming for Black Canadians

February marks Black History Month, when people across Canada participate in events and festivities that honour the legacy of Black Canadians and their communities. This is also a time to celebrate…

Feb 1, 2023 3:32:33 PM

Doing More and Less in 2023

In less than a week, we will be celebrating 2023. That often brings a plethora of New Year’s Resolutions that are quickly forgotten by February. In fact, January 19th is often called Quitters Day.

Dec 28, 2022 1:15:00 PM

October Labour Report: Wage disparity deepens

This month Statistics Canada explored a topic that’s been on nearly every Canadian’s mind this past year – wages and financial difficulty.

Nov 9, 2022 12:05:14 PM

Want to be promoted in a Virtual World? Here are six ways you can stand out from your home office

Have you heard of proximity bias? Like familiarity and recency biases, it’s a psychological effect that leads us to favour people and ideas that are familiar. We naturally gravitate to things that…

Oct 26, 2022 3:43:39 PM

September Labour Report: Retirement and childcare top concerns

After three straight months of net job losses across all industries in Canada, Statistics Canada reports there were 21,000 net new opportunities in September. While it’s always good news to learn…

Oct 12, 2022 11:31:51 PM

August Labour Report: Talent squeeze slightly loosens its grip

After months of record-breaking, historic unemployment lows, Statistics Canada reported a rise of the unemployment rate by 0.5 percentage points last month to 5.4%. Statistics Canada notes this is…

Sep 14, 2022 3:17:54 PM