Thunder Bay in Top 5 Labour Market Conditions, Nationwide
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According to Statistics Canada’s Labour Market Information report for April, Thunder Bay is in the top 5 for best labour market conditions and top 6 for lowest unemployment rate. This is great news for the city! Check out the full report from Daily Commercial News.
Greenstone Releases New Community Profile
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The Municipality of Greenstone has released an exceptional Community Profile for Greenstone, providing, among other things, an excellent resource for labour market information on the region. Download the report by clicking on the image to the left.
GRK Fasteners to sell to Home Depot = More Jobs for Thunder Bay
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Approximately 8 new jobs will be created thanks to a new contract between local business GRK Fasteners and Home Depot – with potential for several more down the road. Check out the article for the full story.
February Edition of Labour Market Monitor Now Available!
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The February edition of the Labour Market Monitor for the Northwest region is now available. You can download it here or download earlier versions here.
Canada Census 2011: Windsor, Thunder Bay Only Major Cities To Shrink As Automaking, Forestry Suffer
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The first findings from the 2011 Census have been released, providing information on population and dwelling. Unfortunately, things are looking bleak for Thunder Bay. As the Huffington Post reports, Thunder Bay and Windsor are the only two major urban centres in Canada who have experienced a drop in population since the last Census (2006). This is attributed mostly to forestry and automaking. You can read the full article here. If you’d like to check out other population and dwelling stats from the new Census, click here.
100 Aboriginals in Thunder Bay to get Training in Mining
Join the forum discussion on this postThe Govt of Canada has invested in training 100 Aboriginal youth to get the skills they need for successful careers in mining. The program will be run through Oshki-Pimache-O-Win. Read the full article here.
January 2012 – Workforce Focus: Non-Profit & Voluntary Sector
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Check out the new Workforce Focus by clicking on the image to the left. January’s focus is on the non-profit and voluntary sector. An interesting tidbit: In the North Superior area, females make up 80% of employment in the non-profit world!
Download earlier editions of Workforce Focus here.
November 2011 Labour Market Monitor Now Available for Download
Join the forum discussion on this postThe kind folks at Service Canada have just released the November 2011 edition of the Labour Market Monitor and here it is for your perusal. The last few monitors have become more scarce in their content but what is provided is usually informative. November’s edition looks at the following sectors: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting; Utilities; and Construction. Download it by clicking on the image. You can check out earlier editions of the Northwest Labour Market Monitor here.
October 2011 NWO Labour Market Monitor
The October edition of the Northwest Labour Market Monitor has been released through Service Canada. Although a bit late, the report provides a few glimpses into Utilities, Construction, and the Education Sector over the last while throughout Northwestern Ontario. Particular attention has been given to First Nation communities in the north. Admittedly, this edition of the Monitor has significantly less information than earlier reports. Hoping this isn’t going to become a trend! Click the image to download your copy today. You can view earlier editions of the Monitor here.
Aboriginal Population Projections to 2031
Join the forum discussion on this postThis Statistics Canada report provides population projections of Aboriginals over the next 20 years, suggesting that there could be as many as 1.7-2.2 million Aboriginals within Canada by 2031. That is 400,000-900,000 more than the 2006 population of 1.3 million. You can read the full study here: Population Projections by Aboriginal Identity in Canada, 2006 to 2031 or read the Daily’s summary of this study here: Population projections by Aboriginal identity in Canada
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