AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoLabour Market Snapshot: Statistics Canada reports Canada added about 18,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate edged down to 6.5%, with youth adding 33,000 jobs—a modest lift that may not be enough to shift interest-rate expectations. Federal Hiring Signals: Coverage notes applications for federal public service jobs fell by nearly 30%, raising questions about recruitment demand and candidate pipelines. Youth Employment: Multiple reports point to a summer rebound for youth work, with the restaurant sector leading youth job growth. Workplace & HR Risk: B.C. temporary foreign worker enforcement continues, with 11 Vancouver Island employers fined $213K. Big Employer Moves: Meta is moving ahead with its first Canadian AI data centre build (estimated C$13B), with expectations of thousands of jobs across construction and operations. Union/Contract Watch: Ford and Unifor are at the tentative agreement stage for a new national labour contract for Canadian autoworkers. Work-Integrated Learning Debate: A higher-ed piece argues experiential and “work-integrated” learning aren’t the same—and warns universities may be over-tilting toward short-term labour outcomes.
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