AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoHiring: Amazon is adding 9,000 seasonal jobs across Canada, with average pay near $24 an hour. Workforce pressure: B.C. has lost 61,700 private-sector jobs, while 9,000 Stellantis workers have authorized a strike amid layoff and plant-sale concerns. Immigration and jobs: Ottawa will award extra Express Entry points for some high-wage job offers and drop the LMIA requirement from Nov. 3; it also plans to fast-track permanent residence for 33,000 workers. Indeed says restrictive immigration policies may be cooling foreign interest in Canadian jobs. Labour rules: Ottawa’s proposed labour code changes are drawing industry support and union criticism, while unions warn the major projects bill could undermine decades of labour stability.
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