AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoImmigration and Hiring: Ottawa has made the Rural Community Immigration Pilot permanent, reserving 5,500 permanent-residence spaces for skilled workers in 14 communities facing labour shortages. The government has also doubled the maximum time employers can hire low-wage temporary foreign workers. Labour Market: Canada lost 4,700 jobs in October and unemployment rose to 6.7%, though results varied sharply by region: Saskatchewan added 5,900 jobs, while B.C. gained more than 12,000. Brampton Plant: Stellantis has agreed to sell its Brampton assembly plant to armoured-vehicle maker Roshel, but the future of about 2,200 workers remains unclear and Unifor has challenged the deal. Pay and Skills: New living-wage estimates underscore the gap facing minimum-wage workers: Halifax’s benchmark is $30 an hour, while Ontario’s is $23.40 in Waterloo region, Guelph and Wellington, compared with the province’s $17.95 minimum wage. Ontario is also standardizing commercial truck-driver training, with industry leaders calling for stronger enforcement.
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