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Micro-Credentials Offer Faster, Easier Way To Upskillexternal link icon

With rapid changes in the energy industry, companies and workers must constantly learn and adapt. The sector requires workers to continually develop and expand their skills, but many feel they don’t have the time or capacity
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Back-to-office plans fall flat amid arbitrary rules, lack of communicationexternal link icon

Rosa Saba , The Canadian Press | September 4, 2023
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Vancouver Island, Okanagan Prove Popular Places to Work Remoteexternal link icon

Remote and hybrid work dominate the career opportunity field in 2023 as Canadians favour flexible roles over traditional office-based positions. 78% of workers who have worked from home agree that remote and hybrid models trump the all-office experience, according to data from Future Skills Centre.
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Roughly half a million Canadian employees unable to work each week due to poor mental health, says new reportexternal link icon

The mental health and overall well-being of Canadians has been on a “significant decline,” warns a new report, which suggests employees are facing increased stress due to workplace pressures, rising inflation, growing precarity and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Seven innovative initiatives across Canada focus on surfacing novel solutions for newcomer integration

June 26, 2023 While immigration is responsible for as much as 90% of Canada’s labour force growth, our research shows that newcomer skills and experiences...
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CERB helped a significant number of workers rejoin the job market in better positionsexternal link icon

The Canada Emergency Response Benefit helped a significant number of Canadians get better jobs, mainly because it gave them the financial means to improve their skills through training programs, a new study has found.
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How the Big Strike Advanced Working from Homeexternal link icon

The Public Service Alliance of Canada lost its bid to have the right to remote work enshrined in its new contract with the federal government.
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Return-to-office fight not over yet as workers say flexibility is a right, not a perkexternal link icon

Victoria Wells: If employers insist on bringing people back, one day a week might be the 'sweet spot,' research suggests