Ottawa employer group surpasses skilled immigrant hiring targets

Ottawa Business JournalApril 1, 2009 Peter KovessyOttawa Business Journal Staff Leading by example, a group of 44 Ottawa employers working to remove barriers to employing skilled immigrants themselves hired 561 newcomers into skills-appropriate positions over the past...

Labour shortage still to come

Canada would need sustained recession lasting 20 years to cope with demographic crunch: Report Canadian HR Reporter March 23, 2009  Sarah Dobson While the recession has meant gloomy stories of layoffs and rising unemployment, the much-talked-about labour shortage...

Does immigration help or hurt during a recession?

Though some struggle, newcomers bring benefits in tough economic times Toronto StarMar 22, 2009 Nicholas Keung Immigration Reporter In the early 1990s, with signs of a recession looming, Cynthia Lai rushed to sell her downtown condominiums, anticipating a real estate...

The lifeblood of our city

The Hamilton SpectatorMarch 21, 2009 Robert Howard We are a nation of immigrants — from First Nations people’s distant ancestors crossing the Bering Strait, through the great ship-borne migrations of the 19th and 20th centuries, to the present-day daily...