Toronto Region Board of Trade and Liveable City Region

Liveable City Region: There are downward pressures on the labour market, which are effectively displacing youth and newcomers from those positions, which they have traditionally held, according to Closing the Prosperity Gap for a Liveable City Region , to be released on Wednesday, according to The Star. As the number of middle income jobs has continued to decline, a bifurcated labour market of high-income jobs and low-income service jobs is becoming the norm and The Toronto region is expected to create more than half a million jobs in the next five years, but some will be low-paying, temporary or contract jobs without benefits, warns a new report from the Toronto Region Board of Trade and United Way Toronto. The large number of applicants for low-paying and entry-level positions is remarkable, said the report, the final installment of the boards Think Twice, Vote Once series tied to this years elections. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.