Period Year: Labour Shortage and Activity Sectors

period year: The number of unfilled jobs in Canada fell by about 18 per cent in the first quarter of this year, from the same period a year earlier, Stats Can reported on Thursday, according to Huffington Post Canada. This survey has only been running since the beginning of 2015, so long-term comparisons aren't possible. But new numbers from Statistics Canada show that the labour shortage some employers have been complaining about is evaporating, even as the feds prepare to expand the temporary foreign worker program this fall. But the 328,000 vacant jobs recorded in the first quarter of this year are the lowest since the survey began. These results appear to be good news for businesses, since they reflect a smaller labour shortage in most activity sectors, Caisse Desjardins senior economist Benoit Durocher wrote in a client note. It down from around 400,000 vacant jobs in the same quarter of 2015. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.