Filling the labour gaps
Why relying on immigration as a quick fix for the skilled labour shortage may end up hurting immigrants and employers alike
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Future of Jobs
New grads uncover pot of gold in finance careers
A message from the Financial Planning Standards Council
I bet you didn’t know Canadian wages increased during the recession
For those who kept their job, it’s been sort of a sweet ride
Face the financial facts of education
Lesson 1: Pick the right field of study
Middle-class wages and how to give them a boost: An Econowatch roundtable
Stephen Gordon, Kevin Milligan and Mike Moffatt discuss
Baristas unite: The future of the coffee economy
Are service-sector jobs the new ticket to the middle class?
Debating the Canada Job Grant debate
John Geddes, Stephen Gordon and Erica Alini discuss the deep policy, big money and intriguing personalities at play
What the data shows about female breadwinners in Canada
Kevin Milligan looks at the numbers and their implications for income-splitting and inequality
Are Ph.D.s an academic dead zone?
Why grads with a doctorate are more likely to be unemployed than master’s degree holders
Why the world’s best and brightest struggle to find jobs in Canada
Why do skilled immigrants often fare worse here than in the U.S. and U.K.?