Canadians are invited to participate in pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2024 Federal Budget

Canadians are invited to participate in the pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2024 Federal Budget. The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance will report on these consultations in the House of Commons prior to December 2023. Friday, August 4,...

Youth opportunities: Build leadership skills and learn about global issues

Plan International Canada invites youth to apply for the Girls Belong Here program and the Youth Council. Through these initiatives, Plan International Canada works to effect positive change for children’s rights and equality for girls. The programs geared toward youth...

75% of Black Canadians experience racism in the workplace

York University's Institute for Social Research conducted the Black Canadian National Survey, which found that Black Canadians perceive workplaces to be the epicentre of racial discrimination. Alarmingly, 75% of Black Canadians reported experiencing racism in the workplace. And another 47%...

Multi-generational workforce: Recruitment, retention, and benefits

Robert Half released the Examining the Multigenerational Workforce report, which reveals the key factors organizations need to know about today's multigenerational workforce. The primary factor that organizations should acknowledge is compensation matters across the board, employees, regardless of age, value...

New HeARTwork Policy Framework to address barriers faced by diverse women in leadership

Conscious Economics launched the new HeARTwork Policy Framework, a solutions-based framework that addresses the intersectional barriers diverse women face in advancing their careers and provides recommendations on how corporate Canada can help address these issues to prevent the loss of...

Canadian workplace gender pay gap may be showing signs of closing

A new survey by ADP Canada, conducted with Maru Public Opinion, shows that the gender pay gap in Canada may be slowly closing, but working Canadians who self-identify as women still report, on average, earning 21 percent less than workers...

Stress and employee engagement are on the rise in Canada

Gallup released the State of the Global Workplace Report, which found that employee engagement and job opportunities surged in 2022. Employee engagement reached a record high in 2022, yet over half of employees are actively or passively searching for a...

More than two-thirds of Canadian executives consider cybercrime their most significant threat

PwC Canada released the Canadian Cyber Threat Intelligence Annual Report, which highlighted the increasing organizational risk of cybercrime. According to the report, 11% of Canadian CEOs perceive their organizational exposure to cybersecurity risks to be either high or extremely high in...

Indigenous youth in Canada are not feeling the full effects of reconciliation

Deloitte launched Voices of Indigenous youth leaders Volume 2: Bridging study and work for long-term success. The study found that Indigenous youth in Canada are not feeling the full effects of reconciliation. Indigenous youth continue to face systemic barriers on...

Up to $10,000 to help employers hire a new employee

Innovate BC announced the Innovator Skills Initiative program, which provides up to $10,000 to help employers hire a new employee. The purpose of the program is to help under-represented people get their first job in British Columbia's tech sector and...
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