April 10, 2023

In today’s episode: current state of  Canadian labour market, possible strike of CRA workers, Saskatchewan’s hiring of registered nurses in the Philippines, Ontario’s friendly response to 'Alberta is Calling' recruitment campaign, and more. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates. 

1. Indeed reports that in the first quarter hiring appetite cooled across much of the country | March LFS: Smooth Sailing Amid The Cloudy Outlook (hiringlab.org); Canadian Labour Market Update: First Quarter 2023 (hiringlab.org) 
2. CRA union members are in legal position to strike on April 14 | Workers at Canada Revenue Agency provide overwhelming strike mandate | Public Service Alliance of Canada (psacunion.ca)  
3. Tourism HR Canada launched 'Discover Tourism' campaign to close labour gap in Canada’s tourism sector | Tourism HR Canada Seeks to Fill Workforce Gap Left by the Pandemic 
4. The government of British Columbia announced that on June 1, 2023, B.C.'s minimum wage would increase from $15.65 to $16.75 an hour | Minimum wage increases to $16.75 per hour on June 1 | BC Gov News 
5. Between 2018 and 2022, WorkSafeBC time-loss claims related to violence in the workplace increased by 25% | Media Backgrounder: Violence in the Workplace | WorkSafeBC 
6. The government  of New Brunswick received a 67% increase in immigration allocations from the federal government | Province’s immigration allocation increases by 67 per cent, renewed immigration agreement signed (gnb.ca) 
7. Saskatchewan's second recruitment mission to the Philippines resulted in 236 additional conditional job offers to Registered Nurses | Saskatchewan's Second Mission to Philippines Delivers High Success Rate | News and Media | Government of Saskatchewan 
8. A municipality in Ontario has launched a friendly response to 'Alberta is Calling' campaign | Why go west when C-K awaits? | The Chatham Voice