February 12, 2024

In this episode: job cuts at Bell Media, decline of rural communities, postponed retirements, provincial employment updates and other topics. Stay with us to get the latest HR updates.

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1. Bell announced last week that they would be cutting 4,800 jobs "at all levels of the company" | Bell to cut 4.8K jobs, sell 45 radio stations in major shake-up | Globalnews.ca 
2.  Indeed reports that in 2023, Canadian job seekers are applying for different jobs | From Manual Labour to Health Care: The Jobs That Attracted More Job Seekers in 2023 - Indeed Hiring Lab Canada 
3. In Canada, the demand for skilled talent remains high, which is good news for the Canadian professionals looking for new opportunities | Many Workers Planning to Change Jobs While Demand for Skilled Talent Continues - Feb 6, 2024 (roberthalf.ca) 
4. In Nova Scotia volunteer firefighters and volunteer members of ground search and rescue teams can now access new mental health supports | Mental Health Supports for Volunteer Firefighters, Ground Search and Rescue Now Available | Government of Nova Scotia News Releases 
5. A new provincially funded program to mentor and support physicians in the first five years of their practice will help Manitoba retain and recruit new doctors | Province of Manitoba | News Releases | Manitoba Government Invests in Program to Keep New Doctors Working in Province 
6. 35 per cent of working Canadians aged 50 and older say they can afford to retire when they want  | Perspectives on Growing Older in Canada: The 2023 NIA Ageing in Canada Survey
7. Canada's rural communities will continue their decline unless the government helps immigrants settle in smaller towns and village | Canada's rural communities will continue long decline unless something's done, says researcher | CBC News | Research team examines who’s most likely to move to rural Canada - Western News (westernu.ca)