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Blog series part 2—Incomes, overall income economy grew more slowly under Liberals than before 2008-09 recession
In the first part of this blog series, we outlined the Trudeau government’s tax and spending policies. In this second part of the series, we look at the results of these policies and their effects on Canadians and the overall economy. The ...
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Don’t be like the media and politicians—actually read StatsCan data on latest job numbers
The media sure likes today’s employment numbers from Statistics Canada. Here are just two examples of this morning’s headlines. “Canada sees jobs surge in August with 81K new positions” (Global News) and “Canada's economy blows past ...
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Implications of US Worker Choice Laws for British Columbia and Ontario
This study examines the effects of worker choice laws in the US?commonly referred to as?right to work? (RTW) policies?and applies the findings to British Columbia and to Ontario. RTW laws have been enacted by 24 US states; these laws prohibit collective ...
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Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2012 Edition
This study measures the labour market performance of Canadian provinces and US states from 2007 to 2011 based on five equally weighted indicators: average total employment growth, average private-sector employment growth, average unemployment rates, ...
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Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2011 Edition
This study measures the labour market performance of Canadian provinces and US states from 2006 to 2010 based on five equally weighted indicators: average total employment growth, average private-sector employment growth, average unemployment rates, ...
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Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2010 Edition
This study is the sixth installment in our ongoing research to assess the performance of labour markets and explain why results differ among jurisdictions. Indicators of labour performance such as job creation, unemployment, and productivity are used to ...
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Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2009 Edition
Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2009 Report is the fifth installment in our ongoing research to assess the performance of labour markets and explain why results differ among jurisdictions. This study provides a series of specific ...
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Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2008 Edition
This report is the fourth installment in our ongoing research to assess the performance of labour markets and explain why results differ among jurisdictions. Indicators of labour performance such as job creation, unemployment, and productivity are used to ...
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Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2007 Edition
This report is the third instalment in ongoing research to assess the performance of labour markets and explain why results differ among jurisdictions. Such indicators of labour performance as job creation, unemployment, and productivity are used to ...
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Measuring the Flexibility of Labour Relations Laws in Canada and the United States
Measuring the Flexibility of Labour Relations Laws in Canada and the United States evaluates the extent to which the rules established by labour relations legislation bring flexibility to the labour market while balancing the needs of both employers and ...