From 2015 to 2023, omitting 2020 due to COVID, labour productivity has declined by an average of 0.8 per cent annually.
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April 23, 2024
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April 16, 2024
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Per-person GDP, a common indicator of living standards, now sits below where it was at the end of 2014.
April 19, 2023
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Research finds that AI will increase labour productivity and boost global economic output by 5 to 7 per cent.
October 11, 2022
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Private employers unable to compete with government-sector wages endure longer-lasting vacancies.
January 6, 2022
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Unions raise wages by limiting the supply of labour.
July 12, 2019
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The extent and urgency of educating and training workers should not be overestimated.
July 11, 2019
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In 1921, agriculture accounted for nearly one-third of all employment in Canada compared to two per cent by the early 21st century.
November 26, 2018
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Canada’s employment rate has steadily declined since December 2017—from 62.0 per cent to 61.5 per cent.
June 7, 2012
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Imagine a world where your car insurance company charges everybody the same premium; the premium doesnt depend on your driving record or the number of claims you make. Nor does the premium depend on your age or other characteristics that increase your risk of getting into an accident.
Such a system seems absurd because it benefits bad drivers at the expense of good drivers. But this is exactly how Canadas employment insurance (EI) program operates.