Facing the Facts of Temporary Foreign Workers

By Jock Finlayson Canada has a long tradition of attracting immigrants to become permanent residents.  In many ways, immigration built this country and was the...

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Apples to Apples: Choosing the Right Salary Survey

By Vincent Chow and Peter Saulnier While having reliable salary information is one of the fundaments of effective compensation management, finding the right salary information...

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Total Rewards: Building Strategies That Work—For Everyone

By Anya Levykh While ‘Total Rewards’ might sound like an ad for a bank account to many, HR professionals know its full worth. In the...

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The Measure of Smart HR: Key Metrics Aligned to Business

By Ian J. Cook Our business environment has been in constant flux since late in 2008. Much as we have become used to this new...

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Age Related Barriers Toughest on Youth: Impact Widespread

By Jock Finlayson As Canada and other industrialized countries struggle to return to a sustainable economic growth trajectory following the steep downturn of 2008-09, the...

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Skills Mismatch a Growing Concern

By Jock Finlayson It is now more than three years since Canada’s recession officially ended and the economy returned to a path of (modest) growth....

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Supply and Demand: The Market for Talent

By Ian J. Cook, MBA, CHRP One of the most significant changes that has occurred through the digitization of the economy is the change to...

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Implications of Canada’s Aging Population for the Workforce

By Lauren Bride The Department of Finance of Canada recently released a report on the implications of the nation's aging population and its effect on...

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