On tap this week đ°: public sector jobs, EI beneficiaries update and the transition towards skills matching
On tap this week
Good morning âď¸,
On tap this week, an analysis on how to leverage the current public spending for growth on a backdrop of reduction in federal jobs, a look at unemployment insurance beneficiaries and what it tells us on the current state of the labour market and how assessments are moving away from degrees towards skills, slowly but surely.
Happy reading!
Minh Dang - Editor in Chief - The Canadian Labour and Staffing Journal
Public spending is up, but where are the jobs? Staffing firms must look beyond Ottawaâs payroll cuts
At first glance, recent headlines appear contradictory. On one hand, staffing firms have watched federal government contractsâparticularly in tech staffingâdry up. Ottawaâs slimming civil service and cost-cutting procurement reviews have dented what was once a reliable pipeline of temporary assignments and IT mandates. Yet on the other hand, latest analysis point to a clear rise in public sector spendingâone thatâs fuelling economic momentum and contributing to surprising resilience in Canadaâs job market.
Skills over degrees: the quiet revolution reshaping hiring
For much of the 20th centuryâand well into the 21stâa college degree was seen as the essential gateway to upward mobility. Employers relied on diplomas as a shorthand for competence. Job descriptions routinely listed bachelorâs degrees as baseline requirements, even for roles where academic knowledge held little bearing. But quietly, and now more rapidlâŚ
Employment insurance beneficiaries spiked in April
The number of Canadians receiving employment insurance benefits jumped sharply in April, raising new questions about the state of the job marketâand setting the stage for short-term shifts in the staffing industry.