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Quebec must fix its lack of diversity

March 11, 2010
The Globe and Mail

Immigration policies and poor record of integration put province on the wrong side of the demographic divide.

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The changing face of Canada: booming minority populations by 2031

March 10, 2010
The Globe and Mail

A massive demographic change is taking place that could alter Canada's economic, political and education systems and exacerbate the divide between rural and urban communities.

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Modest hiring upturn expected for Vancouver in second quarter, survey finds

March 10, 2010
The Vancouver Sun

Metro Vancouver should see a modest increase in hiring in the second quarter of 2010, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released Tuesday.

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Immigration wave changes Canada's looks and sounds

March 10, 2010
The Vancouver Sun

Wilfrid Laurier predicted the 20th century would belong to Canada. If the country's seventh prime minister were around today, he might revise that to say, in the 21st century, Canada belongs to the world.

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Immigration fuels growth in visible minority population

March 10, 2010
The Vancouver Sun

Vancouver's visible minority population is on track to become the majority over the next two decades, according to new projections by Statistics Canada.

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Three-quarters of Canadian employers expect payrolls to remain stable

March 9, 2010
Metro News

A recent survey of more than 1,900 Canadian employers found that 17 per expect to see higher payrolls in the second quarter of 2010.

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For working moms, job takes back seat to baby after maternity leave

March 9, 2010
The Globe and Mail

A poll finds 59% of moms returning to work feel less interested in their job. But 38% say they become better employees.

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Tories' commitment to refugee reforms questioned

March 9, 2010
The Globe and Mail

The Conservatives have mustered the courage to promise a potentially controversial reform to Canada's refugee system. The Liberals have signalled a willingness to support it. Now the question is whether the government will spend the money to close the deal.

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Job seekers faced with wary employers

March 9, 2010
The Globe and Mail

Jobless recovery becoming reality as estimates say it will take at least another year to restore employment lost in the recession.

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Ottawa cuts already vacant positions

March 9, 2010
The Globe and Mail

Treasury Board President Stockwell Day is trumpeting job cuts at government boards and agencies in the name of fiscal prudence – but the measures are largely phantom restraint because most affected posts are empty and have been for some time.

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