Study: Persons with disabilities and employment
A Statistics Canada study shows that the employment rate of Canadians aged 25 to 64 with disabilities was 49% in 2011, compared with 79% for Canadians without a disability. Among those with a 'very severe' disability, the employment rate was 26%.
Canadians with disabilities include those with a physical or mental disability related to seeing, hearing, mobility, flexibility, dexterity, pain, learning, development, psychological/mental disorders or memory.
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Express entry immigration points system revealed before Jan. 1, 2015 launch
With one month left to the launch of a new immigration system that will give skilled immigrants express entry into Canada, the government has made public for the first time the details of the points system it will use to select foreign workers.
While the government is promising the new system will have "in demand" immigrants in Canada within six months, critics have expressed concerns about express entry being akin to a job bank serving government and industry.
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Looking to hire staff in the new year? The Connect to Careers Job Fair is Hamilton's premiere job fair, bringing together current students from local post-secondary institutions, alumni, and job seekers from the Hamilton community. 