Career, Education & Settlement Immigrant Fair Tomorrow in Toronto

Immigrant Support / Career Development

  

Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 8th, 2016 Toronto will be hosting the sixth annual Career, Education & Settlement Immigrant Fair. There is no cost to attend the event and it will be running from 10am to 430pm at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre at 255 Front Street West. This event , in association with Centennial College provides information on careers, education and settlement and would be a great opportunity for anyone beginning a new life in Canada. Organizers have presented the following reasons for long-term and recent immigrants to attend the event:
 

1. Visit the trade show of exhibitors including job opportunities at Bell, North West Company, Toronto Police Services and in the mining sector.
2. Get information from settlement agencies and services providers to help you in your new life in Toronto.
3. Get information on educational opportunities and bridging programs at local post-secondary institutes to help you maximize your foreign credentials and get back into your profession, from law to nursing to accounting (CPA) ,and everything in between.
4. Bring your resumé for some personal advice at our popular day-long Resumé Clinic.
5. Listen to Keynote address by talent management guru Chandran Fernando of Matrix Search Group on what  companies look for in talent.
6. Be inspired by the morning speech from Syrian refugee, Nanor Balyozian, who has found success and happiness in Canada.
7. Get tips from some amazing mentors with our Speed Mentoring activity by ACCES Employment  (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
8. Get tips on taking the IELTS and CELPIP-GENERAL English tests with great success.
9. Ask your job search questions directly to a panel of experts in our first-ever moderated Q & A panel session on careers in Canada.
10. Speak clearer with help from our first-ever on-site Accent Reduction Workshop. Don't let your communication skills be a barrier to your success! 
     

GE is moving its engine factory to Welland, Ontario

Recruitment / Manufacturing

 

The year 2018 will see the opening of manufacturing giant General Electric's new Ontario engine factory in Welland and the expectation is this will create 150 jobs. Described by GE as a "brilliant factory," the production facility is expandable over time and will support the manufacturing requirements of the company's other business lines. GE Canada spokeswoman Kim Warburton says the company anticipates the numbers to grow over time at the flexible factory.
 
"Canada is a leader in global innovation and historic commitments like this one from GE are an investment in jobs, our communities and our future," Minister of International Trade Chrystia Freeland. "This investment is also a reflection of the tremendous opportunities offered by partnering with Export Development Canada."
 
GE is moving its facilities from Wisconsin to the new Ontario operation due to a loss of U.S. export financing. The company said it would build the new factory in Canada to access support from Export Development Canada.
 
"Welland welcomes today's announcement and anticipates working closely with GE as they begin construction of their new facility in our city," Welland Mayor Frank Campion said in a news release. "We are excited about the employment and business opportunities GE's announcement will create for Welland residents."
 
"We are delighted to be building this new facility in Canada," GE Canada president CEO Elyse Allan said in a news statement. "The Province of Ontario and Niagara Region collaborated throughout the process, providing exceptional service and support in our site location efforts.
 
"In particular, they helped us with key requirements such as proximity to the Canada-U.S. border, access to talent, and transportation considerations."

Job market trends and wage expectations

Research / Income

 

Express Employment Professionals released new results from a survey of businesses on the state of the job market, revealing a majority of small and medium-sized businesses believe wages will be stagnant over the short-term.
 
Respondents were asked whether they expect wages in their respective markets to increase, decrease or stay the same over the next three months. The majority predict short-term wage stagnation: 61% expect wages to stay the same, but more than a third or 38% expect an increase. Only two percent expect wages to decrease.
 
When asked about the "current employment environment in your market," 68% of companies surveyed responded that it was "trending up," compared to 32% who said it was "trending down."
 
Businesses were also asked if they foresee a recession in the near future. Overwhelmingly, 94% of businesses surveyed don't foresee a nationwide recession in the next three months.

 
Eighty percent of businesses surveyed don't foresee a recession in three to six months, while 69% don't foresee a recession in six months to a year. Seventy percent indicated no recession in a year. Additionally, 65% of business owners don't expect a recession in two years, however, 35% anticipate a recession in two years.
 
"These survey results are a mixed bag. Many companies are cautiously optimistic but still have some hesitation about the strength of the economy in the near future," said Bob Funk, CEO of Express.
 
"It's good news for employees that wages are not declining, but we would rather see them rising than flat-lining. The tight labor market continues to put pressure on the need for wage increases but employers are reluctant to increase pay given the uncertainties about the strength of the economy," Funk said.
 
"And while most businesses don't predict a recession in the next near future, it's troubling that many companies foresee a recession in two years. Of course, we would all prefer to see an even more positive outlook after this slow recovery but that won't happen until government eases up on regulatory change for businesses."
 
The survey of 390 businesses in the United States and Canada that are current and former clients of Express Employment Professionals was conducted in the first quarter of 2016.

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