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Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014
August 5, 2014
bY tHe nUmbers
Labour by the numbers
Moving on
A recent study found infra-
structure tradespersons aged
25 to 44 were no more likely to
have migrated from another
province or region than those
who had other types of post-
secondary credentials.
Alberta was the lead destina-
tion for infrastructure tradesper-
sons who did change provinces or territories.
However, for every 100 infrastructure tradespersons
who migrated to Alberta, 84 left the province in the
same time period.
Moving on
tion for infrastructure tradesper-
training day
• There was a 6.8 per cent increase in new
registrations and reinstatements for apprenticeship
training programs across Canada in 2012, up 104,280
applicants in 2011
•
6.8 per cent increase in reg-
istrations for Red Seal trades
•
11.5 per cent increase in
registrations for all other trades
•
56,913 certificates were
awarded to both apprentices
and trade qualifiers/chal-
lengers, up 2.7% from 2011
•
14.2 per cent of all
registrations were completed
by female workers. The highest
number of new registrations for
females was in the use support
technicians major trade group,
with 4,095 new registrants
Source: Statistics Canada
• 6.8 per cent
• 11.5 per cent
registrations for all other trades
by female workers. The highest
number of new registrations for
females was in the use support
technicians major trade group,
Employment
evaluation
Job opportunities in key fields
have made professionals more
selective when evaluating
employment offers.
Herewith, the June 2013 un-
employment rates, by occupa-
tion, for select positions:
• Social Science &
Government:
2.3%
• Management Occupations: 2.2%
• Natural & Applied Sciences & Related
Occupations:
2.9%
• Business, Finance & Administrative
Occupations:
4.4%
Ups and downs
of minimum wage
$10.14 Average minimum wage in Canada in 2013.
$10.13 Average minimum wage in 1975, expressed in
2013 dollars to account for inflation.
5% Percentage of workers earning minimum wage in
1997.
6.7% Workers earning minimum wage in 2013.
9.3% Workers paid minimum wage in 2013 in P.E.I.,
the highest percentage in Canada.
1.8% Workers paid minimum wage in 2013 in Alberta,
the lowest percentage in Canada.
50% Workers aged 15 to 19 paid
minimum wage in 2013.
13% Workers aged 20 to 24
paid minimum wage in 2013.
Source: C.D. Howe
50%
minimum wage in 2013.
Source: OfficeTeam
Source: Statistics Canada
