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“A greater proportion of core-aged newcomers were employed than before the pandemic, according to Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey.”   Canada’s employment rose 55,000 in December, while unemployment was little changed. Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey captured economic conditions during the week of December 5 to 11. The reference week was just before the Omicron variant became […]

“Omicron variant slows down return to a normal Canadian Christmas.” Christmas day is today, and you will probably find Canadians sipping hot cocoa while opening presents around a decorated Christmas tree. We know this, because these are the things that Canadians collectively spend millions and billions of dollars on around the holiday season, according to Statistics […]

“Following internal and international criticism, Canada has back-pedalled on its African travel bans ahead of schedule.” Canada is lifting the ban on international travel from the 10 countries in Africa starting December 18 at 11:59 p.m. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos made the announcement on December 17. Canada first implemented the ban on November 26 to seven African […]