Vancouver & BC Job Market

In times of turmoil or periods of repose, BCBusiness covers the BC job market in all its intricacy. Whether it's the looming retirement of the Baby Boomers or a new crop of tech startups, BCBusiness stays trained on the ebb and flow of jobs and businesses in Vancouver and BC.

Canada’s Employers Add 140,000 Jobs in March, April

Canada churns out largest back-to-back job gains in 30 years.

Wasting B.C.'s Skilled Immigrant Workers

How do we stop the cycle of immigrants toiling in dead-end jobs?

What's So Bad About Canada's Aging Workforce?

Canada's aging population is threatening the economy, say statisticians. Rubbish. Instead, it will probably help it.

Older Workers Turning Age Into Sage

Take it from journosaur Tony Wanless, your age is an asset.

Age of the Unretired

As Canadians put off retirement, we're facing huge changes in business and the workplace.

Debating Temporary Foreign Workers in B.C.

Canada's immigration strategies are changing radically. Where's the debate?

Taxi Drivers: Vancouver's Road Warriors

Not all is well in the world of Vancouver cabbies.

HSBC Comes to Burnaby

What HSBC’s new nerve centre might mean for Metro Vancouver’s IT industry.

Parsing B.C.'s Jobless Rate

More than a question of numbers, it seems, it's a question of quality.

Walking Wounded: Job Loss in B.C.

Last year 55,000 people lost their jobs in B.C. 2010 isn't looking much brighter.

Closed Doors: B.C. Immigration

Employers shun non-white new immigrants. Is it laziness?

Green Economy: Slipping on the Green Collar

While the green-energy numbers are eye-popping, they aren't surprising.

B.C.'s Labour Market: Talent Grab

Today, for the first time in generations, there are more jobs than there are people.

B.C.'s Big Three Generations

Understanding X, Y, and the Baby Boomers.

The Generation Y Guide

Gen Y has more power and greater choices than any cohort to come before it.

Help Wanted: B.C. Employers Reach Out to Foreign Workers

Amid cries of a workforce crisis, the federal government is loosening labour immigration laws.

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