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It’s hard to build real connections with your colleagues if you never get beyond superficial chit-chat. And yet people who have workplace friendships are not only more likely to be happier and healthier, they are also seven times as likely to be engaged in their job. What’s more, employees who report having workplace friends have higher levels of productivity, retention, and job satisfaction than those who don’t.

The Government of Canada is taking immediate, significant and decisive action to support Canadians and employers facing hardship as a result of the global COVID-19 outbreak.

Today, Finance Minister Bill Morneau provided further details on the eligibility criteria for businesses to access the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). These details will ensure that the proposed CEWS meets the government’s objective to support the employers that are hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and protect the jobs Canadians depend on during these difficult times.

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Today, women-led businesses makes up 15% of total exports in Canada.

Canada's bank for entrepreneurs, BDC, and Export Development Canada (EDC) have partnered to publish research exploring the barriers women entrepreneurs face when exporting. The research will be published in collaboration with the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, a Government of Canada initiative to serve as a one-stop source of knowledge, data and best practices for women entrepreneurs.

Labour shortages in Canada are, in part, due to the strong demand for workers generated by robust economic growth here and around the world. Real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow globally and in Canada by 3.9% and 2.0%, respectively, in 2018. The expansion should continue into 2020, spurring continued healthy demand for workers.

Staffing challenges exist, causing urgent hiring needs according to Robert Half Technology's State of Tech Hiring in Canada research. Sixty-two per cent of IT decision makers polled plan to expand the size of their teams by adding full-time employees in the first six months of the new year. However, 89 per cent of those surveyed said it's challenging for their company to find skilled IT professionals.

Via the Alectra Centre for Research, Innovation and Commercialization (C-RIC), the Research and Innovation team at Georgian College is responding to the

Should professionals mind the skills gap when applying for a position? In new research from global staffing firm Robert Half, HR managers in Canada said 45% of resumes they receive, on average, are from candidates who don't meet job requirements. In a separate survey of Canadian workers, 76% admitted they would submit for a role when they don't match all the qualifications.
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adiaInvestment intentions among Canadian entrepreneurs remain stable amid a shortage of qualified labour and confidence in the economy, according to BDC's fourth annual report on the investment intentions of small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs).

While the world is in full lockdown mode due to COVID-19, those involved in digital marketing find themselves in uncharted territory. How will the coronavirus affect consumer spending habits? How deep will the economic downturn be? And how long will its effects last? We don’t yet have the answers but we can draw comparisons from other economic downturns.