CANADIAN IMMIGRATION NEWS

Red Hot Canadian Job Market

Monday, 9 July 2007

Canada has seen its 5th straight month of an enviable 6.1% unemployment rate.

Unlike many other developed economies, much of Canada’s employment growth has come in the form of full-time jobs. Part-time employment fell during June, while 62,600 new full-time positions were created by the Canadian economy.

Statistics Canada also released the latest unemployment rates by province. Once again, Alberta holds the lowest rate of unemployment, at only 3.3%. However, other Western Canadian provinces are also enjoying low rates of unemployment, with British Columbia and Saskatchewan at 4.4%, and Manitoba at 4.6%.

Latest Unemployment Statistics by Province:

• Newfoundland and Labrador 13.1%
• Prince Edward Island 10.5%
• Nova Scotia 8.1%
• New Brunswick 6.8%
• Quebec 6.9%
• Ontario 6.5%
• Manitoba 4.6%
• Saskatchewan 4.4%
• Alberta 3.8%
• British Columbia 4.4%