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itg2016-05-25T12:14:25-08:00May 25th, 2016|News & Updates|

"Like many Canadians, Carla Holub has gladly given up commuting for the ease and comfort of working from home. The 41-year-old WestJet sales agent says she has no regrets since she made the change three years ago to work from home. Telecommuting affords her the time to take her children to dance lessons and hockey while reducing her lunch, coffee, gas and car insurance costs, she says." As the world continues to change, and the ways in which business uses technology change, it stands to reason that the way employees will interact with that business will change, or even the way that [...]

Canada’s job growth in Toronto & Vancouver

itg2016-05-19T12:52:55-08:00May 19th, 2016|News & Updates|

According to CBC News, Toronto and Vancouver have accounted for the entirety of job growth in Canada. Which means, as BMO's chief economist puts it, "That means the rest of the country has created precisely no new jobs in the past year". This is all the more unusual because, according to the same economist, those two cities account for 25% of Canada's total employment. Perhaps this is an indication that job creation may be coming down to the individual. It may be time for you to acquire a business, and create your own employment, particularly if you don't already live in Toronto [...]

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Canada’s job growth in Toronto & Vancouver