Investments in non-residential construction and machinery and equipment are expected to total $237.5 billion in 2009, down 6.6% from 2008. Private sector investment is anticipated to fall by 13.1%, mainly due to the mining and oil and gas extraction industry.
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Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE National does not support the resolution passed by the Ontario University Workers Coordinating Committee (OUWCC) of CUPE Ontario on February 22, 2009. The views expressed in the resolution are those of a small number of CUPE Ontario members, according to a statement by Paul Moist, CUPE National President. The resolution does not represent CUPE National policy.
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In December 2008, 538,200 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, up 25,000 or 4.9% from November, after seasonal adjustment.
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Delegates to the CUPE Ontario convention in Ottawa voted unanimously to support the international campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel until that state recognizes the Palestinian right to self-determination.
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Public sector employment reached 3.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, up by 96,000 or 2.9% over the same period in 2007.
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Canada lost nearly 322,000 manufacturing jobs from 2004 to 2008, with more than one in seven manufacturing jobs disappearing over the period.
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The odds of being absent from work were almost four times higher for obese young men aged 18 to 34 than for those with normal weight, according to a survey by Statistics Canada. Obesity was also related to reduced work activities, more disability days, and higher rates of work injury for women aged 35 to 54.
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OTTAWA – President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper today agreed the United States and Canada will pursue economic recovery measures and efforts to strengthen the international financial system to counter the global economic recession.
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The most commonly reported chronic health conditions among Métis adults were arthritis or rheumatism, high blood pressure and asthma. In all three cases, rates among Métis were higher than they were in the general population, after standardizing for age.
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Canada's Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney Spoke Out Against Anti-Semitism at the Inter-Parliamentary Commission for Combating Anti-Semitism in London (UK).
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