Blog – Wages and Employment – Canada – April 2021 Wages continue to trail the cost of housing. There are job vacancies issues that need to be addressed. Automation continues to drive operational models for both the private and public sectors. 1. Wages - https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/post-pandemic-labour-wages-column-don-pittis-1.6049800 2. Wages vs housing - https://www.statista.com/statistics/591782/house-price-to-income-ratio-canada/ 3. Housing - https://www.reddit.com/r/PersonalFinanceCanada/comments/ke0lqy/average_home_prices_for_2021_are_insane_for_any/ 4. Goodale - https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/ralph-goodale/harper-fiscal-reputation_b_6591064.html 5. SME - https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canada-s-small-and-medium-enterprises-struggle-to-identify-the-skills-and-talent-needed-to-recover-and-grow-new-report-shows-867982415.html 6. Hiring issues - https://www.hrreporter.com/focus-areas/recruitment-and-staffing/global-talent-shortage-at-15-year-high-report/356758 7. Skills gap - https://www.hcmworks.com/blog/how-to-close-the-skill-gap-and-stop-brain-drain 8. Digital - https://www.zdnet.com/article/companies-are-key-to-solving-the-digital-skills-gap/ 9. Retail – https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/retail-sales-and-consumer-spending-canada-april-2021 10. Hospitality - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/hospitality-and-food-service-sector-canada-april-2021