Blog – Job Quality and Job Vacancies – Canada – December 2021 Canada has nearly 1M job vacancies Majority of the job vacancies are jobs that pay less than the average wage The goods-producing sector continues to lag other sectors in terms of job growth Government policies have not addressed the skill gap issues 1. Wages and affordability - https://ca.news.yahoo.com/whats-good-debt-income-ratio-202358726.html 2. Best employers - https://www.forbes.com/lists/canada-best-employers/?sh=50cff76c2790 3. In-demand jobs - https://canada.admissionhub.com/job-vacancies-in-canada-2022-trends-in-demand-skills/ 4. Employment - https://financialpost.com/news/economy/canadas-u-s-beating-jobs-recovery-might-not-be-as-great-as-it-looks 5. Skills gaps - https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1001478/ontario-launching-new-agency-to-better-serve-tradespeople 6. Immigration - https://www.cimmigrationnews.com/canada-needs-to-reform-immigration-system-to-help-skill-trades-says-ontario-organization/ 7. Mining - https://www.timminspress.com/news/local-news/mining-association-calling-on-ottawa-to-provide-greater-support-to-industry 8. Manufacturing - https://www.forbes.com/sites/ankitmishra/2022/01/11/leading-experts-weigh-in-on-growing-canadas-economy-in-2022/?sh=1f458428284d 9. Red tape - https://calgarysun.com/opinion/columnists/red-tape-continues-to-hurt-investment-in-albertas-energy-sector 10. Small businesses - https://canadiansme.ca/small-businesses-worry-about-rising-costs-and-supply-chain-issues-amid-border-ban-on-unvaccinated-truck-drivers/ 11. Venture capital - https://dailyhive.com/toronto/deloitte-canada-deloitte-ventures-capital-fund 12. Tech - https://www.thestar.com/business/mars/2022/01/27/tech-update-a-new-fund-aims-to-help-early-stage-entrepreneurs-making-sure-esg-pledges-are-more-than-platitudes-and-other-news.html and https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2022/01/28/we-are-the-worlds-fastest-growing-innovation-hub.html 13. Expert farming - https://qz.com/2117339/why-walmart-is-investing-in-plenty-a-vertical-farming-company/

1. Wages and Job Vacancies
(Job Quality) – Canada –
December 2021
Paul Young CPA CGA
January 28, 2022

2. Paul Young - Bio
• CPA, CGA (1996)
• Academia (PF1, FA4, FN2, MU1. and MS2)
• SME – Customer Success Management
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Emerging Technology
• SME – Business Process Change
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Macro/Micro Indicators
• SME – Supply Chain Management
• SME – Data, AI, Security, and Platform
• SME – Internal Controls and Auditing
Contact information email: Paul_Young_CGA@hotmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-young-055632b/
SlideShare - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga
Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulyoungcpa
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/youngercga1968/videos

3. Agenda
• Employment Analysis
• Job Vacancies vs Employment
• Above Average Wage
• Youth Unemployment
• Competitiveness
• Skills gaps
• Career Management
• Automation
• Immigration
• Path forward for Canada

4. Employment Analysis – Public vs Private Sector
Source – Stats Canada
Source –Stats Canada

5. Job Vacancies

6. Employment Analysis –
• Source – Stats Canada

7. Employment Analysis –
Source – Stats Canada

8. Canada Youth Unemployment
Source - https://tradingeconomics.com/canada/youth-unemployment-rate

9. Competitiveness
• Corporate taxation needs to be competitive and they are now. If Singh was serious about tax reform, then he would go after
tax havens and reform the code. https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/closing-down-of-tax-havens
• Singh goal of raising corporate tax rates by 50% is the wrong approach. Source -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-to-fix-competitiveness-through-government-policy or
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/closing-down-of-tax-havens
Source - https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/11/04/news/ndp-
wealth-tax-pandemic-%20economic-recovery-Singh-Jagmeet

10. CERB and EI
• Wage – subsidy extended until September 25, 2021 -
https://www.mltaikins.com/taxation/federal-
government-announces-covid-19-wage-subsidy/
• EI sickness - https://ipolitics.ca/2021/05/26/ei-
extension-would-cost-over-2-billion-benefit-150000-
claimants/
• EI Measures - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-
edward-island/employment-insurance-pandemic-griffin-
1.6036708

11. Skills Gaps
• Cybersecurity -
https://www.itworldcanada.com/sponsored/is-
your-organization-ready-to-tackle-the-cyber-skills-
gap
• 8/10 Canadian Manufacturers -
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/eight-in-10-
canadian-manufacturers-face-skills-shortage-
report-1.1530327
• Costly changes to EI and training programs -
https://www.collegesinstitutes.ca/news-
centre/news-release/how-supporting-skills-and-
training-can-fuel-a-resilient-recovery/
• Here is my work on skills development -
https://www2.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/h
uman-capital-management-skills-development-
analysis-and-commentary

12. Career
Management
The provinces and federal government need to re-
think their job training strategy including better
targeting educational support as part of re-aligning
the workforce to jobs of today and tomorrow
Here is my work on career management for both Canada
and the United States
https://www2.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2021-and-
beyond-career-management-canada-and-the-united-states-
november-2020

13. Automation
Despite strong hiring since the middle of last year, the U.S. economy is still 5.3 million jobs short of what it had in February
2020. And Lydia Boussour, lead U.S. economist at Oxford Economics, calculated last month that 40% of the missing jobs are
vulnerable to automation, especially those in food preparation, retail sales and manufacturing.
https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/manufacturing/do-we-need-humans-for-that-job-automation-booms-after-covid-
19-272936/
My work on Automation:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescommunicationscouncil/2021/07/29/redefining-the-customer-experience-for-the-digital-
age/?sh=65deb38a430d
This ties nicely to my work on automation - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-next-for-automation

14. Immigration and Job Vacancies
Canada labor market continues to face many challenges. There are nearly 600K job vacancies. Many of job vacancies are in
sectors that pay less than the average wage - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1410032501
The focus of all levels of government should be on the goods-producing sector and value-added jobs in areas like
healthcare, education, IT, professional services, banking/insurance, etc. -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/wages-and-job-vacancies-job-quality-canada-july-2021-250056903
Many low-paying jobs are also in a precarious position as they are more vulnerable to automation -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-next-for-automation
If Canada could grow exports by 10-20% that would help support good-paying job. For each $1B of exports there is 5,500
jobs - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/merchandise-tradecanada-july-2021
All levels of government need to move to digital model as part or reducing their cost to serve. The focus should be on
using technology as part of risk and crisis mitigation -
Here is a brief look at immigration and issues facing immigration not just in Canada but around the world!
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/immigration-canada-what-is-next

15. Path forward for Canada
• Nearly 30% of Canada’s GDP is tied to goods-producing sector. More work needs to
be done by all levels government to address competitiveness including
elimination of progressive taxes like carbon taxes or streamlining regulations or
revamping policies that would support more innovation or addressing issues with
productivity.
• 45% of the job vacancies pay less than the average wage. Household costs
continue to rise due to many factors including supply chain, carbon taxes, and
other areas of government policies. All levels of government need to start
addressing the cost of living.
• Canada needs to do more to promote capital inflow, especially in areas of
Information Technology, goods-producing sector, circular economy, and the
construction sector
• Here is my work - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/what-is-the-path-forward-for-canada-250124979

16. California and Automation
A new law in California aims at strictly regulating employer-imposed work quotas on warehouse and distribution center
workers in that state. The new law, called AB 701, will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022.
“We cannot allow corporations to put profit over people,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), when he signed the bill on Sept.
22. “The hardworking warehouse employees who have helped sustain us during these unprecedented times should not
have to risk injury or face punishment as a result of exploitative quotas that violate basic health and safety.”
Legislators and labor union advocates made it clear that a major reason for the new law is to take aim at retail giants
Amazon and Walmart, who they accuse of exploiting their nonunion workforce. But the law’s impact will be felt far beyond
those two companies.
https://www.mhlnews.com/labor-management/article/21176489/california-restricts-warehouse-work-
quotas?utm_source=IY%20IW%20QM%20News&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS210924079&o_eid=7930I4506
489J2B&rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C7930I4506489J2B&oly_enc_id=7930I4506489J2B
Additional Links:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescommunicationscouncil/2021/07/29/redefining-the-customer-experience-
for-the-digital-age/?sh=65deb38a430d

17. Summary
• The focus on all level of government should be on policies that will encourage FDI and innovation - https://www2.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2019-election-
innovation-and-rd-canada-2014-to-2017
• More focus on tax policies in areas of environment including CCA as part of capital investment in areas like waste management or CO2 recapturing or energy
production or other areas - https://www2.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-to-best-support-a-circular-economy
• Re-thinking the green reset to ensure there is more balance between environmental/climate change policy and supporting economic growth -
https://www2.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/natural-resources-canada-how-best-to-get-goods-to-market or https://www2.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/getting-
goods-to-market-what-needs-to-happen-by-all-levels-of-government
• Technology will drive automation and changes on how the public sector and private sector will operate in the new normal for both the Canada and the World
Economy - https://www2.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/policy-analysis-business-startups-enterpeneurs-canada-and-the-world
• Look at better ways to manage the power grid including solutions that are viable without direct government grants -
https://www2.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/electricity-analysis-canada-and-the-world
• Fixing the systemic issues facing getting goods to market, i.e. over regulation, tax reform, carbon tax, etc. - https://www2.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-
to-reshore-supply-chains
• Reforming the size of government - https://www2.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/reforming-the-public-sector-for-canada-all-levels-of-government

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