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Labour market partnerships : program guidelines

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Labour Market Partnerships are intended to assist industry, communities and Indigenous organizations with common labour market needs to identify, develop and support projects that enhance... More ≫

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Labour Market Partnerships are intended to assist industry, communities and Indigenous organizations with common labour market needs to identify, develop and support projects that enhance workplace development and labour market adjustment strategies. Effective collaboration among partners can improve their capacity to deal with workforce demands, such as improving the balance between labour supply and demand, implementing labour force adjustments, and supporting economic growth on a regional and/or provincial level.

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Workforce attraction and retention partnerships : program guidelines

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Workforce attraction and retention partnerships are intended to assist employers, employer and industry associations in taking timely and direct action to attract and retain workers. Effective... More ≫

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Workforce attraction and retention partnerships are intended to assist employers, employer and industry associations in taking timely and direct action to attract and retain workers. Effective partnerships will help improve and address skill and labour shortages, address workforce issues and build on activities that benefit the broader labour market.

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Self-employment program : program guidelines

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The purpose of this guideline is to outline program requirements and eligibility criteria for interested participants and providers for the Self-Employment Program.

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Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office [2019]

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This brochure explains the services provided by the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office, which helps foreign workers, international students with work authorization, and employers understand... More ≫

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This brochure explains the services provided by the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office, which helps foreign workers, international students with work authorization, and employers understand their rights and responsibilities, and to help find solutions to situations involving unfair, unsafe or unhealthy working conditions.

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Alberta Spatial Price Survey

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The Alberta Spatial Price Survey measures price differences between selected Alberta communities for a basket of goods and services at a specific point in time, using Edmonton as the index base.... More ≫

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The Alberta Spatial Price Survey measures price differences between selected Alberta communities for a basket of goods and services at a specific point in time, using Edmonton as the index base. This means that Edmonton is benchmarked at 100.0 and serves as the basis of comparison. As such, communities having an index value above (or below) 100.0 experienced higher (or lower) prices than Edmonton for a particular basket of commodities.

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Work and you book 1 : make some job choices

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This is the first of two Work and You Books in the Easy Reading Career Planning Series. The series is written at a grade 2 to 3 reading level. It helps adults with low literacy or English as... More ≫

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This is the first of two Work and You Books in the Easy Reading Career Planning Series. The series is written at a grade 2 to 3 reading level. It helps adults with low literacy or English as Second Language expand their knowledge of occupations and choose an occupational goal. In the Work and You Books, this occupational goal is described as the "best job". This was done to help readers clearly identify their top occupational choice (goal) from among a number of other satisfactory choices. Work and You Book 1: Make Some Job Choices - This workbook uses stories and exercises to help adults with low literacy choose an occupational (job) goal. They will do a brief self-assessment, learn about different jobs and create a list of 1 to 3 jobs to investigate. Work and You Book 2: Decide on a Job - In this workbook, adults with low literacy research and evaluate the short list of jobs they created in Work and You Book 1. In the end they will choose an occupational goal to pursue.

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Investigation report : worker fatally injured in physical altercation at convenience store

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Presents findings of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the wholesale and retail sector in October 2015. A gas bar/convenience store worker was struck by a customer and... More ≫

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Presents findings of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the wholesale and retail sector in October 2015. A gas bar/convenience store worker was struck by a customer and suffered fatal injuries.

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Best practices guide : recruiting international skilled workers in the trades [2016]

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This guide is designed to help you understand the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and to provide an overview of the steps involved to hire internationally skilled tradespeople.... More ≫

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This guide is designed to help you understand the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and to provide an overview of the steps involved to hire internationally skilled tradespeople. Industries that rely on skilled tradespeople often need to source international employees if the local labour market cannot meet their needs. All efforts should be made to hire Albertans and Canadians first, but if you are unable to hire locally, this guide gives you an overview of how to hire internationally trained tradespeople. It contains helpful tips for hiring, selecting, training and retaining foreign workers.

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Labour Force Statistics by Economic Region

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Provides statistics on the labour force, employment and unemployment by economic region

Monthly Labour Force Statistics

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Provides statistics on the labour force, employment and unemployment by province