Your Business’s Secret Weapon: Generation X

Your Business’s Secret Weapon: Generation X

There has been an abundance of smart articles and blog posts in recent years on millennials in the workforce and how employers can meet this generation’s needs in order to increase retention. There have also been several corresponding articles on how best to leverage the experience and wisdom of near-retirement baby boomers, and a burgeoning…

FedDev Ontario Funding Provides $5 Million To Palette Skills Inc.

FedDev Ontario Funding Provides $5 Million To Palette Skills Inc.

Palette Skills Inc. is a not-for-profit based out of Toronto, Ontario that helps workers adapt to the rapid changes and new demands in the Canadian job market. Palette Skills Inc. works with companies in growing industries that are having difficulty with filling high-demand jobs, then designs programs that aim to rapidly teach workers the necessary…

Skills Catalyst Fund: Up to $500k in Funding for Workforce Development

Skills Catalyst Fund: Up to $500k in Funding for Workforce Development

technology, globalization, and demographics, it’s important to continue to invest in its people to ensure a competitive labour economy. To support these opportunities, there are new innovative development initiatives taking place. One of these is a recent grant called the Skills Catalyst Fund, which funds focused solutions and projects that support better employment and employability…

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP): Hire Foreign Workers

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP): Hire Foreign Workers

Ontario businesses looking to recruit top talent may find themselves stalled by a domestic labour shortage in particular fields. As a result, they may have to look to the international candidate pool to find the right candidates. Once these future employees have been identified, figuring out how to facilitate their immigration to Ontario and get…