87% of new Jobs across Canada, were in Alberta

[Toma]

Statistics Canada’s latest employment data show that in February, 87% of the new jobs in Canada were created in Alberta, with 18,800 jobs created largely in construction, mining, and oil and gas. In the rest of the country, overall employment fell. "I know this is not a new story but it's becoming extreme," says Bank of Montreal Chief Economist Doug Porter. "In the last 12 months, Alberta is the only province that's seen meaningful growth. They've had job gains of nearly 4% and meanwhile 6 provinces have seen declines and one's been flat."

dun dun dun....

and

As the Statistics Canada report issued Friday showed, Alberta is responsible for almost all the new net jobs generated in the past year -- 82,300 of the 94,700 country-wide, or 87 per cent -- as the province saw employment rise an impressive 3.8 per cent.
By comparison, provinces not called Alberta only gained about 12,000 which, for the purposes of the agency's survey, constitutes a rounding error.


Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/more-th...#ixzz30WcWJPi3

[dirtsniffer]

You know this is the conservatives fault right?

[rage2]

No way. It's all because of the TFW program that added so many jobs here.

[schocker]

Day taken er jerbssssssssssss

[davidI]

I wish Ontario and Quebec and the Federal Government would recognize that Canadian companies can no longer be competitive in the domestic manufacture of basic goods.

Those provinces really need to begin re-tooling and focusing on manufacturing that either requires skills or equipment that cannot be found in Asia, or manufacturing items that are cost competitive simply due to the cost of shipping raw materials or the finished product itself. They seem stuck in an industrial mindset from over half a century ago...

[frizzlefry]

Best of all these jobs are not for the Harvard educated 1% elite. These are good jobs with great pay that any blue collar fellow can get and make a good living on without needing the government to spend tax money to beg for the work.

[Toma]

[davidI]

Originally posted by Toma

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williamd...ge-kills-jobs/

[rage2]

Originally posted by Toma

Hey Toma, you got the date wrong. It doesn't increase to $15 until 2021.

[dirtsniffer]

No, you guys must be wrong. It's a picture with large font writing. It must be right.

[dirtsniffer]

Seattle's mayor announced a plan Thursday to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour over the next three to seven years. The plan is part of a nationwide push to combat income inequality.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced a plan on Thursday to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour over the next three to seven years. It is the first major U.S. city to make a commitment to such a high base wage.

The plan, which was decided by committee, must still be approved by Seattle’s City Council.

A Real Source

[Thomas Gabriel]

And yet Toma thinks we need to tax those bastard oil & gas companies more. That'll really make them want to keep hiring.

[codetrap]

Originally posted by Thomas Gabriel
And yet Toma thinks we need to tax those bastard oil & gas companies more. That'll really make them want to keep hiring.

Actually, I kindof agree with Toma on the taxation/royalties thing. I think there's a lot of wealth that's getting transferred out the country via the oilsands. However, I'm no economist so...

[davidI]

Originally posted by codetrap
I think there's a lot of wealth that's getting transferred out the country via the oilsands.

Can you elaborate on this?

[Canmorite]

Originally posted by codetrap
Actually, I kindof agree with Toma on the taxation/royalties thing. I think there's a lot of wealth that's getting transferred out the country via the oilsands. However, I'm no economist so...

Originally posted by davidI


Can you elaborate on this?

Although very high, Norway seems to have a good handle on royalties. However, Statoil is the major (only?) player there and is state owned.

[Toma]

http://www.alternet.org/economy/robe...raised-15-hour

and make sure to watch and tell your friends to watch Robert Reich's movie, on netflix, itunes, dvd, on demand etc etc...

[Toma]

Originally posted by codetrap
Actually, I kindof agree with Toma on the taxation/royalties thing. I think there's a lot of wealth that's getting transferred out the country via the oilsands. However, I'm no economist so...

Impossible to disagree with my stand with a little thought.

I mean oil sands driving the boom, population influx, inflation, housing bubble, disintegration of our roads, our environment...

Yet, it's not self sustainable, and what we COULD afford for services when oil was cheap, we no longer can when oil is at $100....

It's like Reagan supporters in the US.... "Oh gee, the economy was great" but reality .... built with deficit spending, corporate subsidy, and massive debt that eventually destroyed the economy.

Some would advocate NO SERVICES at all, cause at least we have "jobs". FUck health, fuck social, fuck infrastructure, as long as a few can have really big credit lines, so they can afford to bay everything privately.

lol

[davidI]

Originally posted by Canmorite


Although very high, Norway seems to have a good handle on royalties. However, Statoil is the major (only?) player there and is state owned.

I'm not an expert on the topic, but I do not believe Norway even collects royalties. I believe it only taxes companies, which I believe is only possible thanks to its huge Pension Fund...

I agree Norway is the poster child for managing oil wealth but that is in great thanks to its intelligent, productive population.

[Tik-Tok]

With Alberta's refusal to increase the royalties, it's a damn good thing Canada opted out of Kyoto, otherwise we'd be hurtin'.

[sputnik]

Originally posted by davidI
I'm not an expert on the topic, but I do not believe Norway even collects royalties. I believe it only taxes companies, which I believe is only possible thanks to its huge Pension Fund...

I agree Norway is the poster child for managing oil wealth but that is in great thanks to its intelligent, productive population.

The first step in properly managing resource (oil, gas, minerals etc) wealth is to federalize the royalties earned.