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Atlantic Labour Market Brief: December 2023

January 5, 2024

Canada The country experienced growth in employment in December, amounting to 100 jobs, making it the fifth consecutive monthly gain. Part-time jobs increased while full-time jobs declined. The rate of unemployment saw no change from last month, remaining at 5.8%. The goods-producing sector lost jobs in December (-42,900), while the services producing sector saw growth of 43,100 jobs. Labour force: 21,557,800 (+4,800) Employment: 20,312,600 (+100) Atlantic Canada Employment grew at [...]

Categories: Labour Market Information, News

How virtual reality is helping Pictou County’s physician recruitment efforts

December 15, 2023

In the heart of Nova Scotia, Pictou County is rewriting the script on healthcare recruitment with an innovative approach that blends community spirit and cutting-edge technology. Established in 2018, Healthy Pictou County is a community grassroots organization focused on attraction, retention and support for students in the healthcare sector. They work alongside Nova Scotia Health, providing community support, marketing tools and resources to help make Pictou County a destination for [...]

Categories: Member Profiles, News

Skills for Hire Student of the Month: Cybersecurity | Compétences à Embaucher Étudiant du Mois: Cybersécurité

December 11, 2023

Français en bas The conclusion of Cohort 3 in the Skills for Hire Atlantic cybersecurity program marks an exciting milestone. We’re thrilled to spotlight our outstanding final two students of the month from this cohort! Their rock-solid dedication, commitment, and sheer enthusiasm for mastering cybersecurity have been truly impressive. Seeing how they’ve grown and progressed through the program has been an absolute delight! Babatunde Adegboyega Our first cybersecurity student of [...]

Categories: DNS Updates, News, Projects & Programs, Students, Tech Industry

Skills for Hire Student of the Month: Data Analytics | Compétences à Embaucher Étudiant du Mois : Analyse de Données

December 11, 2023

Français en bas The Skills for Hire Atlantic Cohort 3 has officially ended and we are so excited to highlight our final two data analytics students of the month from this Cohort! These two students have shown immense dedication, commitment, and passion for the data analytics program, and watching their progression throughout the course has been such a pleasure. Nigel Lutchman Our first student of the month, Nigel Lutchman, originally [...]

Categories: DNS Updates, News, Projects & Programs, Students, Tech Industry

Atlantic Labour Market Brief: November 2023

December 4, 2023

Canada Employment grew in the latest month by 24,900 jobs, making it the fourth consecutive monthly gain. Full-time jobs increased alongside fewer part-time. The unemployment rate increased slightly in November to 5.8%, reaching its highest point since January 2022. The goods-producing sector added jobs (+38,300), while the service sector saw job reductions of 13,400. Labour Force: 21,553,000 (+36,000) Employment: 20,312,500 (+24,900) Atlantic Canada Fewer people were working in November as [...]

Categories: News, Tech Industry

Atlantic Labour Market Brief: October 2023

November 6, 2023

Canada Employment expanded at a moderate pace in the month, up 1.0% on an annualized basis. Part-time jobs increased while full-time jobs declined. The unemployment rate moved higher in the month to 5.7%, reaching its highest point since January 2022. The goods-producing sector added jobs (+7,500), while the services-producing sector saw growth of 10,000 jobs. Labour Force: 21,517,000 (+57,800) Employment: 20,287,600 (+17,500) Atlantic Canada Employment grew at a strong pace [...]

Categories: News, Tech Industry

Skills for Hire Student of the Month: Cybersecurity | Compétences à Embaucher Étudiant du Mois: Cybersécurité

November 1, 2023

Français en bas We are delighted to showcase three outstanding cybersecurity students this month, all who are a part of our Skills for Hire Atlantic program. As this course approaches its conclusion, these dedicated students are working hard to complete their journey and earn their well deserved certificates. Wolf Schneiderman Meet our first cybersecurity student of the month Wolf, a dynamic individual with a penchant for exploring the depths of [...]

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Skills for Hire Student of the Month: Data Analytics | Compétences à Embaucher Étudiant du Mois : Analyse de Données

November 1, 2023

Français en bas We are thrilled to highlight three data analytics students this month from our Skills for Hire Atlantic program. With this cohort coming to an end soon, students have been working hard to cross the finish line and receive their certificates. Peace Godwin Introducing our first data analytics student of the month, Peace Godwin. Holding both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Economics, Peace’s academic journey has [...]

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Introducing our 2023 Tech Forward Award finalists!

October 12, 2023

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for Digital Nova Scotia’s 2023 Tech Forward Awards, presented by RBC! These awards unite our tech community for an evening of celebration to recognize and uplift our sector’s major players, changemakers, innovators and mentors striving to make Nova Scotia’s ICT industry the best it can be. This year, we had a record number of exceptionally high quality nominations, which truly speaks to our [...]

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Atlantic Labour Market Brief: September 2023

October 10, 2023

Canada Employment grew at a strong pace in September, up from the prior month by 63,800 jobs. The growth occurred in both full-time and part-time positions. The rate of unemployment saw no change from last month, remaining at 5.5%. The goods-producing sector lost jobs in September (-10,500), while the services-producing sector saw growth of 74,300 jobs. Labour Force: 21,459,200 (+71,800) Employment: 20,270,100 (+63,800) Atlantic Canada The Atlantic Region experienced growth [...]

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Meet the SFHA cybersecurity students of month | Rencontrez nos étudiants du mois des données

September 27, 2023

Français en bas At Digital Nova Scotia, we select students from our Skills for Hire program based on their exceptional growth and active engagement in their learning stream. We are so happy to be a part of their learning and facilitate industry connections. This month, we are proud to recognize three outstanding cybersecurity students of the month. Our first student of the month is Patrick Conley. Patrick has been interested [...]

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Meet the SFHA data analytics students of month | Rencontrez nos étudiants du mois en analyse des données

September 27, 2023

Français en bas At Digital Nova Scotia we believe in highlighting some of the many exceptional students who are working hard throughout our Skills for Hire Atlantic Program. This month we are very excited to shine light on three outstanding students whose passion for data analytics has set them on an inspiring trajectory that we are thrilled to facilitate. Balancing the demands of motherhood with a full-time job is a [...]

Categories: DNS Updates, News, Projects & Programs, Students, Tech Industry

Atlantic Labour Market Brief: August 2023

September 12, 2023

Canada The country experienced growth in employment in August, amounting to 39,900 jobs. The growth occurred in both full-time and part-time positions, though primarily full-time. The rate of unemployment saw no change from last month, remaining at 5.5%. The goods-producing sector lost jobs in August (-2,500), while the services-producing sector saw growth of 42,400 jobs. Labour Force: 21,387,400 (+54,200) Employment: 20,206,300 (+39,900) Atlantic Canada Employment grew in the latest month [...]

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Meet our Skills for Hire Students of the month! | Rencontrez nos étudiants du mois du programme Élevez Vos Compétences

August 31, 2023

Français en bas Each month we highlight students from the ongoing Skills for Hire Atlantic program. Our first batch of students for Cohort #3 are working hard to acquire knowledge in data analysis. Our next student of the month is Marion Jay (ARTEMIS). ARTEMIS is a former Process and Quality Engineer with experience in manufacturing in the Philippines. His expertise lies in working with various types of data. As a [...]

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Meet our Skills for Hire Students of the month! | Rencontrez nos étudiants du mois du programme Élevez Vos Compétances

August 31, 2023

Français en bas Each month we highlight students from the ongoing Skills for Hire Atlantic program. Our first batch of students for Cohort #3 are working hard to acquire knowledge in cybersecurity. Our first student of the month is Vanessa Rice. Vanessa is extremely passionate about Software Development and is currently enrolled in a Software Development program in addition to her learning with Skills for Hire, where she has learned [...]

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