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Nova Scotia Labour Market Information: July 2021
An Update from Service Canada Employment increased by 3,700 in Nova Scotia in July as the provincial labour market continued to rebound from the May lockdown, albeit at a slower pace than in June. Th…
Atlantic Labour Market Brief: July 2021
Canada Employment grew at a strong pace in July, up from the prior month by 94,000 jobs. The growth occurred in both full-time and part-time positions, though primarily full-time. The unemployment ra…
Government of Canada launches public consultations on National Quantum Strategy
July 20, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario Quantum technologies are at the leading edge of science and innovation, both in Canada and worldwide. They will support the growth of key sectors such as computing, co…
Nova Scotia Labour Market Information: June 2021
An Update from Service Canada Employment in Nova Scotia went down by 2.0% during Q2 2021. This was largely influenced by a province-wide lockdown imposed on April 28 that lasted throughout the month…
The Government of Canada Launches Consultation on a Modern Copyright Framework for AI and the Internet of Things
July 16, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring the Copyright Act remains responsive to modern realities and that Canada’s copyright framework continues to be effect…
Calling all coders!
The Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is looking for people who code to create and deliver custom code under an open-source license. These low dollar value ($10K or less) coding opportu…
Nova Scotia Labour Market Information: May 2021
An Update from Service Canada Employment in Nova Scotia went down by 22,200—or 4.8%—in May as the province endured a four-week lockdown aimed at containing a third wave of COVID-19 cases. The number…
Atlantic Labour Market Brief: May 2021
Canada Employment fell sharply in May, down from the previous month by 68,000 jobs. The job reductions occurred in both full-time and part-time positions. The unemployment rate increased slightly in…
Nova Scotia Labour Market Information: April 2021
An Update from Service Canada Employment in Nova Scotia edged down by 0.2% in April as the number of full-time workers declined. Part-time employment increased, but not enough to fully offset the los…
Jenn Priske, Selected as a Council Member for Nova Scotia's New Economic Growth Council
We are honoured to announce that Jenn Priske, senior executive at REDspace, the chair of the board of directors for Digital Nova Scotia and a member of the program advisory committee for Techsplorati…
INOVAIT Spring 2021 Funding - Applications OPEN!
INOVAIT is a pan-Canada network who is entrusted to grow Canada’s image-guided therapy (IGT) industry into a true global leader by facilitating the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) data ha…
Nova Scotia Occupational Outlook 2020-2021
About this Report: Each year, ESDC/Service Canada undertakes analysis on occupational job prospects and wages across all regions of Canada. The results, published to www.jobbank.gc.ca, serve to suppo…
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