Canada Creates 59,000 Jobs, More Filipino Workers Needed for New Positions

Canada is rapidly recovering after a disastrous first quarter as the outlook suddenly seems a lot brighter.

“I think it’s pretty clear that the Canadian economy is going to rebalance over the next two to three years,” said Jeremy Lawson, chief economist at Edinburgh-based Standard Life Investments.

“You’ve been through a period where the high level of oil prices and the strong investment in that sector — particularly being reflected in the strong growth of Alberta — is unwinding,” he said. “So Ontario, where a lot of that import-competing manufacturing and non-oil related manufacturing is located, is certainly going to improve relative to Alberta.”

The jump in May employment was the best performance since October 2014, when 62,200 more people found work. The previous big gain was 93,000 in April 2012, the federal data agency said.

Last month’s net new job total surpassed economists forecast for an increase of about 10,000 positions.

Most of those new jobs created during May were in Ontario, with 43,900, followed by British Columbia, at 30,600. Nova Scotia gained 3,700 workers. POEA office  also experienced an increase of job posting from agencies that caters Canadian companies.

At the time of this writing, there are hundreds of Canadian employment positions available in POEA website. The jobs includes welders, machinists, pipe fitters, machine operators, saw fillers,  grocery attendants, maintenance technicians, food counter attendants, cooks, farm workers, painters, industrial meat cutters, assemblers, warehousemen, truck drivers, kitchen crew, instrument technicians, mechanics, pharmacists, carpenters, and shift managers.

Although Canada suffered a first quarter increase in unemployment rate, economists said the country still have a very large backlog on skilled workers and need foreign workers to fill the void.

Filipinos who are interested to apply for the above positions are suggested to go directly to the Philippine Overseas Employment Office (POEA), or to accredited agencies posted on POEA websites that lists the specific jobs.

POEA once again remind all applicants to be wary of fake recruiters who solicit unspecified amount as processing fees.

Source: financialpost.com / POEA

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