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Rural Resources

Agriculture and Rural Working Paper Series

Statistics Canada

Articles include “Structure and Change in Canada’s Rural Demography” and “Factors Driving Canada’s Rural Economy”

Knowledge Impact in Society

The Monieson Centre, Queen’s School of Business

An online hub that connects academic research with rural economic development needs and shares best practices in rural communities

Agricultural Labour Pool

Assists Canadian agricultural employers with their human resource recruitment needs and helps people secure careers in agriculture

Rural Women Making Change
University of Guelph

Research and resources related to women’s economic and political success in rural and remote communities in Canada and beyond

Other Items

The Learning Edge: Workplace Issues

Wellington County Learning Centre

Online talking “newspapers” that look at job search and workplace issues

The Completion Behaviour of Registered Apprentices: Who Continues, Who Quits, and Who Completes Programs?

Statistics Canada

While the numbers of registered apprentices has doubled, successful completion of apprenticeship programs has not seen similar increases.

Making It Meaningful: Recognizing and Rewarding Employees in Canadian Organizations

The Conference Board of Canada

A report exploring current practices and the value of organizational rewards and recognition programs

Ontario’s Labour Market Pains

The Agenda, TVO

Video panel discussion on employment challenges: a two-tier job market, an aging workforce and skills shortages

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Distance Learning Connects Canadians with Disabilities

June 1, 2011By 0 comment

by Jason Olson

Distance Learning (DL) tools are helping Canadians in remote communities connect to programs and services that would otherwise be beyond reach. With the help of DL, some of the most marginalized people with disabilities in Canada are able to take part in programs designed to improve their skills and get them into the workforce.

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Employment Challenges for Rural Youth

June 1, 2011By 0 comment

by David Driver

In a country as vast as Canada, one of the challenges for an employment counsellor is to not only meet a client’s personal needs, but to also address the environment that they live in. And while it’s true that most of Canada’s population lives in urban centers, there are still a significant number of Canadians living in rural communities.

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Using Career Counselling Services: The “Good” and “Not So Good” News

June 1, 2011By

A majority of Canadians see the value of a professional career counselling program, but fewer are certain they would use one.

Most Canadians see the value in professional career development programs, possibly due to the assistance they could provide to those who often have trouble finding fulfilling and satisfying work. Eight in ten believe these programs would be valuable, with about three in ten (27%) who say these programs would bevery valuable and one-half who think these programs would be somewhat valuable (52%). Only five percent report that professional career counselling programs would not be valuable at all. The perceived value of professional career development programs has softened slightly since 2007, with fewer Canadians who now think that such a program would be very important (27%, down 7 points from 2007).

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The Power Of Self Trust in a Career Context

December 1, 2010By 0 comment

by Karen Schaffer

How many times have you had someone at the gateway of choosing a new career or transitioning out of an old job, only to have them pull back at the last moment? It’s like they paused on the precipice and then swiftly backed away and declared it the wrong place to jump.

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Measuring Client Success

December 1, 2010By 0 comment

by Kendra Reddy

How do your clients measure success in their search? The most obvious answer from their perspective is “I’m successful when I’ve secured a new opportunity”. However, there are many steps that fall before that inevitable point in time, and the journey to reaching their goals is not always smooth and straight. It can be easy (and is quite normal) to lose motivation along the way. To help sustain their momentum and motivation, it is important to mark and acknowledge milestones in their search activity.

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