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Saskatchewan has second-lowest unemployment rate among provinces
Saskatchewan has an unemployment rate of 4 per cent, the second lowest among all provinces. That's according to job numbers released Friday by Statistics Canada, which show more than 24,400 full-time ...
Aug 05, 2022
Sask. hospitality industry facing work shortage heading into summer
Saskatchewan's hospitality industry is hoping to see more people start their careers with offers of training and upskilling. The industry has been facing a slow recovery as a result of COVID-19. Jim B...
Apr 11, 2022
Elections Canada looking to hire 250,000 poll workers
Elections Canada has announced they’re hiring for the upcoming election. The non-partisan agency is looking for more than 250,000 workers to hire to run advance polls and election day polls. App...
Aug 20, 2021
BHP Jansen Mine job search already underway in Saskatchewan
BHP Potash will be hiring thousands of workers in the coming years to help build the Jansen Mine east of Saskatoon, and the search for some workers is already underway. Giles Hellyer is BHP’s Pr...
Aug 20, 2021
Saskatchewan posts lowest unemployment rate in Canada
For the second straight month, Saskatchewan was the only province in Canada to record an increase in employment. In data released Friday, Statistics Canada said the number of people working in Saskatc...
Jun 04, 2021
Brandt to hire more than 1,000 people, including hundreds in Sask.
The Regina-based Brandt Group of Companies has announced plans to hire more than 1,000 new employees this year, including hundreds in Regina and Saskatoon. The new positions will span the company's 10...
Jun 02, 2021
First in Canada, $350-million wheat straw mill planned for Regina
It's the first of it's kind in Canada. That is what Red Leaf Pulp Ltd., is saying about building a $350-million facility in Regina to process wheat straw before converting it into pulp for paper produ...
Jun 02, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
NDP calls for plan to address pandemic job losses
The Saskatchewan NDP says the provincial government needs a better plan to get people back to work. Numbers from Statistics Canada on Friday show Saskatchewan is down 23,000 jobs compared to this time...
Mar 12, 2021 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (Logan Stein/980 CJME file photo)
Sask Chamber joins nation-wide student job placement effort
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is joining a Canada-wide initiative to help students find work. Chambers of Commerce and boards of trades across the country are partnering with the employment fir...
Dec 09, 2020 Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve McLellan speaks to reporters about the Beyond 2020 report on Sept. 4, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Nearly 500 layoffs coming sooner than expected for Evraz tubular division
Extensive layoffs will be coming sooner than previously thought for employees in the tubular division at Regina's Evraz steel mill. In late November it was announced that layoffs were coming eventuall...
Dec 04, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
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