Category: Economy

Grocery code of conduct, nobody has the right “recipe”

TORONTO – The “Canadian grocery code of conduct” to curb the rise in prices never came into force because, as well known, two of the largest companies (Loblaw and Walmart) refused to sign it, claiming that it would increase rather than “calming” prices. But according to some parliamentarians, the “code” could actually help reduce food prices, as would have happened – according to some surveys – in Australia and the United Kingdom. 

CORRIERE CANADESE / Il Canada ha bisogno di 500mila lavoratori per l’edilizia

TORONTO – Risolvere l’annosa carenza di lavoratori edili sarà fondamentale per aumentare l’offerta di alloggi: la crescente mancanza di manodopera nel settore edile è citata dalla Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. come uno dei tre fattori che contribuiscono a tempi di costruzione più lunghi, in un rapporto sull’offerta immobiliare pubblicato il mese scorso; i lavoratori vanno in pensione più velocemente di quanto vengono sostituiti; e questa sfida è stata aggravata dalla pandemia, quando alcuni lavoratori edili hanno cambiato carriera o sono andati in pensione prematuramente invece di tornare nel settore al momento della riapertura dell’economia… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Shortage of construction workers: Canada could need more than 500,000

TORONTO – There is a big shortage of construction workers in Canada: solving it, seems to be the only key to increasing housing supply. The growing labor shortage in the construction sector is cited by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. as one of three factors contributing to longer construction times, in a housing supply report released last month; workers retire faster than they are replaced; and this challenge was exacerbated by the pandemic, when some construction workers changed careers or retired early rather than returning to the industry when the economy reopened.