Canada is facing a critical skills shortage driven by an aging population, rapidly evolving technology, coupled with significant increases in immigration. Employers are struggling to find candidates with the right skills, and the gap between the skills workers have...
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Understanding Youth Through the BC Adolescent Health Survey
Insights from the 2023 BC Adolescent Health Survey The release of the first report from the 2023 BC Adolescent Health Survey (BC AHS) has sparked important discussions on the health and well-being of youth in Grades 7–12 across British Columbia. With approximately...
4 ways you can support Gen Z entering the workforce
The difficulties in attracting and retaining workers in Canada will be a struggle for a while. We need to consider ways we can adapt to the needs of the upcoming generation of workers. Moving forward in business will depend on this. Through a few cycles of the Reboot...
Labour Shortages Across Canada. What’s Really Going On?
Statistics show unemployment running as low as it's ever been, record-high job vacancy numbers and unprecedented labour force participation rates. The labour market is "the tightest it's been in half a century," says economist Armine Yalnizyan in an interview. "It's...
A Student Finds Their Career Path With Reboot Plus
“Nothing lasts forever, and things can change if you want them too." A recent graduate of the Reboot Plus program shares their journey to discovering their career aspirations. The High School Experience Isn’t for Everyone “In Grade 9 I started skipping class a lot...
Why Investing in Vulnerable Students is Good for the Surrey Economy
“Every single person matters in this economy. We need to collaborate to ensure that our grade 11 and 12 students have every opportunity for mentorship and support to identify possible career and entrepreneurial opportunities in our community. This is good for the...
3 Things You Should Know About Students in the Reboot Plus Program
Students in the Reboot Plus program are youth who have not or may not graduate high school and includes Indigenous Peoples, new immigrants and refuges, racialized peoples, LGBTQ2S+, people on the autism spectrum, living with diagnosed and undiagnosed learning...
4 Strategies to Build a More Diverse Workplace
Generational diversity is increasing in the Canadian workforce. In addition to employing people from different races, religions, and genders, most businesses have workers from four very different generations. "Generational diversity can be an advantage," says...
Summary of Findings for the Reboot Plus Program (Sept 2020- April 2022)
The Reboot Plus program is funded as a labour market research initiative by the Future Skills Centre, Government of Canada. The goals for the Reboot Plus program are 1) to provide youth who are not on track to graduate from high school, the support, knowledge,...
3 Reasons Why I am Participating in Informational Interviews with Youth
“One conversation can change someone’s life. It did for me.” Aanchal Dhir is an Asset Manager for a Real Estate Family office. In her spare time, she founded Career Connect, an online business that connects jobseekers to expert career coaches. She has provided...